Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-12-07

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Dec 7
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,176 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 1,052▲ 261 vs year ago 915 · +28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 451▲ 89 vs year ago 187 · +47.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $199.34/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$199.34
100 head · 394 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.66
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1377212.0479958
Medium and Large 2422183.0877234
Medium and Large 3394176.296958thin
One grade step is worth $35.75/cwt here — about $105 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 sale100 hd
199.34
—
FL average9 barns · 717 hd
189.68
+9.66
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—Average1,43893.191,34012
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27670.2089616
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02960.1061821

Every lot

37 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1220262.78/cwt250.00–275.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 2258209.85/cwt205.00–215.005414
Steers—Medium and Large 1268233.81/cwt225.00–245.0062711
Steers—Medium and Large 1315224.68/cwt215.00–235.007088
Steers—Medium and Large 2328199.89/cwt195.00–205.006564
Steers—Medium and Large 1358217.34/cwt210.00–225.0077810
Steers—Medium and Large 3363180.17/cwt175.00–185.006544
Steers—Medium and Large 2368197.86/cwt190.00–205.007286
Steers—Medium and Large 1411202.02/cwt192.00–210.008307
Steers—Medium and Large 3425172.41/cwt170.00–175.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 2427180.88/cwt178.00–185.007727
Steers—Medium and Large 2473173.63/cwt170.00–177.008214
Steers—Medium and Large 1476188.79/cwt180.00–200.008999
Steers—Medium and Large 1513177.54/cwt175.00–180.009116
Steers—Medium and Large 2522159.52/cwt156.00–165.008335
Steers—Medium and Large 1567175.41/cwt170.00–178.009953
Steers—Medium and Large 2573160.11/cwt155.00–165.009174
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263199.52/cwt190.00–210.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311186.59/cwt175.00–195.005807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321165.52/cwt160.00–170.005317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321150.52/cwt145.00–155.004837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364157.93/cwt155.00–162.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380176.75/cwt170.00–180.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418164.79/cwt160.00–170.0068910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421142.78/cwt140.00–145.006017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437152.95/cwt150.00–159.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465148.61/cwt145.00–152.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480159.95/cwt155.00–165.007688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508154.93/cwt150.00–160.007876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558148.43/cwt145.00–155.008283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37887.70/cwt85.00–90.001,2094
Bulls——1,44893.15/cwt92.00–96.001,3496
Bulls——1,528104.29/cwt101.00–107.001,5942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01854.51/cwt53.00–56.005559
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03764.29/cwt62.00–67.0066712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26473.59/cwt73.00–75.009304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28069.07/cwt65.00–71.0088412

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.