Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-01-17

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jan 17
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▼ 513 vs last sale 1,170▼ 484 vs year ago 1,141 · −42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 223▼ 300 vs year ago 444 · −67.6%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Sep 30, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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 $193.38/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$193.38
110 head · 398 lb average
Value per head Derived
$770
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.26
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413197.0581376
Medium and Large 2370187.2169328
Medium and Large 3351175.806176thin
One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about $196 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 sale110 hd
193.38
—
FL average8 barns · 716 hd
184.12
+9.26
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—High1,46092.031,3447thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20172.3886932
CowsLean 85-90%Average99358.215785thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1—522161.65/cwt161.00–163.008443
BullsMedium and Large 1—574157.09/cwt155.00–160.009027
HeifersMedium and Large 2—562123.05/cwt121.00–127.006923
HeifersMedium and Large 2—316157.20/cwt155.00–160.004977
HeifersMedium and Large 1—255177.65/cwt170.00–185.004534
HeifersMedium and Large 1—467149.29/cwt145.00–155.006979
SteersMedium and Large 1—463185.14/cwt180.00–190.0085712
SteersMedium and Large 1—408194.52/cwt190.00–200.0079413
SteersMedium and Large 3—315183.23/cwt180.00–185.005773
SteersMedium and Large 2—374183.09/cwt180.00–187.006857
SteersMedium and Large 1—563166.40/cwt162.00–171.009374
SteersMedium and Large 1—213244.12/cwt220.00–270.005206
SteersMedium and Large 2—278204.86/cwt200.00–210.005706
SteersMedium and Large 2—315199.92/cwt195.00–205.006304
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520139.12/cwt135.00–145.007237
SteersMedium and Large 1—318221.21/cwt212.00–230.0070314
SteersMedium and Large 1—608156.01/cwt155.00–159.009494
SteersMedium and Large 1—658151.48/cwt150.00–156.009974
SteersMedium and Large 1—518172.42/cwt170.00–175.008938
SteersMedium and Large 3—387168.36/cwt165.00–170.006523
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470137.58/cwt135.00–140.006474
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515128.59/cwt124.00–133.006624
SteersMedium and Large 2—423178.88/cwt175.00–182.007577
SteersMedium and Large 2—465169.84/cwt165.00–175.007904
HeifersMedium and Large 1—413158.67/cwt153.00–164.006556
HeifersMedium and Large 1—316173.80/cwt165.00–180.005497
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569133.93/cwt130.00–139.007627
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378164.35/cwt160.00–170.006219
SteersMedium and Large 1—365196.16/cwt190.00–202.007164
SteersMedium and Large 1—263229.13/cwt220.00–240.006037
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420131.19/cwt127.00–135.005514
HeifersMedium and Large 2—411143.55/cwt140.00–148.005907
Bulls——1,820111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0201
Bulls——1,34383.58/cwt83.00–85.001,1224
Bulls——1,51599.46/cwt98.00–101.001,5072
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24974.77/cwt73.00–77.0093421
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10967.83/cwt65.00–70.0075211
CowsLean 85-90%—99358.21/cwt56.00–59.005785

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.