Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-05-16

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 16
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 360▼ 13 vs year ago 488 · −2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 127▼ 188 vs year ago 433 · −43.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.74/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$176.74
82 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.75
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436183.4180036
Medium and Large 2425173.9373931
Medium and Large 3385166.5464215thin
One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $158 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 sale82 hd
176.74
—
FL average9 barns · 498 hd
174.99
+1.75
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—Average1,434108.991,5637thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23583.971,03745
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07172.7777924

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 2258190.15/cwt185.00–195.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1264210.68/cwt205.00–215.005565
Steers—Medium and Large 2305188.56/cwt185.00–192.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 1313199.79/cwt195.00–210.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 3313177.60/cwt175.00–180.005564
Steers—Medium and Large 2368179.76/cwt175.00–185.006626
Steers—Medium and Large 3373168.62/cwt165.00–172.006296
Steers—Medium and Large 3413160.39/cwt157.00–162.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 1415184.53/cwt182.00–187.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 2425176.38/cwt173.00–180.007508
Steers—Medium and Large 1455179.04/cwt175.00–183.0081510
Steers—Medium and Large 2470167.55/cwt165.00–170.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1508175.07/cwt170.00–180.008896
Steers—Medium and Large 2514160.93/cwt157.00–167.008275
Steers—Medium and Large 3525147.43/cwt145.00–150.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1558166.97/cwt165.00–169.009326
Steers—Medium and Large 2578156.97/cwt155.00–159.009074
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2257156.75/cwt150.00–160.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268172.43/cwt167.00–180.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320171.06/cwt170.00–172.0054710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320157.54/cwt155.00–160.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368150.81/cwt147.00–155.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379163.84/cwt160.00–167.006219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414156.92/cwt153.00–160.006507
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427138.44/cwt135.00–140.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434146.87/cwt142.00–150.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455152.47/cwt150.00–155.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465132.47/cwt130.00–135.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470144.77/cwt140.00–147.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510144.94/cwt142.00–147.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518133.38/cwt130.00–137.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562137.27/cwt132.00–140.007713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,343105.06/cwt104.00–107.001,4113
Bulls——1,503111.93/cwt111.00–115.001,6824
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06575.11/cwt72.00–78.0080017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08567.07/cwt63.00–70.007287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17079.99/cwt76.00–82.0093618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27886.62/cwt84.00–90.001,10727

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.