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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 22

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← May 15May 22Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

785 head

▲ 281 vs last sale 504▲ 239 vs year ago 546 · +43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 186▼ 72 vs year ago 294 · −24.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.67/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$244.67

91 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.96

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	252.76	997	61
Medium and Large 2	403	228.24	920	30

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale91 hd

244.67

—

FL average8 barns · 453 hd

240.72

+3.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,566	115.53	1,809	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	105.52	1,240	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	88.27	952	10

Every lot

28 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	286.90/cwt	275.00–300.00	755	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	249.76/cwt	245.00–260.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	278.41/cwt	270.00–290.00	852	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	248.27/cwt	240.00–260.00	797	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	255.20/cwt	245.00–265.00	939	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	230.57/cwt	217.00–237.00	872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	249.39/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,015	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	225.80/cwt	220.00–230.00	935	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	236.10/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,081	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	214.84/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,005	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	222.13/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,131	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	205.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,063	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	215.92/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,226	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	241.90/cwt	237.00–247.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	229.80/cwt	220.00–239.00	724	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	209.81/cwt	205.00–215.00	678	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	222.44/cwt	215.00–232.00	810	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	207.01/cwt	200.00–212.00	766	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	206.17/cwt	202.00–210.00	862	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	219.10/cwt	212.00–228.00	933	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	214.59/cwt	207.00–221.00	989	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	199.84/cwt	195.00–205.00	939	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	184.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	961	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	112.40/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,605	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	119.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,095	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	88.27/cwt	85.00–91.00	952	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	100.16/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,095	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	106.86/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,278	24

This sale against other markets

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Mon May 22, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 785Last week 504Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 186Year ago 294

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	255	237.00–247.00	241.90
13	—	426	212.00–228.00	219.10
11	—	364	215.00–232.00	222.44
9	—	461	207.00–221.00	214.59
16	—	315	220.00–239.00	229.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	202.00–210.00	206.17
4	—	470	195.00–205.00	199.84
4	—	520	180.00–190.00	184.90
4	—	323	205.00–215.00	209.81
5	—	370	200.00–212.00	207.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	205.00–225.00	214.84
3	—	273	245.00–260.00	249.76
3	—	378	217.00–237.00	230.57
5	—	414	220.00–230.00	225.80
7	—	321	240.00–260.00	248.27
4	—	518	200.00–210.00	205.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	216.00–230.00	222.13
4	—	568	210.00–222.00	215.92
10	—	368	245.00–265.00	255.20
7	—	306	270.00–290.00	278.41
15	—	407	240.00–260.00	249.39
8	—	458	230.00–242.00	236.10
10	—	263	275.00–300.00	286.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,750	118.00–122.00	119.70
4	—	1,428	109.00–116.00	112.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	97.00–102.00	100.16
24	—	1,196	104.00–114.00	106.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,078	85.00–91.00	88.27

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.