Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-04-18

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 18
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
159 head
252 vs last sale 411 635 vs year ago 794 · 80.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
103 vs last sale 193 267 vs year ago 357 · 74.8%
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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.64/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$157.64
31 head · 423 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.10
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1417163.1368019thin
Medium and Large 2433148.9464512thin
One grade step is worth $14.20/cwt here — about $35 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 sale31 hd
157.64
FL average9 barns · 548 hd
151.54
+6.10
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
BullsAverage1,526106.871,6319thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25485.921,07717
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06178.458327thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2423152.43/cwt150.00–155.006452
HeifersMedium and Large 2362156.73/cwt155.00–160.005673
HeifersMedium and Large 2523139.09/cwt135.00–145.007275
SteersMedium and Large 1470179.89/cwt175.00–185.008456
SteersMedium and Large 1508178.28/cwt175.00–180.009063
SteersMedium and Large 1413188.70/cwt182.00–195.007794
HeifersMedium and Large 1513155.27/cwt152.00–160.007975
HeifersMedium and Large 1465160.11/cwt155.00–165.007456
HeifersMedium and Large 2323158.36/cwt155.00–162.005122
HeifersMedium and Large 1318171.22/cwt167.00–175.005442
HeifersMedium and Large 1265173.46/cwt170.00–180.004603
HeifersMedium and Large 1378166.56/cwt165.00–170.006303
SteersMedium and Large 1276209.96/cwt205.00–217.005795
SteersMedium and Large 2378192.48/cwt190.00–195.007282
SteersMedium and Large 2423177.56/cwt174.00–181.007516
Bulls1,547107.02/cwt104.00–111.001,6565
Bulls1,718116.36/cwt114.00–119.001,9992
Bulls1,28097.02/cwt96.00–98.001,2422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15482.76/cwt80.00–85.009557
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32488.14/cwt87.00–89.001,16710
CowsLean 85-90%1,06178.45/cwt75.00–81.008327

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.