Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2023-01-02

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jan 2
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
477 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 478 · 0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
537 vs last sale 672 44 vs year ago 91 · +48.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure for Holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $196.91/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$196.91
91 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.84
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433202.5687763
Medium and Large 2399187.4174722
Medium and Large 3424172.397316thin
One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $146 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 sale91 hd
196.91
FL average3 barns · 222 hd
192.07
+4.84
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
BullsAverage1,582101.241,6027thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15177.7489524
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05266.3169815

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1265185.09/cwt180.00–190.004904
HeifersMedium and Large 2421160.57/cwt155.00–165.006767
HeifersMedium and Large 3318153.51/cwt150.00–160.004883
HeifersMedium and Large 2460154.13/cwt150.00–160.007095
SteersMedium and Large 1618169.86/cwt165.00–175.001,0508
HeifersMedium and Large 1408175.09/cwt170.00–180.0071414
SteersMedium and Large 2363190.37/cwt185.00–200.006913
SteersMedium and Large 1414204.13/cwt195.00–215.008459
SteersMedium and Large 3318188.19/cwt185.00–195.005983
SteersMedium and Large 1517182.59/cwt177.00–190.009449
SteersMedium and Large 2417182.83/cwt177.00–192.007625
SteersMedium and Large 1265233.82/cwt225.00–242.006208
SteersMedium and Large 2335204.00/cwt200.00–210.006835
SteersMedium and Large 2260205.45/cwt200.00–217.005343
SteersMedium and Large 2523166.90/cwt163.00–171.008736
HeifersMedium and Large 2313172.38/cwt170.00–177.005403
HeifersMedium and Large 1368177.93/cwt170.00–185.006559
HeifersMedium and Large 1558149.56/cwt145.00–154.008354
SteersMedium and Large 1316223.45/cwt215.00–230.007069
SteersMedium and Large 1370217.09/cwt210.00–225.008038
SteersMedium and Large 1570176.67/cwt170.00–183.001,0074
HeifersMedium and Large 1471167.24/cwt162.00–174.007887
HeifersMedium and Large 1328188.31/cwt180.00–197.006186
HeifersMedium and Large 2373162.43/cwt157.00–165.006063
SteersMedium and Large 1468199.63/cwt190.00–210.009348
SteersMedium and Large 3530156.60/cwt155.00–160.008303
HeifersMedium and Large 1518159.88/cwt155.00–165.008284
Bulls1,50398.16/cwt95.00–102.001,4754
Bulls1,688105.35/cwt105.00–106.001,7783
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13881.17/cwt80.00–83.009248
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15876.02/cwt73.00–79.0088016
CowsLean 85-90%1,05266.31/cwt63.00–69.0069815

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.