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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jul 24

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

909 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 858▲ 570 vs year ago 339 · +168.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

336 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 228▲ 101 vs year ago 235 · +43.0%

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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $268.45/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$268.45

74 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$25.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.80

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	280.19	1,132	40
Medium and Large 2	400	254.64	1,020	34

One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $112 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 sale74 hd

268.45

—

FL average7 barns · 557 hd

253.64

+14.80

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	1,705	125.12	2,134	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,379	109.90	1,516	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	94.98	1,021	14

Every lot

27 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	267	329.55/cwt	320.00–345.00	880	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	298.52/cwt	280.00–310.00	827	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	284.53/cwt	275.00–295.00	910	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	309.61/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,000	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	294.69/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,070	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	256.36/cwt	245.00–270.00	966	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	263.74/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,100	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	244.17/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,030	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	252.15/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,172	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	230.08/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,077	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	246.76/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,258	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	223.68/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,181	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	232.83/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,325	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	224.66/cwt	220.00–232.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	246.15/cwt	240.00–255.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	237.98/cwt	230.00–245.00	866	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	217.24/cwt	210.00–225.00	799	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	236.68/cwt	230.00–242.00	973	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	220.83/cwt	217.00–225.00	923	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	230.90/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,081	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	214.43/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,004	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	222.50/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,141	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	132.18/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,049	4
Bulls	—	—	1,794	121.08/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,172	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	94.98/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,021	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	115.87/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,594	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	106.71/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,474	15

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 Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 858Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 336Last week 228Year ago 235

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	225.00–235.00	230.90
9	—	513	218.00–226.00	222.50
7	—	324	240.00–255.00	246.15
7	—	411	230.00–242.00	236.68
11	—	364	230.00–245.00	237.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	217.00–225.00	220.83
5	—	319	220.00–232.00	224.66
4	—	468	210.00–219.00	214.43
6	—	368	210.00–225.00	217.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	267	320.00–345.00	329.55
5	—	569	230.00–237.00	232.83
8	—	323	300.00–320.00	309.61
8	—	363	280.00–310.00	294.69
5	—	417	255.00–270.00	263.74
4	—	465	245.00–259.00	252.15
5	—	510	235.00–255.00	246.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	280.00–310.00	298.52
5	—	422	235.00–250.00	244.17
6	—	468	225.00–235.00	230.08
9	—	377	245.00–270.00	256.36
5	—	528	220.00–226.00	223.68
4	—	320	275.00–295.00	284.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	128.00–134.00	132.18
7	—	1,794	119.00–124.00	121.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,381	102.00–110.00	106.71
8	—	1,376	112.00–123.00	115.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,075	91.00–98.00	94.98

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.