Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-03-23

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 23
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 474▼ 92 vs year ago 375 · −24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 244▼ 14 vs year ago 202 · −6.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.63/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$155.63
59 head · 420 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.43
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1401164.6166033
Medium and Large 2442149.5266017thin
Medium and Large 3451134.266059thin
One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $55 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 sale59 hd
155.63
—
FL average9 barns · 551 hd
156.06
−0.43
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—Average1,467108.311,5888thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18394.641,12048
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10484.4993317

Every lot

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1267218.50/cwt215.00–225.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 2284201.13/cwt195.00–205.005715
Steers—Medium and Large 1312209.17/cwt205.00–217.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 3368179.75/cwt175.00–182.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 2375192.27/cwt190.00–197.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1378216.08/cwt212.00–220.008174
Steers—Medium and Large 2425176.59/cwt175.00–180.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 1459179.97/cwt177.00–182.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 2483169.54/cwt167.00–172.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 3503146.99/cwt145.00–150.007395
Steers—Medium and Large 1520174.81/cwt170.00–180.009094
Steers—Medium and Large 2520162.43/cwt160.00–165.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 2560163.61/cwt157.00–167.009163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265188.57/cwt185.00–192.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308173.59/cwt170.00–177.005354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368170.66/cwt165.00–175.006289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370158.58/cwt157.00–162.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419151.09/cwt145.00–155.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420162.44/cwt160.00–165.006826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425136.91/cwt132.00–140.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475154.72/cwt152.00–160.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478145.63/cwt140.00–150.006969
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483130.94/cwt127.00–135.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526144.10/cwt142.00–147.007587
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420104.57/cwt102.00–107.001,4854
Bulls——1,513112.04/cwt109.00–116.001,6954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10484.49/cwt81.00–87.0093317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18092.28/cwt88.00–95.001,08934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190100.37/cwt98.00–105.001,19414

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.