Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2019-08-21

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 21
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
▼ 231 vs last sale 703▼ 288 vs year ago 760 · −37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 144▼ 79 vs year ago 190 · −41.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.07/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$164.07
58 head · 405 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+30.40
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1413168.7569733
Medium and Large 2392160.0262819thin
Medium and Large 3401151.136066thin
One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about $91 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 sale58 hd
164.07
—
FL average10 barns · 813 hd
133.66
+30.40
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—Average1,92390.661,7433thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23260.0373919
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01954.405545thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265212.92/cwt205.00–220.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2287178.37/cwt175.00–180.005123
Steers—Medium and Large 1319193.12/cwt187.00–195.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 2323178.16/cwt177.00–182.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 3330168.97/cwt167.00–170.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 2365163.45/cwt160.00–167.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 1371174.61/cwt170.00–180.006489
Steers—Medium and Large 2408153.44/cwt150.00–157.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1419164.14/cwt160.00–170.006887
Steers—Medium and Large 2468145.98/cwt145.00–147.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 1470159.79/cwt155.00–165.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 3472133.29/cwt130.00–140.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 1506145.16/cwt142.00–150.007355
Steers—Medium and Large 1568142.42/cwt140.00–145.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 2575124.03/cwt122.00–126.007132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265158.57/cwt155.00–162.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282171.63/cwt170.00–175.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1309164.17/cwt160.00–170.005077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313151.88/cwt147.00–157.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335138.52/cwt137.00–140.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360143.52/cwt142.00–145.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373135.88/cwt134.00–140.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378129.07/cwt125.00–131.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405138.46/cwt135.00–142.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423126.69/cwt122.00–131.005366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453128.01/cwt127.00–130.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473121.30/cwt120.00–124.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500123.50/cwt120.00–127.006184
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460133.42/cwt130.00–137.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510136.02/cwt135.00–137.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568117.53/cwt115.00–120.006682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,92390.66/cwt90.00–91.001,7433
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01954.40/cwt52.00–57.005545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19759.18/cwt55.00–61.0070815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36163.20/cwt63.00–64.008604

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.