Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2019-11-20

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Nov 20
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,446 head
▲ 553 vs last sale 893▲ 1,446 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 347▲ 212 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.85/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$141.85
250 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.71
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2424143.0760677
Medium and Large 1480143.00686140
Medium and Large 3419134.1256333
One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $44 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 sale250 hd
141.85
—
FL average8 barns · 882 hd
140.14
+1.71
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—Average1,46176.031,11115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35660.008145thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12655.3262341
CowsLean 85-90%High89136.0532112

Every lot

81 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2213175.99/cwt175.00–177.003752
Steers—Medium and Large 3230155.64/cwt155.00–157.003583
Steers—Medium and Large 1240182.45/cwt180.00–185.004382
Steers—Medium and Large 2267168.99/cwt167.00–170.004513
Steers—Medium and Large 3283150.99/cwt150.00–152.004272
Steers—Medium and Large 1313184.71/cwt182.00–187.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 2329170.94/cwt167.00–175.005628
Steers—Medium and Large 3329160.90/cwt157.00–165.005295
Steers—Medium and Large 2374148.13/cwt145.00–152.0055413
Steers—Medium and Large 1377157.73/cwt154.00–163.0059517
Steers—Medium and Large 3380136.73/cwt133.00–142.0052011
Steers—Medium and Large 3420132.95/cwt131.00–135.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 2425141.67/cwt137.00–146.0060230
Steers—Medium and Large 1430150.74/cwt147.00–157.0064824
Steers—Medium and Large 2468131.14/cwt126.00–133.006145
Steers—Medium and Large 1475139.92/cwt135.00–145.0066537
Steers—Medium and Large 1521135.80/cwt130.00–140.0070829
Steers—Medium and Large 2528124.04/cwt120.00–128.0065510
Steers—Medium and Large 3539111.45/cwt110.00–116.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 2566121.46/cwt118.00–123.006874
Steers—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1577129.71/cwt128.00–135.0074817
Steers—Medium and Large 1618129.65/cwt124.00–133.0080110
Steers—Medium and Large 2635115.97/cwt114.00–118.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 3638105.39/cwt104.00–108.006725
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1182146.24/cwt140.00–155.002663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225142.43/cwt135.00–150.003205
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240117.00/cwt117.00–117.002811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272143.35/cwt137.00–150.0039014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283124.57/cwt120.00–132.0035312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313120.30/cwt118.00–122.003776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323128.18/cwt123.00–132.0041415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328137.64/cwt134.00–143.0045117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376124.46/cwt120.00–129.0046811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376114.48/cwt110.00–118.004305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380133.65/cwt130.00–140.0050834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422122.39/cwt118.00–126.0051611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426131.59/cwt127.00–137.0056130
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435109.44/cwt107.00–112.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460111.00/cwt111.00–111.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477117.45/cwt114.00–120.005606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479127.10/cwt123.00–133.0060924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513116.38/cwt115.00–118.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523124.17/cwt119.00–129.0064912
Heifers—Medium and Large 355899.50/cwt99.00–100.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565118.53/cwt113.00–121.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576105.56/cwt102.00–109.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616108.21/cwt105.00–111.006674
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205195.00/cwt195.00–195.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230172.00/cwt172.00–172.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265186.42/cwt180.00–190.004943
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329160.08/cwt157.00–165.005274
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360140.99/cwt140.00–142.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378157.42/cwt155.00–160.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421140.26/cwt135.00–144.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443147.66/cwt147.00–149.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465132.00/cwt132.00–132.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515116.96/cwt115.00–119.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540131.49/cwt130.00–133.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565119.29/cwt116.00–122.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625107.90/cwt104.00–112.006742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34671.95/cwt70.00–74.009684
Bulls——1,49876.42/cwt75.00–79.001,1459
Bulls——1,52382.40/cwt81.00–84.001,2552
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77830.16/cwt28.00–32.002354
Cows—Lean 85-90%87536.00/cwt35.00–37.003153
Cows—Lean 85-90%99040.79/cwt40.00–42.004045
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05551.02/cwt49.00–53.0053816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10655.59/cwt54.00–58.0061513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24360.76/cwt59.00–63.0075512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29553.00/cwt53.00–53.006861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31559.00/cwt59.00–59.007761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39062.66/cwt61.00–64.008713

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.