Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2022-11-09

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Nov 9
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
780 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 813▼ 500 vs year ago 1,280 · −39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 301▲ 91 vs year ago 244 · +37.3%
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 steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $170.76/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$170.76
53 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.26
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475173.6982525
Medium and Large 2424170.2172221
Medium and Large 3402161.966507thin
One grade step is worth $11.73/cwt here — about $175 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 sale53 hd
170.76
—
FL average9 barns · 572 hd
174.03
−3.26
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—Average1,50993.551,4124thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10571.0578527
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05061.6364714

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1—466143.31/cwt142.00–145.006687
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570137.41/cwt135.00–140.007836
SteersMedium and Large 2—420167.41/cwt165.00–170.007038
HeifersMedium and Large 2—518132.42/cwt130.00–135.006864
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510140.92/cwt137.00–145.007194
HeifersMedium and Large 2—360142.08/cwt140.00–145.005115
SteersMedium and Large 1—464172.09/cwt170.00–175.007985
SteersMedium and Large 3—373166.70/cwt165.00–170.006223
SteersMedium and Large 1—623152.01/cwt151.00–154.009473
SteersMedium and Large 1—500170.00/cwt165.00–175.008508
SteersMedium and Large 2—378182.55/cwt180.00–185.006906
SteersMedium and Large 1—355194.74/cwt192.00–200.006913
SteersMedium and Large 3—423158.40/cwt155.00–162.006704
SteersMedium and Large 2—469162.84/cwt157.00–167.007647
HeifersMedium and Large 2—415145.51/cwt140.00–150.006047
HeifersMedium and Large 2—477135.31/cwt132.00–140.006457
SteersMedium and Large 1—318202.19/cwt197.00–205.006433
HeifersMedium and Large 2—562129.70/cwt125.00–133.007295
HeifersMedium and Large 3—434133.04/cwt130.00–135.005775
SteersMedium and Large 1—557158.32/cwt157.00–161.008823
Bulls——1,50993.55/cwt91.00–97.001,4124
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02760.28/cwt57.00–62.006199
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09064.07/cwt63.00–66.006985
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08269.85/cwt67.00–77.0075621
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18675.26/cwt74.00–80.008936

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.