Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-06-15

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jun 15
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 666 vs last sale 947▼ 512 vs year ago 793 · −64.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 222▲ 41 vs year ago 162 · +25.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Sep 28, 2026
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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 steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.86/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$157.86
57 head · 395 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.12
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407166.4967829
Medium and Large 2360155.0555816thin
Medium and Large 3414140.7758212thin
One grade step is worth $25.72/cwt here — about $96 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 sale57 hd
157.86
—
FL average9 barns · 610 hd
148.74
+9.12
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—High1,396111.051,55114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22093.791,14550
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13184.8395915

Every lot, as filed

32 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
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13184.83/cwt83.00–87.0095915
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465145.91/cwt142.00–150.006784
HeifersMedium and Large 2—308160.12/cwt155.00–165.004936
HeifersMedium and Large 1—305173.44/cwt170.00–180.005293
HeifersMedium and Large 1—258183.60/cwt180.00–187.004744
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475159.47/cwt157.00–162.007576
HeifersMedium and Large 1—411166.43/cwt162.00–172.006847
SteersMedium and Large 3—310180.81/cwt175.00–185.005615
SteersMedium and Large 1—567170.94/cwt169.00–175.009693
SteersMedium and Large 1—377194.14/cwt190.00–197.007327
SteersMedium and Large 1—460181.07/cwt175.00–184.008333
SteersMedium and Large 2—362182.42/cwt180.00–187.006603
SteersMedium and Large 2—477163.22/cwt160.00–170.007793
SteersMedium and Large 2—415174.88/cwt170.00–180.007264
SteersMedium and Large 1—420185.05/cwt181.00–187.007773
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523155.42/cwt150.00–159.008135
HeifersMedium and Large 3—458137.46/cwt135.00–140.006304
SteersMedium and Large 1—315205.08/cwt200.00–210.006464
SteersMedium and Large 2—259201.14/cwt195.00–205.005215
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380168.67/cwt162.00–175.006414
SteersMedium and Large 1—609165.61/cwt164.00–167.001,0095
HeifersMedium and Large 2—258159.68/cwt150.00–165.004123
HeifersMedium and Large 2—427152.44/cwt147.00–155.006513
SteersMedium and Large 1—513172.92/cwt170.00–179.008873
SteersMedium and Large 2—323191.81/cwt187.00–197.006204
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368142.38/cwt140.00–145.005244
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415142.47/cwt140.00–145.005914
Bulls——1,470117.53/cwt116.00–123.001,7285
Bulls——1,312105.51/cwt101.00–107.001,3845
Bulls——1,410109.89/cwt108.00–112.001,5494
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22299.47/cwt97.00–103.001,21612
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22091.99/cwt89.00–95.001,12238

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.