Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-01-17

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jan 17
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▼ 513 vs last sale 1,170▼ 484 vs year ago 1,141 · −42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 223▼ 300 vs year ago 444 · −67.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $193.38/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$193.38
110 head · 398 lb average
Value per head Derived
$770
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.26
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413197.0581376
Medium and Large 2370187.2169328
Medium and Large 3351175.806176thin
One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about $196 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 sale110 hd
193.38
—
FL average8 barns · 716 hd
184.12
+9.26
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—High1,46092.031,3447thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20172.3886932
CowsLean 85-90%Average99358.215785thin

Every lot

38 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)
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 1213244.12/cwt220.00–270.005206
Steers—Medium and Large 1263229.13/cwt220.00–240.006037
Steers—Medium and Large 2278204.86/cwt200.00–210.005706
Steers—Medium and Large 2315199.92/cwt195.00–205.006304
Steers—Medium and Large 3315183.23/cwt180.00–185.005773
Steers—Medium and Large 1318221.21/cwt212.00–230.0070314
Steers—Medium and Large 1365196.16/cwt190.00–202.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 2374183.09/cwt180.00–187.006857
Steers—Medium and Large 3387168.36/cwt165.00–170.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 1408194.52/cwt190.00–200.0079413
Steers—Medium and Large 2423178.88/cwt175.00–182.007577
Steers—Medium and Large 1463185.14/cwt180.00–190.0085712
Steers—Medium and Large 2465169.84/cwt165.00–175.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 1518172.42/cwt170.00–175.008938
Steers—Medium and Large 1563166.40/cwt162.00–171.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1608156.01/cwt155.00–159.009494
Steers—Medium and Large 1658151.48/cwt150.00–156.009974
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255177.65/cwt170.00–185.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316173.80/cwt165.00–180.005497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316157.20/cwt155.00–160.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378164.35/cwt160.00–170.006219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411143.55/cwt140.00–148.005907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413158.67/cwt153.00–164.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420131.19/cwt127.00–135.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467149.29/cwt145.00–155.006979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470137.58/cwt135.00–140.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515128.59/cwt124.00–133.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520139.12/cwt135.00–145.007237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562123.05/cwt121.00–127.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569133.93/cwt130.00–139.007627
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522161.65/cwt161.00–163.008443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574157.09/cwt155.00–160.009027
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34383.58/cwt83.00–85.001,1224
Bulls——1,51599.46/cwt98.00–101.001,5072
Bulls——1,820111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99358.21/cwt56.00–59.005785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10967.83/cwt65.00–70.0075211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24974.77/cwt73.00–77.0093421

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.