Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2023-08-07

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 7
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
851 head
6 vs last sale 845 284 vs year ago 567 · +50.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
84 vs last sale 297 181 vs year ago 394 · 45.9%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $269.99/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$269.99
86 head · 412 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,111
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.12
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413281.361,16149
Medium and Large 3328259.438518thin
Medium and Large 2433253.711,09729
One grade step is worth $27.65/cwt here — about $64 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 sale86 hd
269.99
FL average8 barns · 558 hd
254.87
+15.12
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
BullsHigh1,570124.821,96014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,105111.071,22722
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03999.691,03610

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1465238.68/cwt230.00–247.001,11012
HeifersMedium and Large 1521229.24/cwt225.00–235.001,1947
HeifersMedium and Large 2368229.76/cwt225.00–235.008464
HeifersMedium and Large 1413245.30/cwt235.00–255.001,01314
HeifersMedium and Large 2525211.70/cwt210.00–215.001,1113
HeifersMedium and Large 2570203.39/cwt200.00–205.001,1593
SteersMedium and Large 1381296.85/cwt280.00–310.001,1317
SteersMedium and Large 2431239.08/cwt235.00–245.001,0305
SteersMedium and Large 2513230.44/cwt222.00–235.001,1823
HeifersMedium and Large 2318234.88/cwt230.00–240.007474
SteersMedium and Large 1415270.24/cwt260.00–280.001,12110
SteersMedium and Large 1458260.05/cwt250.00–270.001,19112
SteersMedium and Large 2476234.08/cwt230.00–240.001,1145
SteersMedium and Large 2334295.44/cwt285.00–310.009877
SteersMedium and Large 3328259.43/cwt245.00–275.008518
HeifersMedium and Large 2465222.55/cwt220.00–225.001,0354
HeifersMedium and Large 2429225.70/cwt220.00–230.009689
HeifersMedium and Large 1558218.28/cwt215.00–220.001,2183
SteersMedium and Large 2563221.89/cwt217.00–227.001,2494
SteersMedium and Large 1325324.54/cwt315.00–335.001,0554
SteersMedium and Large 2376268.94/cwt265.00–275.001,0115
HeifersMedium and Large 1273269.77/cwt265.00–275.007364
HeifersMedium and Large 1317256.08/cwt250.00–265.008127
HeifersMedium and Large 1368248.67/cwt240.00–257.0091512
SteersMedium and Large 1558237.40/cwt230.00–245.001,3254
SteersMedium and Large 1517254.96/cwt245.00–262.001,3185
SteersMedium and Large 1256337.57/cwt325.00–355.008647
Bulls1,590136.99/cwt133.00–138.002,1785
Bulls1,540111.22/cwt109.00–113.001,7134
Bulls1,574123.53/cwt117.00–126.001,9445
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130105.06/cwt103.00–110.001,18713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,069119.74/cwt116.00–125.001,2809
CowsLean 85-90%1,03999.69/cwt96.00–102.001,03610

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.