Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-08-22

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 22
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
867 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 769▲ 184 vs year ago 683 · +26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 243▲ 64 vs year ago 240 · +26.7%
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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 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $197.07/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$197.07
112 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.25
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406204.0982874
Medium and Large 2389188.0373129
Medium and Large 3438168.517399thin
One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $89 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 sale112 hd
197.07
—
FL average9 barns · 1,253 hd
168.83
+28.25
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—Average1,417108.621,5398thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21790.571,10238
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10078.1085920

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1205254.88/cwt250.00–260.005234
Steers—Medium and Large 2260206.79/cwt200.00–210.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 1263222.14/cwt215.00–230.005844
Steers—Medium and Large 1318219.10/cwt210.00–230.0069715
Steers—Medium and Large 2323197.21/cwt190.00–205.006376
Steers—Medium and Large 3370183.38/cwt180.00–185.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 2373194.83/cwt190.00–200.007278
Steers—Medium and Large 1375215.27/cwt205.00–225.0080714
Steers—Medium and Large 1403203.23/cwt195.00–210.0081911
Steers—Medium and Large 2420183.37/cwt180.00–185.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 3420173.75/cwt167.00–177.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 2458175.08/cwt170.00–180.008026
Steers—Medium and Large 1466191.51/cwt185.00–200.008929
Steers—Medium and Large 1516174.40/cwt170.00–180.009007
Steers—Medium and Large 2522163.35/cwt160.00–165.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 3525148.40/cwt145.00–155.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 1565172.41/cwt169.00–176.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 1606170.78/cwt165.00–172.001,0356
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272186.99/cwt180.00–200.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276169.41/cwt165.00–172.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314178.88/cwt170.00–190.005627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315160.08/cwt155.00–165.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357176.82/cwt170.00–185.006319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375162.60/cwt160.00–165.006108
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415145.25/cwt142.00–147.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416154.17/cwt150.00–160.006417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418169.79/cwt165.00–175.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463160.90/cwt155.00–165.007455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464147.57/cwt144.00–150.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515150.02/cwt148.00–152.007734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558147.53/cwt145.00–150.008234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,298103.03/cwt102.00–104.001,3372
Bulls——1,329107.18/cwt106.00–110.001,4244
Bulls——1,713117.10/cwt115.00–119.002,0062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02076.26/cwt73.00–79.0077814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15587.81/cwt84.00–91.001,01420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28693.63/cwt92.00–104.001,20418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28782.39/cwt81.00–83.001,0606

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.