Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-03-07

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 7
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
768 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 597▲ 113 vs year ago 655 · +17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 182 vs last sale 131▲ 106 vs year ago 207 · +51.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $189.79/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$189.79
75 head · 367 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.98
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1365197.9072337
Medium and Large 3317182.945803thin
Medium and Large 2373181.8167835
One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $45 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 sale75 hd
189.79
—
FL average9 barns · 412 hd
182.81
+6.98
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—High1,634101.621,66012
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23783.481,03333
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09467.287369thin

Every lot

32 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 1270218.81/cwt210.00–227.0059110
Steers—Medium and Large 2278199.86/cwt195.00–205.005566
Steers—Medium and Large 1306207.42/cwt200.00–217.006359
Steers—Medium and Large 3317182.94/cwt180.00–189.005803
Steers—Medium and Large 2318193.78/cwt190.00–198.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 1356193.93/cwt190.00–200.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 2369179.38/cwt175.00–185.0066211
Steers—Medium and Large 2405175.06/cwt170.00–180.007096
Steers—Medium and Large 1413187.58/cwt185.00–190.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 2465168.94/cwt166.00–172.007864
Steers—Medium and Large 1472179.60/cwt175.00–182.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 1512168.95/cwt167.00–170.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 1558167.25/cwt162.00–170.009333
Steers—Medium and Large 2565151.07/cwt147.00–155.008542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266174.36/cwt170.00–180.004645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273157.29/cwt150.00–165.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318169.72/cwt165.00–175.005408
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320156.77/cwt152.00–162.005028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368162.52/cwt160.00–165.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368148.57/cwt145.00–152.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378136.78/cwt130.00–140.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421156.46/cwt152.00–160.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430144.02/cwt142.00–145.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475153.39/cwt150.00–157.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525132.43/cwt130.00–135.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528143.52/cwt142.00–145.007582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55392.35/cwt91.00–93.001,4343
Bulls——1,64398.26/cwt96.00–103.001,6143
Bulls——1,670107.93/cwt106.00–112.001,8026
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07278.03/cwt75.00–81.0083613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09467.28/cwt64.00–70.007369
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34587.03/cwt85.00–90.001,17120

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.