Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-09-07

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Sep 7
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
858 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 733▼ 346 vs year ago 1,204 · −28.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
368 head
▲ 173 vs last sale 195▼ 55 vs year ago 423 · −13.0%
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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.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $188.79/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$188.79
109 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.79
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441198.9987766
Medium and Large 2466176.6782321
Medium and Large 3416169.7770722
One grade step is worth $29.21/cwt here — about $170 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 sale109 hd
188.79
—
FL average6 barns · 450 hd
174.00
+14.79
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—Average1,527110.241,6838thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12687.8298839
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02076.6778241

Every lot

43 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223264.19/cwt255.00–280.005895
Steers—Medium and Large 1273234.54/cwt225.00–245.006406
Steers—Medium and Large 2315204.84/cwt200.00–210.006454
Steers—Medium and Large 1320224.69/cwt215.00–235.007198
Steers—Medium and Large 3324189.96/cwt187.00–195.006155
Steers—Medium and Large 3360175.83/cwt170.00–180.006335
Steers—Medium and Large 1366216.38/cwt205.00–225.007929
Steers—Medium and Large 1410206.75/cwt200.00–210.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 3420168.25/cwt165.00–170.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 2435184.94/cwt180.00–190.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1458185.08/cwt180.00–190.008488
Steers—Medium and Large 2463171.11/cwt167.00–175.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 3470162.47/cwt160.00–165.007644
Steers—Medium and Large 1513176.88/cwt172.00–182.0090710
Steers—Medium and Large 3520150.29/cwt147.00–155.007825
Steers—Medium and Large 2531164.07/cwt160.00–170.008715
Steers—Medium and Large 2570161.53/cwt160.00–163.009214
Steers—Medium and Large 1578169.89/cwt165.00–175.009828
Steers—Medium and Large 1618161.94/cwt160.00–164.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 1671156.71/cwt154.00–162.001,0525
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270192.36/cwt185.00–200.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325170.15/cwt165.00–175.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330190.30/cwt180.00–200.006288
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330156.57/cwt150.00–160.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368172.14/cwt165.00–180.0063310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375158.41/cwt155.00–162.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409175.80/cwt170.00–180.007197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410159.15/cwt155.00–165.006535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417148.06/cwt145.00–150.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464154.09/cwt150.00–157.007157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481164.34/cwt160.00–170.007909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511154.41/cwt150.00–160.007897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514141.07/cwt135.00–145.007255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565145.13/cwt140.00–150.008206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605150.51/cwt150.00–152.009114
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5332
Bulls——1,471109.38/cwt107.00–115.001,6095
Bulls——1,940125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,4251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99576.76/cwt74.00–80.0076420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01582.42/cwt81.00–84.0083711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07770.16/cwt67.00–73.0075610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11885.81/cwt83.00–89.0095928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14592.92/cwt90.00–95.001,06411

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.