Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-07-13

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jul 13
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
8 vs last sale 488 711 vs year ago 1,191 · 59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
782 head
414 vs last sale 368 466 vs year ago 316 · +147.5%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.62/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$168.62
70 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.57
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467173.5281034
Medium and Large 2459164.0175325
Medium and Large 3385163.9363011thin
One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about $180 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 sale70 hd
168.62
FL average9 barns · 869 hd
164.04
+4.57
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
BullsHigh1,529110.371,6888thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25681.111,01938
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08974.7881428

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1268173.40/cwt170.00–177.004654
HeifersMedium and Large 1516146.39/cwt143.00–149.007559
HeifersMedium and Large 1466154.36/cwt150.00–160.007197
HeifersMedium and Large 2380149.87/cwt145.00–155.005706
HeifersMedium and Large 1420158.14/cwt155.00–161.006646
HeifersMedium and Large 3366138.03/cwt135.00–140.005055
SteersMedium and Large 1305197.54/cwt195.00–200.006024
SteersMedium and Large 2567151.62/cwt150.00–155.008603
SteersMedium and Large 1413177.06/cwt175.00–179.007314
SteersMedium and Large 3375166.05/cwt162.00–170.006238
SteersMedium and Large 2470159.69/cwt155.00–164.007514
SteersMedium and Large 1518169.06/cwt165.00–173.0087610
SteersMedium and Large 3410158.29/cwt155.00–160.006493
SteersMedium and Large 2378177.42/cwt175.00–180.006714
HeifersMedium and Large 2325156.56/cwt150.00–160.005093
HeifersMedium and Large 2423147.43/cwt145.00–150.006244
SteersMedium and Large 2416168.05/cwt163.00–172.006999
SteersMedium and Large 1470171.89/cwt167.00–177.008086
SteersMedium and Large 1556159.26/cwt157.00–161.008857
SteersMedium and Large 1372188.18/cwt185.00–195.007003
HeifersMedium and Large 1318167.60/cwt165.00–170.005334
HeifersMedium and Large 1376168.77/cwt167.00–170.006355
SteersMedium and Large 2527156.91/cwt153.00–163.008275
Bulls1,498114.90/cwt111.00–118.001,7214
Bulls1,560105.84/cwt103.00–109.001,6514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34879.53/cwt77.00–82.001,07224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09983.83/cwt83.00–86.0092114
CowsLean 85-90%1,08974.78/cwt72.00–78.0081428

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.