Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-10-25

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 25
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,434 head
▲ 346 vs last sale 1,088▲ 256 vs year ago 1,178 · +21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
428 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 489▲ 170 vs year ago 258 · +65.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $268.93/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$268.93
119 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.82
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445280.241,24873
Medium and Large 2452254.661,15231
Medium and Large 3401243.3497515thin
One grade step is worth $36.91/cwt here — about $272 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 sale119 hd
268.93
—
FL average8 barns · 527 hd
261.11
+7.82
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—Average1,636117.291,9196thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35493.671,26831
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16682.2595925

Every lot

35 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1258359.42/cwt340.00–380.009274
Steers—Medium and Large 2310306.29/cwt300.00–315.009495
Steers—Medium and Large 3320274.84/cwt265.00–285.008794
Steers—Medium and Large 1321338.95/cwt330.00–350.001,0887
Steers—Medium and Large 1361314.15/cwt300.00–330.001,13411
Steers—Medium and Large 2378279.67/cwt270.00–290.001,0574
Steers—Medium and Large 3416234.37/cwt230.00–240.009757
Steers—Medium and Large 1420284.46/cwt270.00–300.001,19516
Steers—Medium and Large 2423252.81/cwt245.00–260.001,0696
Steers—Medium and Large 3455227.53/cwt225.00–230.001,0354
Steers—Medium and Large 1456260.98/cwt250.00–275.001,1909
Steers—Medium and Large 2484242.29/cwt235.00–247.001,1735
Steers—Medium and Large 1520249.81/cwt240.00–260.001,29912
Steers—Medium and Large 2523231.10/cwt227.00–235.001,2096
Steers—Medium and Large 1570239.87/cwt235.00–245.001,3678
Steers—Medium and Large 2572225.87/cwt220.00–230.001,2925
Steers—Medium and Large 1604229.15/cwt225.00–235.001,3846
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308230.12/cwt225.00–235.007096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317260.41/cwt255.00–265.008257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320245.31/cwt240.00–250.007858
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370231.22/cwt227.00–235.008568
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375222.47/cwt220.00–225.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384245.65/cwt240.00–250.009437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421235.19/cwt230.00–242.009909
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424222.94/cwt220.00–227.009457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456219.82/cwt217.00–222.001,0027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465231.13/cwt225.00–235.001,0755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511214.35/cwt210.00–220.001,0959
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526196.29/cwt190.00–205.001,0327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568207.47/cwt205.00–210.001,1784
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,636117.29/cwt112.00–121.001,9196
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03273.08/cwt70.00–78.007545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19984.54/cwt81.00–87.001,01420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34291.65/cwt88.00–96.001,23025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405102.08/cwt101.00–103.001,4346

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.