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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Feb 23
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
777 head
104 vs last sale 673 371 vs year ago 406 · +91.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
540 head
11 vs last sale 529 323 vs year ago 217 · +148.8%
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 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $197.29/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$197.29
99 head · 392 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.35
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1386205.9079565
Medium and Large 2394186.3473424
Medium and Large 3421167.6370610thin
One grade step is worth $38.28/cwt here — about $89 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 sale99 hd
197.29
FL average9 barns · 468 hd
188.94
+8.35
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
BullsHigh1,534105.121,61322
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18378.5893049
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03070.0072143

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 3463132.57/cwt130.00–135.006144
HeifersMedium and Large 3421132.66/cwt130.00–137.005585
HeifersMedium and Large 2470142.61/cwt140.00–145.006704
HeifersMedium and Large 2323163.78/cwt160.00–170.005295
HeifersMedium and Large 2365155.21/cwt150.00–160.005676
HeifersMedium and Large 1258183.69/cwt177.00–190.004748
SteersMedium and Large 2465173.10/cwt170.00–178.008055
SteersMedium and Large 2368189.57/cwt187.00–195.006983
SteersMedium and Large 2325202.38/cwt200.00–205.006584
SteersMedium and Large 1418197.02/cwt190.00–205.008249
SteersMedium and Large 1368212.14/cwt205.00–220.0078110
SteersMedium and Large 3465162.28/cwt160.00–167.007553
SteersMedium and Large 3423164.85/cwt160.00–170.006974
SteersMedium and Large 2413179.52/cwt175.00–182.007413
SteersMedium and Large 2520165.10/cwt160.00–170.008594
SteersMedium and Large 3375176.67/cwt170.00–180.006633
SteersMedium and Large 2281205.87/cwt200.00–210.005785
SteersMedium and Large 1310219.81/cwt210.00–229.0068112
SteersMedium and Large 1263230.48/cwt220.00–240.0060616
SteersMedium and Large 1570174.71/cwt170.00–177.009963
SteersMedium and Large 1462190.84/cwt185.00–200.008825
SteersMedium and Large 1513181.14/cwt175.00–190.009295
SteersMedium and Large 1629155.96/cwt155.00–160.009815
HeifersMedium and Large 1465154.89/cwt150.00–160.007204
HeifersMedium and Large 1413170.88/cwt165.00–175.007065
HeifersMedium and Large 1509147.36/cwt145.00–151.007505
HeifersMedium and Large 1320179.95/cwt177.00–183.005766
HeifersMedium and Large 1358172.34/cwt165.00–180.0061712
HeifersMedium and Large 1560144.71/cwt140.00–147.008103
Bulls1,645118.05/cwt115.00–121.001,9424
Bulls1,44397.51/cwt95.00–100.001,4079
Bulls1,576106.99/cwt102.00–110.001,6869
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12775.84/cwt73.00–79.0085530
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27282.91/cwt81.00–89.001,05519
CowsLean 85-90%1,04073.12/cwt71.00–78.0076023
CowsLean 85-90%1,01966.41/cwt63.00–68.0067720

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.