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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Nov 16
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
960 head
180 vs last sale 780 960 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
355 head
20 vs last sale 335 355 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 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 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $187.39/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$187.39
98 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.86
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432192.2583068
Medium and Large 2425176.3775030
One grade step is worth $15.88/cwt here — about $80 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 sale98 hd
187.39
FL average9 barns · 736 hd
179.53
+7.86
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
BullsAverage1,399102.191,43015
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15879.3691936
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05566.3370011

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1322177.38/cwt170.00–182.005715
HeifersMedium and Large 1610128.77/cwt128.00–131.007854
HeifersMedium and Large 1277176.75/cwt175.00–180.004903
HeifersMedium and Large 3355143.29/cwt140.00–145.005093
HeifersMedium and Large 3332143.17/cwt140.00–150.004753
HeifersMedium and Large 2425149.82/cwt145.00–155.006376
SteersMedium and Large 1573168.07/cwt165.00–172.009639
SteersMedium and Large 1373205.34/cwt195.00–215.0076610
SteersMedium and Large 1606158.25/cwt155.00–163.009594
SteersMedium and Large 1464179.31/cwt175.00–185.008329
SteersMedium and Large 2413173.23/cwt170.00–175.007153
SteersMedium and Large 1422193.76/cwt185.00–205.0081813
SteersMedium and Large 1331212.72/cwt207.00–220.007047
SteersMedium and Large 2463167.14/cwt162.00–172.007746
SteersMedium and Large 2578155.06/cwt150.00–160.008964
SteersMedium and Large 2379183.91/cwt180.00–190.006975
SteersMedium and Large 2525159.90/cwt155.00–165.008394
HeifersMedium and Large 1420161.88/cwt157.00–167.006804
HeifersMedium and Large 1518145.17/cwt140.00–150.007524
SteersMedium and Large 1268225.66/cwt217.00–235.006059
SteersMedium and Large 1523174.43/cwt170.00–180.009127
SteersMedium and Large 2321198.93/cwt195.00–205.006395
SteersMedium and Large 2278198.17/cwt195.00–205.005513
HeifersMedium and Large 2565132.43/cwt130.00–135.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 2328163.58/cwt160.00–167.005374
HeifersMedium and Large 2363155.17/cwt150.00–160.005634
HeifersMedium and Large 2526134.75/cwt130.00–138.007095
HeifersMedium and Large 1466157.13/cwt152.00–165.007325
HeifersMedium and Large 1376173.63/cwt165.00–185.006539
HeifersMedium and Large 1563143.42/cwt140.00–147.008074
Bulls1,430103.58/cwt100.00–107.001,48112
Bulls1,27796.63/cwt94.00–98.001,2343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10576.03/cwt72.00–79.0084022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24184.60/cwt82.00–91.001,05014
CowsLean 85-90%1,05566.33/cwt63.00–69.0070011

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.