Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-08-15

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 15
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
769 head
▲ 202 vs last sale 567▼ 94 vs year ago 863 · −10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 151 vs last sale 394▲ 27 vs year ago 216 · +12.5%
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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 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.50/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$178.50
127 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.30
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463181.6784279
Medium and Large 2417176.3073538
Medium and Large 3423161.9168410thin
One grade step is worth $19.75/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 sale127 hd
178.50
—
FL average9 barns · 980 hd
165.21
+13.30
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—Average1,339103.291,38310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10187.0595840
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11776.2485210

Every lot

36 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1268219.83/cwt210.00–230.0058911
Steers—Medium and Large 2287198.26/cwt195.00–205.005693
Steers—Medium and Large 1305214.13/cwt205.00–222.0065311
Steers—Medium and Large 2319195.64/cwt190.00–200.006247
Steers—Medium and Large 1360199.86/cwt195.00–210.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 3365171.58/cwt165.00–175.006263
Steers—Medium and Large 2385187.53/cwt185.00–190.007226
Steers—Medium and Large 1415186.88/cwt182.00–192.007768
Steers—Medium and Large 2418173.28/cwt170.00–177.007249
Steers—Medium and Large 3430163.41/cwt160.00–165.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1459175.36/cwt172.00–180.008057
Steers—Medium and Large 3460153.54/cwt150.00–157.007064
Steers—Medium and Large 2462161.16/cwt152.00–167.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 2513157.54/cwt156.00–159.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 1514164.22/cwt160.00–169.0084411
Steers—Medium and Large 1567162.16/cwt160.00–164.0091911
Steers—Medium and Large 2578153.58/cwt150.00–157.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1623158.09/cwt156.00–159.0098511
Steers—Medium and Large 1658154.46/cwt151.00–158.001,0166
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263185.29/cwt175.00–195.004876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278163.59/cwt160.00–167.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370165.14/cwt160.00–170.006118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420159.77/cwt152.00–167.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422147.38/cwt142.00–150.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465150.10/cwt147.00–155.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473142.57/cwt140.00–145.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507131.71/cwt130.00–135.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518142.54/cwt140.00–145.0073810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561139.97/cwt137.00–142.007855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570132.57/cwt130.00–135.007564
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18596.08/cwt94.00–98.001,1394
Bulls——1,414105.11/cwt101.00–107.001,4865
Bulls——1,580123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,9431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05682.81/cwt80.00–86.0087422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11776.24/cwt74.00–79.0085210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15592.24/cwt88.00–98.001,06518

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.