Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-03-21

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 21
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
214 vs last sale 313 192 vs year ago 719 · 26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
108 vs last sale 208 152 vs year ago 252 · 60.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $209.91/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$209.91
40 head · 334 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.83
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1340212.6372233
Medium and Large 2309197.086097thin
One grade step is worth $15.54/cwt here — about $113 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 sale40 hd
209.91
FL average9 barns · 414 hd
187.07
+22.83
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
BullsAverage1,790111.311,9923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16194.801,1019thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98380.327903thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 1565162.09/cwt157.00–167.009164
HeifersMedium and Large 1323178.64/cwt175.00–182.005774
HeifersMedium and Large 1422161.94/cwt160.00–165.006835
SteersMedium and Large 1323219.61/cwt210.00–230.0070914
HeifersMedium and Large 1264190.95/cwt185.00–195.005047
HeifersMedium and Large 1456158.03/cwt155.00–160.007215
SteersMedium and Large 1470182.94/cwt177.00–186.008603
SteersMedium and Large 1422193.72/cwt187.00–197.008173
SteersMedium and Large 1275222.64/cwt215.00–230.006128
HeifersMedium and Large 2270158.58/cwt155.00–165.004283
HeifersMedium and Large 1375165.95/cwt162.00–170.006224
HeifersMedium and Large 1510152.45/cwt150.00–155.007774
SteersMedium and Large 2357192.23/cwt187.00–195.006863
SteersMedium and Large 1363206.20/cwt200.00–215.007495
SteersMedium and Large 2273200.72/cwt195.00–207.005484
Bulls1,790111.31/cwt107.00–113.001,9923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19898.23/cwt96.00–100.001,1776
CowsLean 85-90%98380.32/cwt79.00–81.007903
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08787.95/cwt85.00–91.009563

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.