Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-01-25

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 25
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
898 head
▼ 259 vs last sale 1,157▲ 365 vs year ago 533 · +68.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
385 head
▼ 238 vs last sale 623▲ 25 vs year ago 360 · +6.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $207.01/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$207.01
79 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.58
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1421216.0191052
Medium and Large 2456190.4986924
Medium and Large 3365183.246693thin
One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $241 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 sale79 hd
207.01
—
FL average8 barns · 521 hd
209.59
−2.58
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—Average1,551109.091,69212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22992.501,13730
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00876.9277615

Every lot

32 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1256262.43/cwt245.00–275.006727
Steers—Medium and Large 2313209.73/cwt200.00–215.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1324228.62/cwt220.00–235.007419
Steers—Medium and Large 3365183.24/cwt180.00–185.006693
Steers—Medium and Large 2375201.58/cwt195.00–205.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 1378223.67/cwt215.00–232.008456
Steers—Medium and Large 1423216.75/cwt208.00–225.0091710
Steers—Medium and Large 2428196.17/cwt190.00–200.008405
Steers—Medium and Large 2463187.43/cwt185.00–190.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1464204.18/cwt200.00–210.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 1515194.90/cwt190.00–200.001,0046
Steers—Medium and Large 2519181.07/cwt175.00–185.009405
Steers—Medium and Large 1568183.52/cwt180.00–187.001,0426
Steers—Medium and Large 2575175.49/cwt174.00–177.001,0094
Steers—Medium and Large 1628178.98/cwt175.00–181.001,1243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1264196.36/cwt185.00–205.005185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275171.49/cwt167.00–180.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320186.67/cwt180.00–194.005976
Heifers—Medium and Large 1354184.35/cwt180.00–190.006537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370163.31/cwt160.00–167.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416175.00/cwt170.00–182.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2454157.95/cwt152.00–160.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464169.18/cwt165.00–175.007855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530161.53/cwt160.00–163.008564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560159.95/cwt157.00–163.008964
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40596.68/cwt94.00–99.001,3582
Bulls——1,482107.31/cwt103.00–111.001,5906
Bulls——1,728117.95/cwt114.00–119.002,0384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99573.71/cwt71.00–77.007336
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01779.06/cwt78.00–81.008049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11988.27/cwt82.00–92.0098819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41899.81/cwt95.00–105.001,41511

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.