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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Sep 8
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,204 head
87 vs last sale 1,117 25 vs year ago 1,179 · +2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
423 head
70 vs last sale 353 91 vs year ago 332 · +27.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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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 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.46/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$172.46
69 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.49
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460176.3381138
Medium and Large 2429169.2672522
Medium and Large 3391163.926419thin
One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $170 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 sale69 hd
172.46
FL average5 barns · 455 hd
165.96
+6.49
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
BullsAverage1,61286.721,3985thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25268.4385736
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10760.1366612

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1323169.73/cwt165.00–175.005484
HeifersMedium and Large 2270150.67/cwt145.00–157.004072
HeifersMedium and Large 3478125.08/cwt120.00–130.005984
HeifersMedium and Large 2475141.13/cwt135.00–144.006703
HeifersMedium and Large 2518127.25/cwt122.00–130.006593
HeifersMedium and Large 3368133.57/cwt130.00–137.004922
SteersMedium and Large 1568154.85/cwt150.00–160.008806
SteersMedium and Large 2483161.06/cwt157.00–165.007782
SteersMedium and Large 2273196.95/cwt190.00–200.005383
SteersMedium and Large 2527149.74/cwt145.00–152.007893
SteersMedium and Large 2365180.14/cwt175.00–185.006584
SteersMedium and Large 2418169.79/cwt165.00–175.007104
SteersMedium and Large 2325194.77/cwt190.00–200.006332
SteersMedium and Large 1315209.76/cwt205.00–215.006612
SteersMedium and Large 1460177.87/cwt172.00–182.008185
SteersMedium and Large 3330181.87/cwt175.00–185.006003
SteersMedium and Large 3373163.66/cwt160.00–167.006104
SteersMedium and Large 3520137.52/cwt135.00–140.007152
SteersMedium and Large 2570143.05/cwt140.00–146.008154
HeifersMedium and Large 1463151.11/cwt147.00–155.007008
HeifersMedium and Large 1508139.93/cwt135.00–145.0071110
HeifersMedium and Large 1363160.17/cwt155.00–165.005814
SteersMedium and Large 1359196.53/cwt190.00–205.007067
SteersMedium and Large 1422189.11/cwt185.00–195.007987
SteersMedium and Large 1516160.29/cwt155.00–165.0082711
HeifersMedium and Large 2373145.81/cwt142.00–150.005444
HeifersMedium and Large 2574122.76/cwt120.00–127.007055
HeifersMedium and Large 1264176.36/cwt165.00–185.004665
HeifersMedium and Large 2408143.52/cwt140.00–147.005862
HeifersMedium and Large 1564133.06/cwt130.00–137.007507
HeifersMedium and Large 1419153.91/cwt150.00–160.006455
Bulls1,80392.25/cwt89.00–95.001,6632
Bulls1,48583.03/cwt81.00–84.001,2333
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21366.15/cwt63.00–69.0080223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32272.47/cwt70.00–76.0095813
CowsLean 85-90%1,10760.13/cwt57.00–62.0066612

How this sale compares

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.