Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-12-14

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Dec 14
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,392 head
▲ 216 vs last sale 1,176▲ 339 vs year ago 1,053 · +32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
392 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 276▲ 129 vs year ago 263 · +49.0%
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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $185.91/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$185.91
87 head · 421 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.08
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427197.6884535
Medium and Large 2417181.6975839
Medium and Large 3416166.8969513thin
One grade step is worth $30.79/cwt here — about $150 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 sale87 hd
185.91
—
FL average9 barns · 741 hd
187.99
−2.08
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—Average1,60295.491,53014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19973.3387922
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11063.577069thin

Every lot

38 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 1266227.82/cwt220.00–240.006065
Steers—Medium and Large 2279204.19/cwt195.00–210.005705
Steers—Medium and Large 1308217.68/cwt210.00–225.006704
Steers—Medium and Large 2320197.73/cwt190.00–205.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 2373190.71/cwt185.00–200.007115
Steers—Medium and Large 3373175.10/cwt170.00–180.006534
Steers—Medium and Large 1375211.80/cwt207.00–217.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 3414167.10/cwt165.00–170.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 2415180.12/cwt175.00–185.0074712
Steers—Medium and Large 1416200.30/cwt190.00–207.008335
Steers—Medium and Large 3463158.41/cwt155.00–162.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 2465169.89/cwt165.00–175.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 1473186.10/cwt180.00–192.008806
Steers—Medium and Large 2520167.57/cwt165.00–170.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 1525179.86/cwt175.00–185.009446
Steers—Medium and Large 2561161.83/cwt157.00–165.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 1565172.87/cwt170.00–177.009775
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2259166.93/cwt165.00–170.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1264188.14/cwt182.00–197.004975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313182.52/cwt172.00–190.005715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369173.23/cwt165.00–180.006399
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380156.16/cwt150.00–160.005935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418164.02/cwt160.00–168.006866
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422142.91/cwt140.00–145.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463140.14/cwt135.00–145.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465162.58/cwt160.00–165.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480152.53/cwt150.00–155.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520154.86/cwt150.00–160.008056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520142.60/cwt140.00–145.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520132.94/cwt131.00–135.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558150.07/cwt145.00–155.008376
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563137.47/cwt135.00–140.007744
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46788.07/cwt86.00–91.001,2925
Bulls——1,595103.78/cwt102.00–108.001,6555
Bulls——1,78194.39/cwt93.00–99.001,6814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11063.57/cwt60.00–66.007069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15067.95/cwt65.00–71.007818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22776.41/cwt72.00–81.0093814

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.