Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2019-04-03

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 3
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▼ 495 vs last sale 908▼ 376 vs year ago 789 · −47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
324 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 271▲ 88 vs year ago 236 · +37.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.40/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$183.40
52 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.48
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429191.2182026
Medium and Large 2439176.3777318thin
Medium and Large 3392173.826818thin
One grade step is worth $17.39/cwt here — about $139 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 sale52 hd
183.40
—
FL average10 barns · 523 hd
181.92
+1.48
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—High1,51178.561,18714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11352.9258937
CowsLean 85-90%Average95748.3346330

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1268220.61/cwt215.00–227.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1308217.44/cwt215.00–220.006704
Steers—Medium and Large 2315206.19/cwt202.00–210.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 3320192.34/cwt190.00–195.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1365210.21/cwt205.00–215.007674
Steers—Medium and Large 3365182.40/cwt180.00–185.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 2373194.83/cwt190.00–200.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 2413176.77/cwt175.00–180.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 3413163.44/cwt160.00–167.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1423192.21/cwt187.00–197.008134
Steers—Medium and Large 2455167.38/cwt165.00–172.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1460183.54/cwt180.00–187.008444
Steers—Medium and Large 3470157.09/cwt155.00–159.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1508170.94/cwt167.00–175.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 2528158.42/cwt155.00–162.008366
Steers—Medium and Large 1565161.95/cwt160.00–164.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1615154.44/cwt152.00–157.009502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263168.67/cwt165.00–175.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315164.52/cwt160.00–167.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320142.62/cwt140.00–145.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360159.08/cwt155.00–162.005735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365148.24/cwt145.00–150.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378137.52/cwt135.00–140.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413133.55/cwt132.00–135.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425149.93/cwt147.00–153.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425139.82/cwt135.00–145.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467133.39/cwt130.00–135.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471143.91/cwt142.00–147.006785
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472123.29/cwt120.00–125.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520139.28/cwt135.00–142.007245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530128.51/cwt127.00–130.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568122.06/cwt120.00–124.006932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570151.82/cwt147.00–157.008652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50277.03/cwt75.00–79.001,15711
Bulls——1,54384.15/cwt81.00–86.001,2983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95748.33/cwt46.00–51.0046330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11352.92/cwt50.00–56.0058937

This sale against other markets

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.