Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2023-03-20

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 20
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
262 vs last sale 444 179 vs year ago 527 · +34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
115 vs last sale 249 34 vs year ago 100 · +34.0%
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 mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $233.21/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$233.21
81 head · 398 lb average
Value per head Derived
$928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.78
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1389243.3294557
Medium and Large 2420209.2187924
One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $67 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 sale81 hd
233.21
FL average6 barns · 330 hd
224.44
+8.78
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
BullsAverage1,529112.431,7194thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11997.291,08819
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04586.679065thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1512195.55/cwt187.00–200.001,0013
HeifersMedium and Large 1365217.71/cwt210.00–225.007954
HeifersMedium and Large 1415205.51/cwt200.00–210.008537
HeifersMedium and Large 2378194.13/cwt190.00–200.007345
HeifersMedium and Large 2318202.68/cwt195.00–210.006456
HeifersMedium and Large 1324225.31/cwt215.00–235.0073013
SteersMedium and Large 2355213.43/cwt210.00–220.007583
SteersMedium and Large 2560193.27/cwt190.00–200.001,0823
SteersMedium and Large 1332255.82/cwt240.00–270.0084913
SteersMedium and Large 2323222.02/cwt210.00–235.007174
SteersMedium and Large 2283230.27/cwt220.00–240.006524
SteersMedium and Large 1419237.08/cwt230.00–245.0099311
SteersMedium and Large 2523197.68/cwt190.00–205.001,0344
SteersMedium and Large 1261267.77/cwt255.00–285.006999
SteersMedium and Large 1381250.10/cwt235.00–270.009539
SteersMedium and Large 2470200.16/cwt195.00–205.009416
HeifersMedium and Large 2420188.86/cwt185.00–195.007935
HeifersMedium and Large 1270234.63/cwt225.00–245.0063410
HeifersMedium and Large 2512176.51/cwt170.00–180.009043
SteersMedium and Large 1555207.45/cwt202.00–213.001,1514
SteersMedium and Large 1453224.37/cwt215.00–237.001,0167
SteersMedium and Large 1513218.66/cwt212.00–225.001,1224
HeifersMedium and Large 1468192.33/cwt187.00–200.009005
HeifersMedium and Large 2469181.66/cwt177.00–185.008525
Bulls1,529112.43/cwt109.00–116.001,7194
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08094.19/cwt90.00–100.001,01714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227105.96/cwt102.00–109.001,3005
CowsLean 85-90%1,04586.67/cwt82.00–89.009065

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.