Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2023-07-10

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jul 10
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
947 head
▲ 202 vs last sale 745▲ 279 vs year ago 668 · +41.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 262▲ 29 vs year ago 287 · +10.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Sep 30, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $271.25/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$271.25
71 head · 407 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,103
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.02
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1421274.821,15853
Medium and Large 2362260.7394518thin
One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $213 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 sale71 hd
271.25
—
FL average3 barns · 205 hd
271.23
+0.02
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
Bulls—Average1,421121.871,7329thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,319105.961,39831
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09593.851,0286thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1—267253.13/cwt250.00–260.006763
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315226.46/cwt220.00–230.007133
HeifersMedium and Large 2—363214.83/cwt210.00–220.007806
SteersMedium and Large 1—520244.90/cwt235.00–255.001,27312
SteersMedium and Large 1—466264.09/cwt250.00–275.001,2317
HeifersMedium and Large 1—315247.90/cwt235.00–260.007816
SteersMedium and Large 2—376248.19/cwt240.00–260.009335
SteersMedium and Large 2—428239.25/cwt230.00–245.001,0245
SteersMedium and Large 1—373282.08/cwt270.00–295.001,0528
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521214.24/cwt205.00–222.001,1169
HeifersMedium and Large 2—466211.61/cwt207.00–215.009867
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418214.91/cwt210.00–220.008984
SteersMedium and Large 1—304308.73/cwt300.00–320.009397
SteersMedium and Large 2—313282.00/cwt270.00–295.008838
SteersMedium and Large 1—421271.65/cwt265.00–280.001,1447
HeifersMedium and Large 1—382230.81/cwt225.00–240.008825
HeifersMedium and Large 1—416234.96/cwt227.00–242.0097711
HeifersMedium and Large 1—556206.47/cwt202.00–213.001,1485
SteersMedium and Large 1—276321.16/cwt315.00–330.008867
SteersMedium and Large 1—569242.15/cwt235.00–247.001,3785
HeifersMedium and Large 1—458228.93/cwt220.00–240.001,04811
Bulls——1,410118.11/cwt114.00–120.001,6654
Bulls——1,430124.87/cwt124.00–126.001,7865
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,368109.86/cwt107.00–117.001,50314
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,279102.75/cwt98.00–106.001,31417
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09593.85/cwt91.00–99.001,0286

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.