Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2023-01-16

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jan 16
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
845 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 1,031▲ 188 vs year ago 657 · +28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 382▲ 311 vs year ago 144 · +216.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $205.33/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$205.33
73 head · 409 lb average
Value per head Derived
$840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.83
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405211.3985555
Medium and Large 2426189.1880514thin
Medium and Large 3415178.467414thin
One grade step is worth $32.93/cwt here — about $115 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 sale73 hd
205.33
—
FL average8 barns · 598 hd
199.50
+5.83
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—Average1,45599.581,44919
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17780.5994845
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05568.8772710

Every lot

31 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263245.82/cwt230.00–260.006479
Steers—Medium and Large 1320226.17/cwt215.00–237.0072410
Steers—Medium and Large 2323200.12/cwt195.00–205.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 1363213.79/cwt205.00–222.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 3415178.46/cwt175.00–182.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 1416210.56/cwt202.00–220.0087611
Steers—Medium and Large 2425193.38/cwt190.00–197.008224
Steers—Medium and Large 1456198.53/cwt193.00–207.009055
Steers—Medium and Large 2462183.43/cwt180.00–190.008473
Steers—Medium and Large 1510187.43/cwt180.00–195.0095612
Steers—Medium and Large 2527174.74/cwt170.00–177.009213
Steers—Medium and Large 1565184.87/cwt180.00–190.001,0454
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258194.07/cwt185.00–200.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325180.72/cwt175.00–187.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330166.57/cwt165.00–170.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363162.41/cwt160.00–165.005904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368177.86/cwt170.00–185.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414148.36/cwt145.00–153.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420171.19/cwt165.00–178.007196
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465144.57/cwt140.00–147.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468153.59/cwt150.00–157.007194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470164.79/cwt160.00–170.007758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529160.46/cwt155.00–165.008499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570148.45/cwt145.00–155.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618143.43/cwt140.00–147.008864
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,433103.21/cwt100.00–107.001,4798
Bulls——1,47093.65/cwt90.00–96.001,3779
Bulls——1,475111.75/cwt109.00–115.001,6482
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05568.87/cwt64.00–72.0072710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16379.24/cwt74.00–82.0092237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24186.84/cwt84.00–88.001,0788

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.