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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 16

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,044 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 1,026▼ 199 vs year ago 1,243 · −16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 273▲ 75 vs year ago 219 · +34.2%

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 mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $250.73/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$250.73

69 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$30.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.47

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	257.84	1,023	42
Medium and Large 2	388	243.89	945	20
Medium and Large 3	394	227.64	896	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.19/cwt here — about $127 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 sale69 hd

250.73

—

FL average8 barns · 641 hd

234.26

+16.47

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	—	Average	1,657	117.18	1,942	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	96.05	1,183	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	86.63	928	8thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	360.57/cwt	345.00–375.00	956	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	339.55/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,121	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	293.45/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,077	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	322.74/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,201	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	304.73/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,274	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	275.16/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,260	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	246.63/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,164	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	261.19/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,335	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,371	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	256.17/cwt	250.00–265.00	809	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	276.96/cwt	270.00–285.00	889	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	267.34/cwt	260.00–275.00	957	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	229.90/cwt	225.00–235.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	247.30/cwt	240.00–255.00	915	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	252.41/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,022	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	986	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	224.63/cwt	220.00–227.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	247.38/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,133	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	234.60/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,119	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	229.97/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,189	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	114.51/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,820	8
Bulls	—	—	1,793	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,197	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	86.63/cwt	84.00–89.00	928	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	104.15/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,203	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	94.18/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,176	13

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,044Last week 1,026Year ago 1,243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 273Year ago 219

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
9	—	321	270.00–285.00	276.96
10	—	358	260.00–275.00	267.34
6	—	458	240.00–255.00	247.38
5	—	517	225.00–237.00	229.97
12	—	405	245.00–260.00	252.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	230.00–237.00	234.60
5	—	316	250.00–265.00	256.17
6	—	370	240.00–255.00	247.30
6	—	420	230.00–240.00	234.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	220.00–227.00	224.63
4	—	368	225.00–235.00	229.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	310.00–340.00	322.74
8	—	458	265.00–285.00	275.16
4	—	560	240.00–250.00	244.91
8	—	330	325.00–355.00	339.55
8	—	418	290.00–320.00	304.73
7	—	511	250.00–270.00	261.19
4	—	265	345.00–375.00	360.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	290.00–300.00	293.45
5	—	472	240.00–257.00	246.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,589	110.00–119.00	114.51
4	—	1,793	121.00–124.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	103.00–106.00	104.15
13	—	1,249	91.00–100.00	94.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,071	84.00–89.00	86.63

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.