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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jul 14
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,191 head
▲ 846 vs last sale 345▲ 340 vs year ago 851 · +40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 189 vs last sale 127▼ 15 vs year ago 331 · −4.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.36/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$155.36
140 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.35
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482164.2379248
Medium and Large 2444155.4769056
Medium and Large 3461143.3866136
One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about $131 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 sale140 hd
155.36
—
FL average9 barns · 999 hd
154.01
+1.35
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,52190.981,3845thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26367.0684743
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01261.8062622

Every lot

45 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)
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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1257218.51/cwt215.00–225.005623
Steers—Medium and Large 2265182.17/cwt175.00–195.004833
Steers—Medium and Large 3314171.11/cwt165.00–175.005375
Steers—Medium and Large 2320183.34/cwt180.00–187.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 1334201.11/cwt195.00–210.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 3360151.62/cwt150.00–155.005463
Steers—Medium and Large 2366164.68/cwt160.00–170.006039
Steers—Medium and Large 1373178.81/cwt175.00–185.006675
Steers—Medium and Large 2420157.41/cwt155.00–160.0066110
Steers—Medium and Large 3423147.60/cwt145.00–150.006248
Steers—Medium and Large 1429168.08/cwt162.00–172.007215
Steers—Medium and Large 2466151.45/cwt147.00–155.0070611
Steers—Medium and Large 3467142.08/cwt140.00–145.006645
Steers—Medium and Large 1473161.81/cwt157.00–167.0076510
Steers—Medium and Large 2515144.90/cwt140.00–150.0074612
Steers—Medium and Large 1516157.93/cwt152.00–162.008155
Steers—Medium and Large 3520133.14/cwt128.00–138.006928
Steers—Medium and Large 1565148.41/cwt145.00–152.008394
Steers—Medium and Large 2566137.90/cwt135.00–140.007817
Steers—Medium and Large 3581127.83/cwt125.00–130.007437
Steers—Medium and Large 1630137.02/cwt135.00–139.008639
Steers—Medium and Large 1723126.56/cwt124.00–129.009152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281166.19/cwt160.00–175.004675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313164.80/cwt160.00–170.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319135.64/cwt130.00–140.004337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331151.40/cwt147.00–157.005017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365154.93/cwt150.00–160.0056510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376143.07/cwt140.00–147.005387
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380129.43/cwt127.00–132.004928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414138.08/cwt135.00–142.0057211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416126.06/cwt120.00–130.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427151.58/cwt147.00–155.006479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461143.42/cwt138.00–148.006619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470120.35/cwt118.00–122.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480129.95/cwt125.00–135.0062414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511130.48/cwt125.00–135.0066713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522121.72/cwt120.00–124.006359
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558119.01/cwt118.00–120.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567126.32/cwt123.00–129.007167
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38086.84/cwt85.00–90.001,1983
Bulls——1,73397.20/cwt94.00–100.001,6842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00558.65/cwt56.00–62.0058912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02165.59/cwt64.00–67.0067010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23571.59/cwt70.00–74.0088410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27165.69/cwt64.00–69.0083533

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.