Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2023-01-25

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 25
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
898 head
▼ 259 vs last sale 1,157▲ 365 vs year ago 533 · +68.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
385 head
▼ 238 vs last sale 623▲ 25 vs year ago 360 · +6.9%
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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $207.01/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$207.01
79 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.58
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1421216.0191052
Medium and Large 2456190.4986924
Medium and Large 3365183.246693thin
One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $241 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 sale79 hd
207.01
—
FL average8 barns · 521 hd
209.59
−2.58
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—Average1,551109.091,69212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22992.501,13730
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00876.9277615

Every lot, as filed

32 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—530161.53/cwt160.00–163.008564
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275171.49/cwt167.00–180.004723
HeifersMedium and Large 2—454157.95/cwt152.00–160.007174
SteersMedium and Large 1—423216.75/cwt208.00–225.0091710
HeifersMedium and Large 1—416175.00/cwt170.00–182.007287
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560159.95/cwt157.00–163.008964
SteersMedium and Large 2—463187.43/cwt185.00–190.008684
SteersMedium and Large 3—365183.24/cwt180.00–185.006693
SteersMedium and Large 2—313209.73/cwt200.00–215.006563
SteersMedium and Large 2—375201.58/cwt195.00–205.007563
SteersMedium and Large 2—428196.17/cwt190.00–200.008405
SteersMedium and Large 1—515194.90/cwt190.00–200.001,0046
SteersMedium and Large 1—568183.52/cwt180.00–187.001,0426
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320186.67/cwt180.00–194.005976
SteersMedium and Large 2—519181.07/cwt175.00–185.009405
SteersMedium and Large 1—324228.62/cwt220.00–235.007419
SteersMedium and Large 1—378223.67/cwt215.00–232.008456
SteersMedium and Large 1—256262.43/cwt245.00–275.006727
SteersMedium and Large 1—464204.18/cwt200.00–210.009475
HeifersMedium and Large 1—264196.36/cwt185.00–205.005185
SteersMedium and Large 1—628178.98/cwt175.00–181.001,1243
SteersMedium and Large 2—575175.49/cwt174.00–177.001,0094
HeifersMedium and Large 1—354184.35/cwt180.00–190.006537
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370163.31/cwt160.00–167.006044
HeifersMedium and Large 1—464169.18/cwt165.00–175.007855
Bulls——1,482107.31/cwt103.00–111.001,5906
Bulls——1,728117.95/cwt114.00–119.002,0384
Bulls——1,40596.68/cwt94.00–99.001,3582
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11988.27/cwt82.00–92.0098819
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,41899.81/cwt95.00–105.001,41511
CowsLean 85-90%—99573.71/cwt71.00–77.007336
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01779.06/cwt78.00–81.008049

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.