Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2023-06-05

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 5
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
909 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 785▲ 283 vs year ago 626 · +45.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 222▲ 115 vs year ago 157 · +73.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $255.58/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$255.58
86 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.82
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436258.141,12666
Medium and Large 2345247.1185120
One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $274 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 sale86 hd
255.58
—
FL average8 barns · 479 hd
249.76
+5.82
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—Average1,530118.901,8209thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,209111.931,35331
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,062101.001,0738thin

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 2262267.01/cwt260.00–280.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 1279307.74/cwt300.00–320.008595
Steers—Medium and Large 2318255.35/cwt240.00–270.008128
Steers—Medium and Large 1321292.63/cwt280.00–310.009397
Steers—Medium and Large 1365265.41/cwt250.00–280.0096912
Steers—Medium and Large 2376237.13/cwt225.00–245.008925
Steers—Medium and Large 2420228.20/cwt220.00–237.009584
Steers—Medium and Large 1428255.18/cwt245.00–265.001,09214
Steers—Medium and Large 1458252.30/cwt240.00–265.001,1568
Steers—Medium and Large 1524243.65/cwt230.00–255.001,2779
Steers—Medium and Large 1563230.13/cwt220.00–240.001,2968
Steers—Medium and Large 1627213.57/cwt210.00–221.001,3393
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270243.67/cwt235.00–250.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271223.69/cwt220.00–230.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313217.20/cwt210.00–225.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329238.77/cwt230.00–246.007869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368230.10/cwt225.00–235.008478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378210.10/cwt205.00–215.007944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408206.11/cwt200.00–212.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418226.09/cwt220.00–231.009457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457221.99/cwt215.00–228.001,01411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462191.71/cwt190.00–195.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470204.45/cwt200.00–209.009614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512210.75/cwt201.00–217.001,0795
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,338119.18/cwt116.00–123.001,5953
Bulls——1,353105.79/cwt103.00–112.001,4313
Bulls——1,900131.73/cwt128.00–133.002,5033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96396.20/cwt91.00–99.009263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122103.88/cwt102.00–105.001,1665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132107.25/cwt103.00–112.001,21413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264115.31/cwt114.00–119.001,45818

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.