Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-02-22

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Feb 22
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 635▼ 181 vs year ago 777 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▼ 240 vs last sale 520▼ 260 vs year ago 540 · −48.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $223.48/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$223.48
58 head · 408 lb average
Value per head Derived
$912
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.35
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405235.7495636
Medium and Large 2373213.3679515thin
Medium and Large 3496182.079047thin
One grade step is worth $53.67/cwt here — about $52 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 sale58 hd
223.48
—
FL average8 barns · 405 hd
219.13
+4.35
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—Average1,648122.392,01713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28693.931,20829
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,34483.781,1267thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1273264.54/cwt255.00–275.007226
Steers—Medium and Large 2275227.23/cwt220.00–235.006254
Steers—Medium and Large 2312223.48/cwt220.00–230.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1333254.77/cwt245.00–265.008484
Steers—Medium and Large 2363210.17/cwt205.00–215.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 1365240.41/cwt230.00–250.008778
Steers—Medium and Large 1428231.82/cwt222.00–242.009926
Steers—Medium and Large 1470224.34/cwt217.00–232.001,0544
Steers—Medium and Large 3480188.54/cwt185.00–192.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 1517207.86/cwt202.00–217.001,0755
Steers—Medium and Large 3518173.44/cwt170.00–180.008983
Steers—Medium and Large 2525195.10/cwt190.00–200.001,0244
Steers—Medium and Large 1558209.85/cwt200.00–215.001,1713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255220.20/cwt210.00–230.005628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316213.40/cwt205.00–220.006747
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320175.23/cwt170.00–180.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328190.11/cwt185.00–195.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358169.90/cwt165.00–175.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373206.52/cwt200.00–210.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423197.28/cwt190.00–205.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470190.68/cwt185.00–196.008964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518182.96/cwt177.00–186.009483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563175.11/cwt170.00–180.009864
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,477113.08/cwt111.00–116.001,6703
Bulls——1,699125.18/cwt121.00–133.002,12710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15192.80/cwt90.00–95.001,06820
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34483.78/cwt80.00–87.001,1267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58696.43/cwt96.00–100.001,5299

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.