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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Nov 13

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,138 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 1,209▼ 102 vs year ago 1,240 · −8.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 341▼ 156 vs year ago 459 · −34.0%

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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 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 $292.55/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$292.55

91 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.06

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	303.68	1,197	58
Medium and Large 2	394	273.00	1,076	33

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $121 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

292.55

—

FL average8 barns · 471 hd

272.49

+20.06

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	1,669	114.79	1,916	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	94.05	1,119	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	86.24	904	20

Every lot

24 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	344.17/cwt	330.00–360.00	929	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	297.23/cwt	285.00–305.00	948	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	324.30/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,038	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	285.34/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,064	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	312.17/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,171	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	259.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,078	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	294.64/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,237	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	284.68/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,324	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	250.22/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,164	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	259.71/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,350	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	249.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	770	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	279.30/cwt	265.00–295.00	894	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	255.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	937	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	239.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	895	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	239.82/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,007	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	225.86/cwt	220.00–232.00	960	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	220.87/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,038	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	233.41/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,104	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	222.32/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,174	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	111.11/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,842	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	120.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,027	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	86.24/cwt	82.00–90.00	904	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	90.30/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,032	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	104.55/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,380	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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,138Last week 1,209Year ago 1,240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 341Year ago 459

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	235.00–245.00	239.82
10	—	320	265.00–295.00	279.30
10	—	528	215.00–230.00	222.32
5	—	366	250.00–260.00	255.90
10	—	473	230.00–237.00	233.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	308	245.00–255.00	249.96
6	—	425	220.00–232.00	225.86
8	—	373	235.00–245.00	239.83
5	—	470	215.00–225.00	220.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	250.00–270.00	259.71
12	—	375	300.00–325.00	312.17
8	—	270	330.00–360.00	344.17
10	—	465	270.00–300.00	284.68
10	—	320	310.00–340.00	324.30
10	—	420	285.00–305.00	294.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	250.00–270.00	259.76
6	—	465	240.00–260.00	250.22
12	—	373	275.00–295.00	285.34
5	—	319	285.00–305.00	297.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,658	109.00–113.00	111.11
4	—	1,685	115.00–125.00	120.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,143	85.00–95.00	90.30
10	—	1,320	99.00–109.00	104.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,048	82.00–90.00	86.24

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.