Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-06-20

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 20
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
549 head
95 vs last sale 454 66 vs year ago 615 · 10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
67 vs last sale 168 61 vs year ago 174 · +35.1%
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 2.00 to 4.00 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 $179.43/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$179.43
96 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.58
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429182.4278254
Medium and Large 2411175.9672333
Medium and Large 3353174.176149thin
One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $168 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 sale96 hd
179.43
FL average9 barns · 460 hd
173.85
+5.58
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
BullsLow1,480112.661,66710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200100.891,21030
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10783.6092631

Every lot, as filed

33 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,10486.53/cwt84.00–90.0095518
CowsLean 85-90%1,11279.55/cwt77.00–81.0088513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21394.20/cwt90.00–98.001,14311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,192104.77/cwt100.00–110.001,24919
Bulls1,468105.66/cwt103.00–108.001,5514
Bulls1,488117.33/cwt113.00–123.001,7466
SteersMedium and Large 2378180.17/cwt175.00–185.006818
SteersMedium and Large 2532162.74/cwt160.00–167.008665
SteersMedium and Large 1411183.78/cwt180.00–187.007559
HeifersMedium and Large 1320172.54/cwt170.00–175.005526
HeifersMedium and Large 1433160.09/cwt155.00–165.006934
HeifersMedium and Large 1268172.43/cwt170.00–175.004624
SteersMedium and Large 3428165.39/cwt162.00–167.007083
SteersMedium and Large 2558160.99/cwt160.00–162.008984
SteersMedium and Large 2318189.60/cwt188.00–193.006033
HeifersMedium and Large 2428149.91/cwt145.00–155.006424
HeifersMedium and Large 2558134.64/cwt130.00–137.007513
HeifersMedium and Large 2256156.88/cwt152.00–160.004025
SteersMedium and Large 2264188.52/cwt180.00–195.004985
SteersMedium and Large 2420174.55/cwt170.00–179.007338
SteersMedium and Large 3315178.56/cwt175.00–182.005626
SteersMedium and Large 1510171.57/cwt168.00–175.008758
SteersMedium and Large 1365191.11/cwt187.00–195.006988
SteersMedium and Large 1458175.08/cwt170.00–180.0080212
SteersMedium and Large 1561167.24/cwt165.00–169.009387
SteersMedium and Large 1320197.54/cwt195.00–200.006326
SteersMedium and Large 1278209.57/cwt207.00–212.005834
HeifersMedium and Large 2373149.83/cwt145.00–155.005598
HeifersMedium and Large 3427138.36/cwt135.00–140.005913
HeifersMedium and Large 2520136.53/cwt133.00–140.007104
HeifersMedium and Large 2335162.26/cwt160.00–167.005443
HeifersMedium and Large 1358163.49/cwt160.00–170.0058512
HeifersMedium and Large 1458156.92/cwt152.00–162.007196

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.