Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-09-12

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Sep 12
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
672 head
168 vs last sale 840 337 vs year ago 1,009 · 33.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
549 head
84 vs last sale 633 157 vs year ago 392 · +40.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last Monday for Labor Day Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $182.08/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$182.08
67 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$49
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.21
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1421195.6782435
Medium and Large 2458173.9579622
Medium and Large 3509152.4477510thin
One grade step is worth $43.22/cwt here — about $49 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 sale67 hd
182.08
FL average9 barns · 651 hd
177.87
+4.21
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
BullsAverage1,489114.561,7065thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16787.031,01636
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01374.4675459

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 1319176.67/cwt170.00–182.005647
HeifersMedium and Large 2433154.54/cwt152.00–157.006694
HeifersMedium and Large 1583144.94/cwt140.00–150.008454
HeifersMedium and Large 2376153.78/cwt150.00–160.005785
HeifersMedium and Large 2456151.74/cwt147.00–155.006925
HeifersMedium and Large 1414166.09/cwt160.00–170.006885
SteersMedium and Large 1368211.70/cwt207.00–215.007795
SteersMedium and Large 2422179.75/cwt177.00–185.007593
SteersMedium and Large 2560157.88/cwt155.00–162.008845
SteersMedium and Large 2457169.30/cwt167.00–174.007743
SteersMedium and Large 1509175.47/cwt172.00–178.008937
SteersMedium and Large 1334215.26/cwt212.00–220.007195
SteersMedium and Large 2368191.52/cwt185.00–195.007053
SteersMedium and Large 1285225.84/cwt217.00–235.006444
SteersMedium and Large 2511163.05/cwt157.00–167.008335
SteersMedium and Large 3427168.20/cwt165.00–175.007183
HeifersMedium and Large 1363165.86/cwt162.00–170.006024
HeifersMedium and Large 1456162.14/cwt158.00–165.007395
SteersMedium and Large 2325200.15/cwt190.00–205.006503
SteersMedium and Large 3565144.91/cwt140.00–150.008194
SteersMedium and Large 1413194.33/cwt189.00–200.008036
HeifersMedium and Large 1280177.41/cwt175.00–180.004974
HeifersMedium and Large 2521137.70/cwt134.00–140.007175
HeifersMedium and Large 1513149.94/cwt146.00–154.0076912
SteersMedium and Large 1578165.60/cwt164.00–169.009573
SteersMedium and Large 1464183.82/cwt178.00–188.008535
SteersMedium and Large 3515146.73/cwt145.00–150.007563
Bulls1,462108.88/cwt106.00–115.001,5923
Bulls1,530123.09/cwt121.00–125.001,8832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14792.50/cwt90.00–100.001,0619
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17485.20/cwt82.00–88.001,00027
CowsLean 85-90%1,00875.31/cwt73.00–79.0075942
CowsLean 85-90%1,10580.76/cwt80.00–85.008926
CowsLean 85-90%98367.80/cwt65.00–71.0066611

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.