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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

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

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

916 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 916▲ 235 vs year ago 681 · +34.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

412 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 244▲ 147 vs year ago 265 · +55.5%

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 mostly steady. 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 $304.33/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$304.33

67 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$71.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	325.31	1,325	37
Medium and Large 2	426	286.05	1,219	23
Medium and Large 3	443	253.46	1,122	7thin

One grade step is worth $71.86/cwt here — about $202 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 sale67 hd

304.33

—

FL average7 barns · 427 hd

300.73

+3.60

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	1,454	124.69	1,813	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	111.71	1,290	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	100.53	1,052	15

Every lot

33 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	263	400.95/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,054	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	322.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,018	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	354.63/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,163	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	309.83/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,140	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	340.20/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,259	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	286.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,170	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	326.09/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,340	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,117	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	297.89/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,358	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	244.89/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,126	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	267.38/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,251	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	273.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,400	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	245.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,391	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	265.40/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,507	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	316.94/cwt	305.00–330.00	881	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	250.23/cwt	245.00–255.00	801	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	293.20/cwt	285.00–305.00	965	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	263.82/cwt	260.00–270.00	871	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	272.39/cwt	265.00–280.00	967	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	254.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	902	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	265.24/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,101	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	233.56/cwt	230.00–237.00	988	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	254.26/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,172	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	235.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,089	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,222	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	230.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,219	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	222.29/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,256	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	119.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,680	11
Bulls	—	—	1,545	134.01/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,070	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	98.48/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,004	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	104.63/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,151	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	106.84/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,187	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,332	18

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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 916Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 412Last week 244Year ago 265

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
3	—	565	220.00–227.00	222.29
6	—	520	230.00–240.00	235.05
7	—	329	285.00–305.00	293.20
7	—	461	247.00–260.00	254.26
4	—	278	305.00–330.00	316.94
4	—	355	265.00–280.00	272.39
8	—	415	255.00–275.00	265.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	225.00–235.00	230.05
5	—	330	260.00–270.00	263.82
5	—	355	250.00–260.00	254.00
4	—	463	230.00–240.00	235.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	245.00–255.00	250.23
4	—	423	230.00–237.00	233.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	255.00–265.00	259.88
3	—	460	240.00–255.00	244.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	260.00–268.00	265.40
4	—	263	380.00–420.00	400.95
7	—	411	315.00–340.00	326.09
5	—	328	340.00–365.00	354.63
5	—	456	290.00–310.00	297.89
5	—	511	270.00–280.00	273.95
8	—	370	325.00–355.00	340.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	240.00–250.00	245.83
4	—	368	305.00–315.00	309.83
5	—	316	310.00–330.00	322.15
5	—	409	280.00–290.00	286.09
4	—	468	260.00–275.00	267.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,405	115.00–125.00	119.60
6	—	1,545	128.00–139.00	134.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,172	110.00–117.00	113.61
7	—	1,111	105.00–109.00	106.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,019	96.00–103.00	98.48
5	—	1,100	104.00–107.00	104.63

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.