Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2023-02-06

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Feb 6
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
▼ 162 vs last sale 823▲ 31 vs year ago 630 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 275▲ 24 vs year ago 233 · +10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady 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 $209.33/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$209.33
83 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.91
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1424219.7293250
Medium and Large 2436194.4384728
Medium and Large 3367188.876935thin
One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about $239 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 sale83 hd
209.33
—
FL average8 barns · 334 hd
208.42
+0.91
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—Average1,494111.831,6706thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18994.521,12430
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07279.6485416

Every lot

33 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 1257258.76/cwt240.00–280.0066511
Steers—Medium and Large 2270209.81/cwt205.00–220.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 2325213.44/cwt210.00–220.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1329235.90/cwt225.00–250.007767
Steers—Medium and Large 1362222.73/cwt215.00–235.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 3367188.87/cwt185.00–195.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 2375204.87/cwt200.00–210.007684
Steers—Medium and Large 2407194.03/cwt190.00–200.007905
Steers—Medium and Large 1416218.46/cwt210.00–230.009095
Steers—Medium and Large 1458211.16/cwt205.00–220.009675
Steers—Medium and Large 2477188.43/cwt185.00–195.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 2523184.88/cwt180.00–190.009676
Steers—Medium and Large 1531198.71/cwt192.00–208.001,0557
Steers—Medium and Large 2578177.55/cwt175.00–180.001,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 1580191.88/cwt185.00–199.001,1134
Steers—Medium and Large 1620184.30/cwt182.00–189.001,1433
Steers—Medium and Large 1668171.67/cwt171.00–173.001,1473
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220221.82/cwt215.00–225.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274214.73/cwt202.00–225.005887
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278185.24/cwt175.00–190.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317200.88/cwt190.00–210.006379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358185.81/cwt177.00–195.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413183.23/cwt180.00–190.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421158.03/cwt155.00–160.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425167.44/cwt165.00–170.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458182.97/cwt177.00–189.008386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513168.66/cwt162.00–175.008654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578163.26/cwt160.00–170.009443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465105.13/cwt102.00–109.001,5403
Bulls——1,522118.53/cwt117.00–120.001,8043
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07279.64/cwt76.00–83.0085416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14590.07/cwt87.00–96.001,03121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291104.90/cwt101.00–113.001,3549

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.