Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-02-08

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Feb 8
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
720 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 720▲ 135 vs year ago 585 · +23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
668 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 664▲ 366 vs year ago 302 · +121.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1388). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.82/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$184.82
59 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.14
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449186.5883848
Medium and Large 2377177.1366811thin
One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $169 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 sale59 hd
184.82
—
FL average8 barns · 655 hd
178.68
+6.14
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—High1,560112.571,7577thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27594.571,20668
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18579.4794232

Every lot

28 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1268251.68/cwt240.00–265.0067510
Steers—Medium and Large 2275220.00/cwt220.00–220.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 1311252.15/cwt240.00–260.007845
Steers—Medium and Large 2318212.91/cwt205.00–220.006774
Steers—Medium and Large 1355233.62/cwt225.00–242.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 2363207.66/cwt200.00–215.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 1406223.45/cwt215.00–235.009077
Steers—Medium and Large 2462196.75/cwt195.00–200.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 1470212.85/cwt206.00–227.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 2520189.90/cwt185.00–195.009874
Steers—Medium and Large 1523203.07/cwt198.00–208.001,0624
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276210.89/cwt205.00–215.005827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325209.85/cwt205.00–215.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330189.51/cwt187.00–195.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358197.66/cwt190.00–205.007088
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365174.86/cwt170.00–180.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411193.75/cwt185.00–205.007967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425170.12/cwt165.00–175.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464185.88/cwt180.00–195.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530174.95/cwt170.00–180.009274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583169.94/cwt165.00–175.009914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627157.75/cwt155.00–162.009895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668151.24/cwt150.00–155.001,0104
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,337106.92/cwt102.00–111.001,4303
Bulls——1,728116.80/cwt112.00–122.002,0184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18579.47/cwt75.00–82.0094232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254100.64/cwt99.00–106.001,26219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28392.22/cwt87.00–96.001,18349

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.