Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2018-02-26

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Feb 26
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
67 vs last sale 378 445 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
94 vs last sale 47 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $207.85/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$207.85
84 head · 353 lb average
Value per head Derived
$734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.82
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1346218.8475844
Medium and Large 2357200.3071525
Medium and Large 3367188.2269115thin
One grade step is worth $30.62/cwt here — about $67 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 sale84 hd
207.85
FL average8 barns · 385 hd
198.03
+9.82
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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07867.5672926
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03555.7657726

Every lot, as filed

37 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09071.46/cwt69.00–74.0077911
CowsLean 85-90%95852.24/cwt50.00–54.0050010
CowsLean 85-90%1,08357.96/cwt55.00–61.0062816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07064.70/cwt61.00–67.0069215
BullsMedium and Large 1410197.30/cwt195.00–200.008093
HeifersMedium and Large 1366177.92/cwt172.00–182.006517
SteersMedium and Large 1405205.66/cwt200.00–210.008336
SteersMedium and Large 1224254.98/cwt250.00–260.005716
HeifersMedium and Large 1315184.87/cwt180.00–190.005829
HeifersMedium and Large 1221219.89/cwt210.00–230.004865
HeifersMedium and Large 1412167.98/cwt162.00–172.006926
HeifersMedium and Large 1467156.53/cwt152.00–162.007316
SteersMedium and Large 1510179.48/cwt177.00–182.009152
HeifersMedium and Large 2267182.48/cwt175.00–190.004878
SteersMedium and Large 1314227.45/cwt222.00–232.0071413
HeifersMedium and Large 1261199.00/cwt195.00–205.005196
HeifersMedium and Large 1527146.71/cwt145.00–150.007734
SteersMedium and Large 1610144.50/cwt142.00–149.008814
SteersMedium and Large 1254238.76/cwt230.00–250.006067
SteersMedium and Large 2616130.46/cwt127.00–137.008043
SteersMedium and Large 1358216.63/cwt210.00–220.007766
HeifersMedium and Large 2471145.57/cwt142.00–150.006863
HeifersMedium and Large 2623121.63/cwt115.00–125.007583
HeifersMedium and Large 2558131.99/cwt129.00–137.007374
HeifersMedium and Large 2327174.07/cwt170.00–175.005695
SteersMedium and Large 3325199.82/cwt195.00–205.006496
SteersMedium and Large 2318214.97/cwt210.00–220.006846
SteersMedium and Large 2513169.06/cwt165.00–175.008673
SteersMedium and Large 2270219.15/cwt215.00–225.005927
SteersMedium and Large 2225231.74/cwt225.00–240.005213
SteersMedium and Large 2356196.64/cwt195.00–200.007003
SteersMedium and Large 3465171.63/cwt170.00–175.007983
HeifersMedium and Large 3318162.80/cwt160.00–165.005185
HeifersMedium and Large 3270165.06/cwt160.00–170.004466
HeifersMedium and Large 3455132.53/cwt130.00–135.006032
HeifersMedium and Large 3565118.53/cwt117.00–120.006702
SteersMedium and Large 3360184.91/cwt180.00–190.006666

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.