Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-04-19

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 19
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
559 head
▼ 189 vs last sale 748▼ 93 vs year ago 652 · −14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 291▲ 9 vs year ago 267 · +3.4%
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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 mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $233.47/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$233.47
73 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$957
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.73
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1409240.9998648
Medium and Large 2416220.6891922
Medium and Large 3377206.817803thin
One grade step is worth $34.18/cwt here — about $206 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 sale73 hd
233.47
—
FL average8 barns · 377 hd
226.74
+6.73
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—Average1,424114.091,62510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29199.271,28245
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11387.019688thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2263247.14/cwt240.00–255.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 1273264.38/cwt260.00–267.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 1329256.54/cwt250.00–265.008447
Steers—Medium and Large 2334232.22/cwt220.00–240.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 1373249.53/cwt240.00–260.0093112
Steers—Medium and Large 3377206.81/cwt200.00–210.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1414240.86/cwt235.00–245.009977
Steers—Medium and Large 2418216.53/cwt210.00–220.009053
Steers—Medium and Large 2468210.24/cwt205.00–213.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 1470232.66/cwt225.00–240.001,0946
Steers—Medium and Large 1506217.97/cwt215.00–222.001,1037
Steers—Medium and Large 2520205.10/cwt200.00–210.001,0674
Steers—Medium and Large 1558211.97/cwt210.00–214.001,1834
Steers—Medium and Large 2567201.53/cwt195.00–205.001,1433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271236.39/cwt232.00–240.006417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279212.26/cwt200.00–220.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315227.62/cwt220.00–235.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322206.53/cwt200.00–210.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378217.78/cwt215.00–222.008235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420210.93/cwt205.00–217.008868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425197.44/cwt195.00–200.008394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460207.07/cwt205.00–210.009535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477193.36/cwt190.00–195.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528197.68/cwt190.00–205.001,0446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568190.95/cwt187.00–195.001,0854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625181.88/cwt177.00–187.001,1376
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,297111.29/cwt107.00–115.001,4435
Bulls——1,551116.88/cwt116.00–120.001,8135
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11387.01/cwt84.00–89.009688
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148106.54/cwt104.00–109.001,2236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31398.15/cwt91.00–103.001,28939

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.