Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-10-05

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 5
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
779 vs last sale 905 850 vs year ago 976 · 87.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
412 vs last sale 554 276 vs year ago 418 · 66.0%
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 due to weather conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.48/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$158.48
28 head · 361 lb average
Value per head Derived
$572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.99
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1368161.3459319thin
Medium and Large 2346152.445279thin
One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $66 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 sale28 hd
158.48
FL average8 barns · 819 hd
140.49
+17.99
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
BullsAverage1,696103.321,7526thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33772.4496929
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07665.1570121

Every lot, as filed

19 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 1277169.10/cwt167.00–170.004683
HeifersMedium and Large 1413155.23/cwt152.00–157.006413
HeifersMedium and Large 2335161.62/cwt160.00–165.005413
SteersMedium and Large 2315189.46/cwt187.00–192.005972
HeifersMedium and Large 1315168.43/cwt167.00–170.005314
HeifersMedium and Large 2415138.41/cwt135.00–145.005743
SteersMedium and Large 2367183.23/cwt180.00–185.006723
SteersMedium and Large 1565165.62/cwt163.00–167.009363
SteersMedium and Large 1365193.32/cwt187.00–200.007064
HeifersMedium and Large 2287157.28/cwt155.00–162.004513
HeifersMedium and Large 1463149.57/cwt147.00–152.006934
HeifersMedium and Large 1361164.10/cwt160.00–170.005925
SteersMedium and Large 1413195.81/cwt187.00–200.008093
SteersMedium and Large 1330201.57/cwt200.00–205.006653
SteersMedium and Large 1267209.56/cwt200.00–215.005603
Bulls1,696103.32/cwt101.00–107.001,7526
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09376.20/cwt75.00–79.008338
CowsLean 85-90%1,07665.15/cwt63.00–69.0070121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43071.01/cwt69.00–74.001,01521

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.