Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2022-10-10

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 10
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
763 head
123 vs last sale 640 535 vs year ago 1,298 · 41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
106 vs last sale 181 85 vs year ago 160 · 53.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure on Monday of last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.79/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$161.79
120 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$224
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$5.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.49
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3376164.1061828
Medium and Large 2447163.5873142
Medium and Large 1530159.0084250
One grade step is worth $5.10/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale120 hd
161.79
FL average9 barns · 673 hd
162.29
−0.49
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
BullsAverage1,57591.781,4458thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19169.208248thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03554.015596thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1463142.05/cwt140.00–144.006584
HeifersMedium and Large 2584125.47/cwt122.00–128.007337
HeifersMedium and Large 3370134.31/cwt130.00–137.004975
HeifersMedium and Large 2365143.36/cwt140.00–147.0052312
HeifersMedium and Large 3318144.62/cwt140.00–147.004603
HeifersMedium and Large 2424137.07/cwt135.00–140.005817
SteersMedium and Large 1672142.68/cwt140.00–144.009596
SteersMedium and Large 2584149.24/cwt145.00–152.008725
SteersMedium and Large 2468157.46/cwt155.00–160.007376
SteersMedium and Large 2510154.13/cwt150.00–159.0078611
SteersMedium and Large 2378174.08/cwt170.00–178.0065812
SteersMedium and Large 2408162.45/cwt160.00–165.006634
SteersMedium and Large 1510161.24/cwt160.00–163.008225
SteersMedium and Large 1406170.64/cwt167.00–173.006935
SteersMedium and Large 3424153.73/cwt150.00–159.006527
SteersMedium and Large 3318175.12/cwt170.00–180.0055712
SteersMedium and Large 3512145.70/cwt145.00–147.007463
SteersMedium and Large 3370163.36/cwt160.00–167.006046
SteersMedium and Large 2318186.31/cwt183.00–190.005924
HeifersMedium and Large 1624126.31/cwt122.00–129.007888
HeifersMedium and Large 1367154.06/cwt150.00–157.005655
SteersMedium and Large 1565157.48/cwt155.00–160.008908
SteersMedium and Large 1468166.32/cwt163.00–169.0077811
SteersMedium and Large 1615146.83/cwt142.00–150.0090311
SteersMedium and Large 1358182.53/cwt181.00–184.006534
HeifersMedium and Large 2461135.65/cwt133.00–139.006257
HeifersMedium and Large 2511130.69/cwt129.00–132.006687
HeifersMedium and Large 1560132.05/cwt130.00–135.007395
HeifersMedium and Large 2318154.80/cwt150.00–160.0049210
HeifersMedium and Large 1413144.42/cwt142.00–147.005968
HeifersMedium and Large 1511137.64/cwt135.00–141.007037
Bulls1,60196.73/cwt93.00–102.001,5494
Bulls1,54886.83/cwt83.00–88.001,3444
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15467.74/cwt65.00–74.007826
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30373.58/cwt72.00–75.009592
CowsLean 85-90%1,03554.01/cwt53.00–55.005596

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.