Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2019-05-22

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, May 22
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
651 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 597▲ 41 vs year ago 610 · +6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 178▲ 3 vs year ago 214 · +1.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.98/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$161.98
84 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.28
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1409169.9869539
Medium and Large 2429155.5666833
Medium and Large 3391153.6560112thin
One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about $94 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 sale84 hd
161.98
—
FL average10 barns · 458 hd
156.70
+5.28
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—Average1,49579.811,19310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18658.7269629
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18851.986185thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1227218.82/cwt205.00–225.004973
Steers—Medium and Large 1268202.46/cwt195.00–215.005435
Steers—Medium and Large 2270181.91/cwt175.00–185.004913
Steers—Medium and Large 1308186.82/cwt183.00–192.005757
Steers—Medium and Large 3322166.53/cwt160.00–170.005363
Steers—Medium and Large 2325177.54/cwt175.00–180.005774
Steers—Medium and Large 2360162.43/cwt160.00–165.005856
Steers—Medium and Large 3373157.07/cwt155.00–159.005864
Steers—Medium and Large 1375170.84/cwt167.00–177.006415
Steers—Medium and Large 1417159.69/cwt157.00–161.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 3423146.31/cwt145.00–147.006193
Steers—Medium and Large 2428152.94/cwt151.00–155.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 2462148.75/cwt147.00–150.006875
Steers—Medium and Large 1473154.27/cwt153.00–157.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 3485138.52/cwt137.00–140.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1512149.76/cwt148.00–151.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 2520143.57/cwt140.00–147.007478
Steers—Medium and Large 1555143.47/cwt140.00–147.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 2573132.93/cwt130.00–139.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1613133.51/cwt132.00–134.008184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220164.55/cwt160.00–170.003624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1259159.63/cwt155.00–167.004135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317153.57/cwt150.00–156.004877
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323144.09/cwt140.00–148.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364140.88/cwt138.00–143.005135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370147.43/cwt145.00–150.005454
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418120.94/cwt119.00–123.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420130.90/cwt127.00–135.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428138.23/cwt137.00–140.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467123.39/cwt120.00–125.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475135.28/cwt132.00–140.006437
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465153.52/cwt152.00–155.007142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48387.89/cwt86.00–89.001,3033
Bulls——1,50076.35/cwt75.00–81.001,1457
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15057.18/cwt54.00–60.0065821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18851.98/cwt50.00–54.006185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28062.78/cwt62.00–64.008048

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.