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

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 2
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,092 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 1,014▲ 162 vs year ago 930 · +17.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
614 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 394▲ 336 vs year ago 278 · +120.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $265.08/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$265.08
94 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.93
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1419277.521,16252
Medium and Large 2433249.671,08242
One grade step is worth $27.85/cwt here — about $80 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 sale94 hd
265.08
—
FL average8 barns · 520 hd
253.14
+11.93
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—Average1,451129.341,87615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208115.561,39654
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,066100.701,07323

Every lot

30 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 1270325.95/cwt320.00–335.008807
Steers—Medium and Large 2273299.56/cwt285.00–310.008185
Steers—Medium and Large 1311316.03/cwt305.00–325.009837
Steers—Medium and Large 2318289.62/cwt275.00–300.009215
Steers—Medium and Large 1371296.17/cwt280.00–310.001,0999
Steers—Medium and Large 2372261.13/cwt255.00–270.009717
Steers—Medium and Large 1414263.12/cwt255.00–275.001,0895
Steers—Medium and Large 2425242.28/cwt230.00–250.001,0305
Steers—Medium and Large 1465257.77/cwt245.00–270.001,1998
Steers—Medium and Large 2484234.21/cwt230.00–240.001,1347
Steers—Medium and Large 1521244.61/cwt240.00–250.001,2749
Steers—Medium and Large 2528221.39/cwt215.00–230.001,1697
Steers—Medium and Large 1556241.78/cwt235.00–247.001,3447
Steers—Medium and Large 2573218.61/cwt210.00–227.001,2536
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1306256.61/cwt250.00–265.007857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371244.22/cwt235.00–255.009069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375224.87/cwt220.00–230.008436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419240.72/cwt234.00–250.001,0097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431222.10/cwt215.00–227.009575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465237.66/cwt230.00–245.001,10510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466217.82/cwt212.00–222.001,0157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511223.48/cwt219.00–227.001,1427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513212.56/cwt210.00–215.001,0904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560216.71/cwt212.00–220.001,2145
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,386125.94/cwt122.00–127.001,7469
Bulls——1,548134.44/cwt133.00–139.002,0816
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05597.45/cwt91.00–101.001,02814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082105.76/cwt103.00–109.001,1449
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173109.65/cwt105.00–115.001,28622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232119.62/cwt117.00–131.001,47432

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.