Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-08-24

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 24
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,021 head
▲ 296 vs last sale 725▲ 299 vs year ago 722 · +41.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
359 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 374▼ 102 vs year ago 461 · −22.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Sep 14, 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 mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $175.96/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$175.96
81 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.75
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483181.5187739
Medium and Large 2440176.0277430
Medium and Large 3483157.8076212thin
One grade step is worth $23.71/cwt here — about $116 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 sale81 hd
175.96
—
FL average9 barns · 1,025 hd
171.22
+4.75
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—Average1,516114.931,7425thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16185.1298932
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03575.8578512

Every lot, as filed

35 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
SteersMedium and Large 2—415175.12/cwt170.00–180.007276
HeifersMedium and Large 2—318163.58/cwt160.00–167.005204
SteersMedium and Large 1—273215.46/cwt205.00–225.005884
SteersMedium and Large 2—318194.72/cwt190.00–200.006194
HeifersMedium and Large 1—277173.01/cwt170.00–180.004793
HeifersMedium and Large 1—413162.45/cwt160.00–165.006714
HeifersMedium and Large 3—323147.40/cwt145.00–150.004764
HeifersMedium and Large 3—423138.36/cwt135.00–142.005854
HeifersMedium and Large 3—468132.57/cwt130.00–135.006204
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571140.76/cwt135.00–145.008047
SteersMedium and Large 3—468157.41/cwt155.00–160.007374
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520144.57/cwt142.00–147.007526
SteersMedium and Large 2—375193.84/cwt190.00–200.007275
SteersMedium and Large 1—365208.29/cwt205.00–210.007603
SteersMedium and Large 1—425191.88/cwt187.00–197.008156
SteersMedium and Large 3—563143.77/cwt142.00–145.008095
SteersMedium and Large 3—368181.70/cwt180.00–185.006693
SteersMedium and Large 2—473166.45/cwt162.00–170.007877
SteersMedium and Large 2—530164.58/cwt160.00–169.008728
HeifersMedium and Large 1—367167.36/cwt160.00–172.006145
HeifersMedium and Large 1—463159.92/cwt155.00–165.007404
SteersMedium and Large 1—465177.45/cwt175.00–180.008256
SteersMedium and Large 1—629162.95/cwt160.00–169.001,0257
SteersMedium and Large 1—515175.15/cwt170.00–180.009028
SteersMedium and Large 1—559166.85/cwt162.00–170.009335
HeifersMedium and Large 2—455147.14/cwt145.00–150.006697
HeifersMedium and Large 1—601136.26/cwt135.00–140.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323178.78/cwt170.00–185.005775
HeifersMedium and Large 3—368142.45/cwt140.00–145.005244
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515138.98/cwt137.00–140.007163
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428147.46/cwt145.00–150.006314
Bulls——1,516114.93/cwt111.00–117.001,7425
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14683.70/cwt81.00–87.0095926
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22891.25/cwt89.00–95.001,1216
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03575.85/cwt73.00–79.0078512

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.