Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2023-12-18

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Dec 18
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Receipts
517 head
▲ 296 vs last sale 221▲ 517 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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—Low1,447116.251,68215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09496.741,058131
CowsLean 85-90%Low95885.53819154

Every lot

8 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240103.28/cwt98.00–108.001,2814
Bulls——1,419115.84/cwt110.00–122.001,6447
Bulls——1,703129.95/cwt126.00–133.002,2134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91374.62/cwt70.00–80.0068134
Cows—Lean 85-90%95187.46/cwt85.00–92.00832102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03894.62/cwt90.00–100.00982106
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08395.21/cwt93.00–98.001,03118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331105.72/cwt102.00–112.001,40725

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.