Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-06-06

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 6
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
626 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 546▼ 437 vs year ago 1,063 · −41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 294▼ 109 vs year ago 266 · −41.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.71/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$172.71
87 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.72
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2414174.9072441
Medium and Large 1487172.7584230
Medium and Large 3394167.0165816thin
One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $66 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 sale87 hd
172.71
—
FL average9 barns · 449 hd
170.99
+1.72
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—High1,462109.641,6034thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10388.1797229
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02775.8277910

Every lot

34 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265190.78/cwt180.00–200.005067
Steers—Medium and Large 2315188.33/cwt185.00–192.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 3320177.62/cwt175.00–180.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 3373170.23/cwt165.00–175.006358
Steers—Medium and Large 2376180.15/cwt177.00–185.006775
Steers—Medium and Large 1411182.66/cwt180.00–186.007517
Steers—Medium and Large 2418172.60/cwt170.00–175.007216
Steers—Medium and Large 1460174.40/cwt170.00–179.0080210
Steers—Medium and Large 3510149.95/cwt145.00–155.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 1520169.77/cwt168.00–171.008835
Steers—Medium and Large 2526163.81/cwt160.00–167.008629
Steers—Medium and Large 1568163.88/cwt160.00–168.009318
Steers—Medium and Large 2578153.06/cwt150.00–156.008856
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270154.15/cwt150.00–162.004163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272170.01/cwt165.00–177.004629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318158.58/cwt155.00–162.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323171.73/cwt167.00–177.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327144.57/cwt140.00–147.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366163.03/cwt160.00–165.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366151.72/cwt147.00–155.005555
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366139.25/cwt135.00–142.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411156.90/cwt153.00–160.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423145.58/cwt141.00–150.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461144.96/cwt142.00–147.006685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470151.91/cwt150.00–154.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515138.57/cwt135.00–142.007146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568137.95/cwt134.00–142.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575129.02/cwt127.00–130.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623130.35/cwt126.00–133.008125
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433107.52/cwt104.00–111.001,5413
Bulls——1,550116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,7981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02775.82/cwt73.00–79.0077910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05992.38/cwt90.00–96.0097812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13485.19/cwt82.00–88.0096617

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.