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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 8

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

784 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 837▼ 313 vs year ago 1,097 · −28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 184▼ 174 vs year ago 346 · −50.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the markets being closed the previous two weeks for the holidays.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.55/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$164.55

101 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	169.40	819	45
Medium and Large 2	420	167.63	705	34
Medium and Large 3	448	149.87	671	22

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $148 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 sale101 hd

164.55

—

FL average10 barns · 562 hd

160.91

+3.64

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,685	82.13	1,384	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	56.36	626	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	49.48	541	12

Every lot

47 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	230.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	204.54/cwt	202.00–210.00	558	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	201.59/cwt	197.00–205.00	633	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	219.69/cwt	215.00–225.00	703	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	205.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	745	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	189.79/cwt	185.00–195.00	693	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	175.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	645	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	161.94/cwt	157.00–167.00	656	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	179.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	732	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	149.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	619	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	764	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	667	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	507	132.97/cwt	131.00–137.00	674	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	155.06/cwt	151.00–159.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	750	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	138.54/cwt	134.00–143.00	769	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	148.95/cwt	145.00–153.00	831	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	128.74/cwt	127.00–132.00	724	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	856	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	135.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	891	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	947	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	179.33/cwt	170.00–187.00	486	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	160.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	157.16/cwt	152.00–160.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	167.75/cwt	165.00–172.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	146.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	139.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	155.89/cwt	152.00–160.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	147.07/cwt	145.00–148.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	146.86/cwt	143.00–153.00	609	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	131.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	138.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	133.98/cwt	133.00–136.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	123.45/cwt	121.00–128.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	742	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	138.59/cwt	137.00–142.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	149.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	774	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	128.92/cwt	126.00–135.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	140.57/cwt	138.00–143.00	738	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	80.26/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	85.86/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,574	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	49.48/cwt	47.00–52.00	541	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	54.94/cwt	53.00–58.00	607	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	60.33/cwt	59.00–62.00	683	5

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Wed Jan 8, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 837Year ago 1,097

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 184Year ago 346

No trends available due to the markets being closed the previous two weeks for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	134.00–143.00	138.54
4	—	523	140.00–147.00	143.38
4	—	365	185.00–195.00	189.79
6	—	405	157.00–167.00	161.94
5	—	314	197.00–205.00	201.59
3	—	273	202.00–210.00	204.54
8	—	463	150.00–155.00	152.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	140.00–147.00	143.54
6	—	368	170.00–180.00	175.24
4	—	413	145.00–155.00	149.85
3	—	507	131.00–137.00	132.97
3	—	562	127.00–132.00	128.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	135.00–142.00	138.57
6	—	558	145.00–153.00	148.95
5	—	409	175.00–185.00	179.06
5	—	362	200.00–210.00	205.80
4	—	260	220.00–235.00	230.82
3	—	660	132.00–137.00	135.02
2	—	715	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	320	215.00–225.00	219.69
8	—	463	160.00–170.00	165.08
4	—	513	151.00–159.00	155.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	126.00–135.00	128.92
3	—	478	137.00–142.00	138.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	138.00–143.00	140.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	147.00–152.00	149.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	118.00–120.00	119.02
3	—	360	137.00–140.00	139.03
3	—	313	140.00–150.00	146.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	155.00–165.00	160.23
3	—	377	145.00–148.00	147.07
3	—	427	130.00–136.00	131.92
3	—	485	133.00–136.00	133.98
3	—	513	121.00–128.00	123.45
3	—	310	152.00–160.00	157.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	165.00–172.00	167.75
5	—	415	143.00–153.00	146.86
7	—	271	170.00–187.00	179.33
4	—	508	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	462	137.00–140.00	138.95
4	—	365	152.00–160.00	155.89
4	—	558	130.00–136.00	133.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	80.00–81.00	80.26
2	—	1,833	85.00–87.00	85.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,132	59.00–62.00	60.33
14	—	1,104	53.00–58.00	54.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,094	47.00–52.00	49.48

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.