Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2019-05-29

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, May 29
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
824 head
▲ 173 vs last sale 651▲ 305 vs year ago 519 · +58.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 217▲ 82 vs year ago 164 · +50.0%
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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 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.90/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$139.90
66 head · 393 lb average
Value per head Derived
$550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.71
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1379148.1856131
Medium and Large 2416134.0955826
Medium and Large 3374128.214809thin
One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $81 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 sale66 hd
139.90
—
FL average7 barns · 437 hd
136.20
+3.71
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—Average1,58484.141,3337thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10656.4862523
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12753.3760114

Every lot

45 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210222.86/cwt215.00–230.004682
Steers—Medium and Large 1265210.38/cwt200.00–220.005586
Steers—Medium and Large 2265185.28/cwt180.00–190.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1303189.73/cwt187.00–195.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 2318178.58/cwt177.00–180.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 3325171.18/cwt165.00–175.005565
Steers—Medium and Large 1357183.04/cwt182.00–185.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 3369160.58/cwt155.00–165.005937
Steers—Medium and Large 1410163.46/cwt162.00–165.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 2423153.64/cwt150.00–157.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 1464157.76/cwt153.00–161.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 2464147.91/cwt145.00–150.006865
Steers—Medium and Large 3475137.58/cwt135.00–140.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 1525151.40/cwt148.00–155.0079510
Steers—Medium and Large 1555147.52/cwt145.00–150.008194
Steers—Medium and Large 2557138.35/cwt135.00–140.007713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228175.67/cwt170.00–182.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265155.17/cwt152.00–158.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268165.83/cwt160.00–172.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308159.88/cwt155.00–165.004926
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320136.77/cwt130.00–140.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325145.82/cwt142.00–150.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355147.46/cwt145.00–150.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361140.43/cwt138.00–142.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365131.95/cwt130.00–134.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415140.18/cwt135.00–145.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420119.93/cwt117.00–123.005044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430131.52/cwt130.00–133.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458134.95/cwt132.00–137.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460126.09/cwt122.00–130.005806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510130.98/cwt130.00–132.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517123.29/cwt120.00–125.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573125.97/cwt125.00–127.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578119.01/cwt118.00–120.006882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411152.78/cwt150.00–155.006287
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413143.53/cwt142.00–145.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425158.45/cwt157.00–160.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465152.42/cwt150.00–155.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475144.62/cwt140.00–147.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528136.00/cwt135.00–137.007182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43889.05/cwt88.00–90.001,2812
Bulls——1,64282.18/cwt80.00–85.001,3495
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10155.75/cwt53.00–58.0061420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12753.37/cwt51.00–57.0060114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14261.34/cwt61.00–62.007013

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.