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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 2

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

994 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 825▲ 354 vs year ago 640 · +55.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 275▲ 37 vs year ago 181 · +20.4%

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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

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 $293.18/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$293.18

103 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$32.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.66

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	303.10	1,261	72
Medium and Large 2	420	270.12	1,136	31

One grade step is worth $32.98/cwt here — about $125 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 sale103 hd

293.18

—

FL average8 barns · 520 hd

272.51

+20.66

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	—	Low	1,555	111.94	1,741	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	93.44	1,115	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	82.41	818	6thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	350.61/cwt	330.00–370.00	936	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	307.85/cwt	300.00–320.00	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	345.35/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,098	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	319.59/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,167	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	288.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,107	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	297.65/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,235	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	265.23/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,135	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	251.10/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,150	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	278.57/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,301	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	269.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,398	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	237.39/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,230	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	254.66/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,426	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	238.23/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,472	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	231.68/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,522	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	289.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	950	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	256.57/cwt	245.00–265.00	862	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	253.27/cwt	245.00–260.00	919	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	277.71/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,014	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	975	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	251.85/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,053	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	247.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,147	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	231.13/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,109	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	236.75/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,219	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,507	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	114.66/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,863	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	82.41/cwt	80.00–84.00	818	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	89.19/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,055	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	98.97/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,195	10

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 994Last week 825Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 275Year ago 181

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	270.00–285.00	277.71
12	—	463	240.00–255.00	247.70
12	—	328	280.00–300.00	289.62
8	—	418	247.00–257.00	251.85
11	—	515	230.00–245.00	236.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	225.00–237.00	231.13
7	—	336	245.00–265.00	256.57
7	—	363	245.00–260.00	253.27
4	—	415	230.00–240.00	234.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	318	330.00–360.00	345.35
13	—	267	330.00–370.00	350.61
8	—	365	305.00–335.00	319.59
9	—	467	270.00–290.00	278.57
5	—	560	247.00–260.00	254.66
3	—	657	229.00–233.00	231.68
8	—	518	260.00–280.00	269.95
4	—	618	237.00–242.00	238.23
10	—	415	285.00–310.00	297.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	280.00–300.00	288.38
9	—	428	260.00–272.00	265.23
4	—	458	245.00–257.00	251.10
5	—	311	300.00–320.00	307.85
6	—	518	230.00–245.00	237.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	104.00–109.00	106.49
8	—	1,625	110.00–121.00	114.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	86.00–94.00	89.19
10	—	1,207	97.00–103.00	98.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	992	80.00–84.00	82.41

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.