Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-03-01

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 1
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
577 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 596▼ 49 vs year ago 626 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 280▼ 90 vs year ago 337 · −26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $208.01/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$208.01
81 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$974
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.87
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479213.511,02248
Medium and Large 2448203.2891026
Medium and Large 3473187.858887thin
One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $134 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 sale81 hd
208.01
—
FL average7 barns · 374 hd
217.88
−9.87
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—Average1,534117.831,80815
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29597.131,25833
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09382.2589913

Every lot

34 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1311261.55/cwt245.00–275.008137
Steers—Medium and Large 2325219.54/cwt210.00–230.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 2365212.29/cwt205.00–220.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1365196.44/cwt160.00–230.0071710
Steers—Medium and Large 1420234.19/cwt230.00–242.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 2423203.23/cwt200.00–210.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 3430192.53/cwt190.00–195.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 1470220.21/cwt212.00–232.001,0357
Steers—Medium and Large 2483197.38/cwt190.00–205.009534
Steers—Medium and Large 1515212.35/cwt205.00–220.001,0946
Steers—Medium and Large 2528194.88/cwt190.00–200.001,0294
Steers—Medium and Large 3530181.60/cwt180.00–185.009623
Steers—Medium and Large 1558200.07/cwt195.00–205.001,1164
Steers—Medium and Large 2584188.03/cwt185.00–190.001,0985
Steers—Medium and Large 1608193.70/cwt190.00–202.001,1786
Steers—Medium and Large 1726194.48/cwt190.00–200.001,4125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270220.67/cwt215.00–230.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316215.79/cwt210.00–220.006827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318174.88/cwt170.00–180.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323195.19/cwt190.00–200.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365190.14/cwt185.00–195.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370206.08/cwt200.00–215.007627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420207.77/cwt200.00–215.008734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425184.82/cwt180.00–190.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469181.96/cwt180.00–185.008535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479198.10/cwt190.00–210.009495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520185.14/cwt180.00–190.009634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1704153.05/cwt150.00–162.001,0774
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498115.52/cwt108.00–118.001,7307
Bulls——1,566119.86/cwt112.00–126.001,8778
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07978.80/cwt77.00–81.008507
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10986.28/cwt85.00–89.009576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20894.14/cwt90.00–98.001,13721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447102.36/cwt99.00–106.001,48112

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.