Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-02-14

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Feb 14
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
749 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 630▲ 200 vs year ago 549 · +36.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
422 head
▲ 189 vs last sale 233▲ 219 vs year ago 203 · +107.9%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $207.27/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$207.27
85 head · 382 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.06
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1374215.0280563
Medium and Large 2402186.9475119thin
Medium and Large 3420173.377283thin
One grade step is worth $41.65/cwt here — about $77 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 sale85 hd
207.27
—
FL average9 barns · 485 hd
199.21
+8.06
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—High1,606114.271,83522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15497.921,13037
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04281.1784619

Every lot

30 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1218259.20/cwt250.00–270.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 2256201.72/cwt190.00–210.005165
Steers—Medium and Large 1280237.28/cwt225.00–250.0066412
Steers—Medium and Large 1315225.48/cwt215.00–235.0071010
Steers—Medium and Large 1369215.62/cwt207.00–227.0079611
Steers—Medium and Large 2378194.90/cwt190.00–200.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 1411203.36/cwt195.00–210.0083611
Steers—Medium and Large 3420173.37/cwt170.00–175.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 2432184.76/cwt180.00–187.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1468194.92/cwt190.00–200.009126
Steers—Medium and Large 2483176.62/cwt170.00–180.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1518184.83/cwt180.00–190.009576
Steers—Medium and Large 2525169.90/cwt165.00–175.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 1567173.29/cwt170.00–175.009833
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283183.45/cwt180.00–188.005199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1306181.12/cwt177.00–184.005545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360172.63/cwt168.00–177.006216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365159.40/cwt157.00–162.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413166.12/cwt162.00–170.006868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425148.41/cwt145.00–155.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468157.95/cwt155.00–161.007396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485123.37/cwt120.00–125.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523147.95/cwt145.00–150.007745
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33294.86/cwt92.00–100.001,2645
Bulls——1,381110.70/cwt105.00–114.001,5296
Bulls——1,853125.03/cwt119.00–131.002,31711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93277.26/cwt75.00–81.0072010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08893.41/cwt88.00–98.001,01621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16485.51/cwt83.00–88.009959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240103.85/cwt100.00–110.001,28816

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.