Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2018-03-26

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 26
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
46 vs last sale 473 427 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
24 vs last sale 83 107 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 $199.93/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$199.93
75 head · 363 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.90
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1331218.5972420
Medium and Large 2360200.7472234
Medium and Large 3397180.8571821
One grade step is worth $37.74/cwt here — about $6 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 sale75 hd
199.93
FL average10 barns · 524 hd
196.03
+3.90
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
BullsAverage1,46884.001,23315
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09656.756228thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99354.065376thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
BullsMedium and Large 2511158.95/cwt155.00–162.008123
BullsMedium and Large 3510147.52/cwt145.00–150.007524
HeifersMedium and Large 1455152.32/cwt150.00–155.006933
HeifersMedium and Large 1220209.77/cwt200.00–220.004614
HeifersMedium and Large 1352172.23/cwt170.00–175.006064
HeifersMedium and Large 1513143.90/cwt140.00–147.007384
HeifersMedium and Large 1313180.34/cwt175.00–185.005648
HeifersMedium and Large 2531134.05/cwt130.00–137.007123
HeifersMedium and Large 2280169.91/cwt165.00–175.004764
HeifersMedium and Large 2466145.22/cwt142.00–147.006774
HeifersMedium and Large 2322167.81/cwt162.00–172.005408
HeifersMedium and Large 1412159.26/cwt157.00–165.006567
HeifersMedium and Large 1271185.14/cwt180.00–190.005028
SteersMedium and Large 2358199.25/cwt195.00–202.007134
HeifersMedium and Large 3373151.56/cwt150.00–155.005653
HeifersMedium and Large 3322153.43/cwt150.00–157.004945
SteersMedium and Large 2510160.30/cwt157.00–162.008183
SteersMedium and Large 2302214.39/cwt210.00–217.006477
SteersMedium and Large 3275207.34/cwt203.00–212.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1215252.38/cwt250.00–255.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 2374162.86/cwt160.00–165.006095
HeifersMedium and Large 2414148.21/cwt145.00–152.006145
SteersMedium and Large 2406187.32/cwt185.00–190.007616
SteersMedium and Large 3421171.98/cwt167.00–177.007246
SteersMedium and Large 2278223.90/cwt220.00–227.006226
SteersMedium and Large 1310222.46/cwt220.00–225.006902
SteersMedium and Large 2471178.09/cwt175.00–180.008395
SteersMedium and Large 2230229.57/cwt225.00–240.005283
SteersMedium and Large 1352212.52/cwt210.00–215.007482
SteersMedium and Large 1265235.03/cwt230.00–240.006236
SteersMedium and Large 3311202.51/cwt200.00–207.006303
SteersMedium and Large 3355187.46/cwt185.00–190.006654
SteersMedium and Large 1410198.37/cwt195.00–202.008138
SteersMedium and Large 3485165.66/cwt162.00–170.008036
Bulls1,35784.63/cwt83.00–86.001,1489
Bulls1,54689.70/cwt89.00–90.001,3873
Bulls1,72576.42/cwt74.00–78.001,3183
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09656.75/cwt55.00–59.006228
CowsLean 85-90%99354.06/cwt53.00–57.005376

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.