Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-09-06

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Sep 6
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▼ 498 vs last sale 1,017▼ 339 vs year ago 858 · −39.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,154 head
▲ 675 vs last sale 479▲ 786 vs year ago 368 · +213.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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 $267.87/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$267.87
86 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.81
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456288.781,31639
Medium and Large 2445256.511,14236
Medium and Large 3417230.8896311thin
One grade step is worth $57.90/cwt here — about $353 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 sale86 hd
267.87
—
FL average5 barns · 265 hd
268.67
−0.81
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—Average1,421136.131,9349thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170108.581,27150
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20195.381,1468thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315309.92/cwt305.00–315.009764
Steers—Medium and Large 1325361.96/cwt345.00–380.001,1764
Steers—Medium and Large 2365271.51/cwt260.00–290.009915
Steers—Medium and Large 1368345.71/cwt330.00–360.001,2726
Steers—Medium and Large 3375239.73/cwt230.00–250.008994
Steers—Medium and Large 3418230.09/cwt225.00–235.009624
Steers—Medium and Large 1421297.49/cwt280.00–310.001,2527
Steers—Medium and Large 2421255.92/cwt240.00–270.001,07711
Steers—Medium and Large 1469272.62/cwt260.00–290.001,2797
Steers—Medium and Large 3472220.14/cwt215.00–230.001,0393
Steers—Medium and Large 2480243.88/cwt240.00–250.001,1715
Steers—Medium and Large 1511255.59/cwt250.00–260.001,3067
Steers—Medium and Large 2515239.90/cwt235.00–245.001,2356
Steers—Medium and Large 1558245.07/cwt240.00–250.001,3678
Steers—Medium and Large 2564232.61/cwt225.00–238.001,3125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363256.66/cwt250.00–265.0093211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365235.63/cwt227.00–245.0086010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370222.40/cwt220.00–225.008236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428247.37/cwt240.00–255.001,0596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468241.10/cwt235.00–247.001,1288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513229.93/cwt225.00–235.001,1804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526217.97/cwt215.00–220.001,1475
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,421136.13/cwt119.00–148.001,9349
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102105.28/cwt100.00–108.001,16032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20195.38/cwt91.00–99.001,1468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292114.44/cwt112.00–118.001,47918

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.