Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-06-06

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 6
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
626 head
80 vs last sale 546 437 vs year ago 1,063 · 41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
137 vs last sale 294 109 vs year ago 266 · 41.0%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $172.71/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$172.71
87 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.72
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2414174.9072441
Medium and Large 1487172.7584230
Medium and Large 3394167.0165816thin
One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $66 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 sale87 hd
172.71
FL average9 barns · 449 hd
170.99
+1.72
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
BullsHigh1,462109.641,6034thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10388.1797229
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02775.8277910

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1470151.91/cwt150.00–154.007144
HeifersMedium and Large 1515138.57/cwt135.00–142.007146
HeifersMedium and Large 2461144.96/cwt142.00–147.006685
HeifersMedium and Large 1623130.35/cwt126.00–133.008125
HeifersMedium and Large 3327144.57/cwt140.00–147.004733
HeifersMedium and Large 2423145.58/cwt141.00–150.006164
SteersMedium and Large 2418172.60/cwt170.00–175.007216
SteersMedium and Large 3373170.23/cwt165.00–175.006358
SteersMedium and Large 1568163.88/cwt160.00–168.009318
SteersMedium and Large 2376180.15/cwt177.00–185.006775
SteersMedium and Large 3320177.62/cwt175.00–180.005684
SteersMedium and Large 2578153.06/cwt150.00–156.008856
SteersMedium and Large 1520169.77/cwt168.00–171.008835
SteersMedium and Large 2526163.81/cwt160.00–167.008629
HeifersMedium and Large 2575129.02/cwt127.00–130.007423
HeifersMedium and Large 1323171.73/cwt167.00–177.0055510
SteersMedium and Large 3510149.95/cwt145.00–155.007654
SteersMedium and Large 1460174.40/cwt170.00–179.0080210
SteersMedium and Large 1411182.66/cwt180.00–186.007517
SteersMedium and Large 2315188.33/cwt185.00–192.005938
HeifersMedium and Large 1411156.90/cwt153.00–160.006457
HeifersMedium and Large 2366151.72/cwt147.00–155.005555
SteersMedium and Large 2265190.78/cwt180.00–200.005067
HeifersMedium and Large 3366139.25/cwt135.00–142.005105
HeifersMedium and Large 2270154.15/cwt150.00–162.004163
HeifersMedium and Large 1272170.01/cwt165.00–177.004629
HeifersMedium and Large 1568137.95/cwt134.00–142.007844
HeifersMedium and Large 1366163.03/cwt160.00–165.005975
HeifersMedium and Large 2318158.58/cwt155.00–162.005046
Bulls1,550116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,7981
Bulls1,433107.52/cwt104.00–111.001,5413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13485.19/cwt82.00–88.0096617
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05992.38/cwt90.00–96.0097812
CowsLean 85-90%1,02775.82/cwt73.00–79.0077910

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.