Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-01-19

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 19
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 628▼ 544 vs year ago 1,226 · −44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 198▼ 136 vs year ago 306 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $184.34/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$184.34
121 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$833
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.54
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459188.4786484
Medium and Large 2427178.0876033
Medium and Large 3520149.437774thin
One grade step is worth $39.04/cwt here — about $87 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 sale121 hd
184.34
—
FL average8 barns · 581 hd
187.88
−3.54
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—High1,410101.081,42515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13872.0782035
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06861.566573thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2263201.27/cwt195.00–210.005295
Steers—Medium and Large 1268234.53/cwt225.00–245.0062910
Steers—Medium and Large 1308220.24/cwt210.00–230.0067810
Steers—Medium and Large 2310200.08/cwt195.00–205.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 1363207.24/cwt200.00–215.007526
Steers—Medium and Large 2380186.62/cwt185.00–190.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 1405194.61/cwt190.00–200.0078811
Steers—Medium and Large 2419183.04/cwt180.00–185.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 2452167.96/cwt160.00–170.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 1480178.96/cwt175.00–183.0085912
Steers—Medium and Large 1519172.06/cwt167.00–176.0089311
Steers—Medium and Large 3520149.43/cwt147.00–152.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 2537160.45/cwt157.00–165.008627
Steers—Medium and Large 1565169.93/cwt166.00–174.009608
Steers—Medium and Large 2568157.96/cwt155.00–161.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 1613159.34/cwt156.00–163.0097711
Steers—Medium and Large 1658153.99/cwt152.00–155.001,0133
Steers—Medium and Large 1715142.48/cwt140.00–145.001,0192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268174.67/cwt170.00–180.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283152.57/cwt145.00–160.004326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313162.60/cwt160.00–165.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320171.92/cwt167.00–177.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367139.06/cwt135.00–142.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368164.08/cwt160.00–168.006048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375152.43/cwt150.00–155.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414159.67/cwt155.00–165.0066111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418147.40/cwt145.00–150.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418137.46/cwt135.00–140.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458141.56/cwt138.00–145.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463132.57/cwt130.00–135.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473154.92/cwt150.00–160.0073310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518142.83/cwt138.00–148.007408
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520131.59/cwt127.00–136.006846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567138.26/cwt134.00–141.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625132.22/cwt129.00–138.008264
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618145.64/cwt142.00–150.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1656142.49/cwt139.00–145.009358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1707128.32/cwt127.00–129.009073
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18788.41/cwt85.00–90.001,0493
Bulls——1,41698.10/cwt94.00–102.001,3895
Bulls——1,501108.64/cwt104.00–114.001,6317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06861.56/cwt59.00–64.006573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13773.14/cwt72.00–78.0083224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14169.74/cwt65.00–71.0079611

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.