Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2020-01-15

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 15
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,395 head
▲ 611 vs last sale 784▲ 588 vs year ago 807 · +72.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 172▲ 115 vs year ago 131 · +87.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.20/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$147.20
77 head · 402 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.74
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1398158.2163039
Medium and Large 2411138.4256928
Medium and Large 3396128.8351010thin
One grade step is worth $29.38/cwt here — about $120 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 sale77 hd
147.20
—
FL average10 barns · 1,001 hd
141.46
+5.74
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—Average1,63774.981,2273thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30655.2972212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11648.645438thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265225.66/cwt220.00–235.005985
Steers—Medium and Large 2273202.16/cwt195.00–210.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 2310202.26/cwt200.00–207.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1312213.63/cwt210.00–219.006675
Steers—Medium and Large 3333185.11/cwt180.00–190.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 2358181.08/cwt177.00–185.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 1363193.57/cwt190.00–197.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 3368167.38/cwt165.00–170.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 1415174.88/cwt170.00–180.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 2417164.38/cwt160.00–168.006857
Steers—Medium and Large 3425153.38/cwt150.00–157.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 3463142.54/cwt140.00–145.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 2465154.40/cwt150.00–159.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1467169.15/cwt165.00–175.007905
Steers—Medium and Large 2515146.31/cwt145.00–149.007533
Steers—Medium and Large 1523156.14/cwt150.00–160.008175
Steers—Medium and Large 2562137.61/cwt135.00–139.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 1563148.91/cwt145.00–153.008386
Steers—Medium and Large 1611141.74/cwt139.00–148.008664
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1204228.24/cwt220.00–240.004665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263160.24/cwt155.00–165.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265181.21/cwt170.00–188.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1303169.27/cwt164.00–172.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310143.39/cwt140.00–147.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313154.40/cwt152.00–157.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360134.73/cwt130.00–137.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363143.38/cwt140.00–147.005206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385151.62/cwt150.00–155.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413145.42/cwt141.00–150.006016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428135.56/cwt132.00–139.005806
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428121.07/cwt117.00–125.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467118.39/cwt115.00–120.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468128.44/cwt127.00–130.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481137.09/cwt135.00–140.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514133.33/cwt130.00–138.006857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520124.08/cwt120.00–128.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560131.64/cwt130.00–135.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563121.07/cwt118.00–124.006822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412172.47/cwt170.00–177.007113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,63774.98/cwt74.00–77.001,2273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11648.64/cwt47.00–51.005438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30655.29/cwt52.00–58.0072212

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.