Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-08-09

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 9
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
▼ 317 vs last sale 1,092▼ 558 vs year ago 1,333 · −41.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
517 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 614▲ 244 vs year ago 273 · +89.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 t0 4.00 lower, bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $272.95/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$272.95
68 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.55
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432280.361,21252
Medium and Large 2422248.881,05116thin
One grade step is worth $31.49/cwt here — about $161 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 sale68 hd
272.95
—
FL average8 barns · 677 hd
254.40
+18.55
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—Average1,365123.001,67911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197107.141,28349
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11493.351,04019

Every lot

26 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1273332.29/cwt325.00–340.009074
Steers—Medium and Large 1309343.09/cwt330.00–360.001,0607
Steers—Medium and Large 1375299.40/cwt285.00–315.001,12310
Steers—Medium and Large 2380263.35/cwt252.00–275.001,0016
Steers—Medium and Large 1418267.28/cwt260.00–275.001,1176
Steers—Medium and Large 2419244.20/cwt240.00–250.001,0235
Steers—Medium and Large 1473255.19/cwt250.00–260.001,20710
Steers—Medium and Large 2476236.18/cwt230.00–240.001,1245
Steers—Medium and Large 1523247.39/cwt240.00–255.001,2948
Steers—Medium and Large 1579245.63/cwt240.00–250.001,4227
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280287.37/cwt280.00–295.008054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318269.76/cwt260.00–280.008586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318242.32/cwt235.00–250.007716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365254.71/cwt247.00–262.009306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425240.18/cwt235.00–245.001,0214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428226.17/cwt220.00–230.009685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460234.89/cwt230.00–240.001,0804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484218.93/cwt215.00–225.001,0605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517224.84/cwt220.00–235.001,1623
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,223104.50/cwt102.00–109.001,2783
Bulls——1,353125.02/cwt120.00–127.001,6923
Bulls——1,458132.89/cwt130.00–136.001,9385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07198.57/cwt97.00–101.001,0565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12991.48/cwt88.00–94.001,03314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180103.31/cwt98.00–107.001,21924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214110.82/cwt101.00–119.001,34525

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.