Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-02-07

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Feb 7
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
630 head
▼ 219 vs last sale 849▲ 6 vs year ago 624 · +1.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 199▲ 67 vs year ago 166 · +40.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $198.62/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$198.62
91 head · 392 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.92
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1373212.8679554
Medium and Large 2427179.9776828
Medium and Large 3399171.246849thin
One grade step is worth $41.62/cwt here — about $111 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 sale91 hd
198.62
—
FL average9 barns · 571 hd
191.70
+6.92
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—Average1,622113.271,8374thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20989.731,08537
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07474.4379916

Every lot

35 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1213247.24/cwt240.00–255.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 2270200.56/cwt190.00–210.005424
Steers—Medium and Large 1278237.16/cwt230.00–245.006598
Steers—Medium and Large 1320228.10/cwt220.00–237.0073014
Steers—Medium and Large 1365208.15/cwt200.00–217.007608
Steers—Medium and Large 3370175.20/cwt170.00–180.006486
Steers—Medium and Large 2372190.91/cwt185.00–195.007107
Steers—Medium and Large 2417178.88/cwt175.00–185.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 1428199.85/cwt195.00–205.008558
Steers—Medium and Large 1457183.28/cwt180.00–190.008383
Steers—Medium and Large 3458163.31/cwt160.00–165.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 2463172.46/cwt170.00–175.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 2520167.06/cwt165.00–170.008695
Steers—Medium and Large 1538179.98/cwt175.00–185.009686
Steers—Medium and Large 1555173.64/cwt171.00–175.009643
Steers—Medium and Large 2577160.29/cwt157.00–162.009253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1213213.75/cwt195.00–225.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263180.48/cwt170.00–190.004756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273157.29/cwt150.00–165.004296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2306157.75/cwt155.00–162.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320146.65/cwt142.00–150.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330167.42/cwt165.00–170.005524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1356166.97/cwt165.00–170.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361138.32/cwt130.00–145.004997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430157.47/cwt155.00–160.006776
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465129.62/cwt125.00–132.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468155.85/cwt152.00–160.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484143.04/cwt140.00–145.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500147.00/cwt145.00–149.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508128.38/cwt127.00–131.006523
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,573105.63/cwt101.00–111.001,6622
Bulls——1,670120.90/cwt117.00–124.002,0192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07474.43/cwt69.00–79.0079916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15885.79/cwt80.00–90.0099322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28395.51/cwt94.00–100.001,22515

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.