Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-01-11

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 11
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,038 head
▲ 355 vs last sale 683▲ 410 vs year ago 628 · +65.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
404 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 252▲ 206 vs year ago 198 · +104.0%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $202.30/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$202.30
124 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1422210.9889172
Medium and Large 2419192.7080738
Medium and Large 3378183.6869414thin
One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $197 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 sale124 hd
202.30
—
FL average8 barns · 590 hd
201.51
+0.79
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—Low1,543104.621,61410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17784.2299256
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03168.8371016

Every lot

39 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 2270207.08/cwt200.00–215.005596
Steers—Medium and Large 1280239.64/cwt230.00–250.006718
Steers—Medium and Large 2317208.66/cwt200.00–215.006615
Steers—Medium and Large 1319232.01/cwt222.00–245.0074011
Steers—Medium and Large 3323190.19/cwt185.00–195.006144
Steers—Medium and Large 1363220.21/cwt210.00–230.0079912
Steers—Medium and Large 3366186.07/cwt180.00–190.006815
Steers—Medium and Large 2379200.72/cwt195.00–205.007619
Steers—Medium and Large 1416211.66/cwt205.00–219.0088111
Steers—Medium and Large 2417193.34/cwt190.00–198.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 3434176.08/cwt170.00–180.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 2465186.89/cwt182.00–192.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1478202.70/cwt195.00–210.009698
Steers—Medium and Large 1508192.39/cwt185.00–200.0097712
Steers—Medium and Large 1555185.95/cwt180.00–192.001,0326
Steers—Medium and Large 2573174.05/cwt170.00–178.009974
Steers—Medium and Large 2611163.96/cwt160.00–165.001,0025
Steers—Medium and Large 1620176.22/cwt175.00–180.001,0934
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258196.63/cwt185.00–205.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272169.20/cwt165.00–177.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315164.92/cwt160.00–170.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321184.13/cwt180.00–190.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365182.19/cwt175.00–190.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368153.57/cwt150.00–157.005658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378168.57/cwt165.00–172.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411174.43/cwt170.00–180.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428162.37/cwt160.00–167.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430151.54/cwt148.00–155.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463142.43/cwt140.00–145.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468154.81/cwt150.00–160.007256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475169.84/cwt165.00–175.008078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524164.64/cwt160.00–170.0086311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39598.01/cwt96.00–99.001,3673
Bulls——1,536105.24/cwt102.00–107.001,6165
Bulls——1,780113.00/cwt112.00–114.002,0112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00765.80/cwt63.00–68.006639
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06272.73/cwt70.00–75.007727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12483.05/cwt77.00–86.0093346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42389.62/cwt88.00–96.001,27510

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.