Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2020-01-22

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 22
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
788 head
▼ 607 vs last sale 1,395▼ 182 vs year ago 970 · −18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 246▲ 35 vs year ago 227 · +15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.31/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$170.31
86 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.93
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473176.4183448
Medium and Large 2447166.7874623
Medium and Large 3434156.1867815thin
One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $155 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 sale86 hd
170.31
—
FL average9 barns · 530 hd
171.24
−0.93
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—High1,60787.521,4065thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15961.1270837
CowsLean 85-90%Average96953.5551910

Every lot

51 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 1207255.16/cwt245.00–260.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 1265224.72/cwt220.00–230.005964
Steers—Medium and Large 2268204.67/cwt200.00–210.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 1303218.53/cwt215.00–222.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 3315183.56/cwt180.00–187.005782
Steers—Medium and Large 2325201.87/cwt195.00–205.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1365192.19/cwt187.00–195.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 2367180.69/cwt180.00–182.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 3370169.60/cwt167.00–172.006284
Steers—Medium and Large 2408163.27/cwt160.00–165.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1410175.51/cwt172.00–178.007205
Steers—Medium and Large 3422153.40/cwt150.00–155.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 1465168.45/cwt164.00–173.007836
Steers—Medium and Large 2473156.58/cwt155.00–160.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 3478142.54/cwt140.00–145.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1508164.43/cwt160.00–169.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 3518137.46/cwt135.00–140.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 2525150.05/cwt145.00–155.007884
Steers—Medium and Large 2567147.03/cwt145.00–148.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 1568155.06/cwt153.00–157.008814
Steers—Medium and Large 3573138.48/cwt137.00–140.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1610149.03/cwt145.00–153.009096
Steers—Medium and Large 2615139.08/cwt134.00–144.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1655141.69/cwt140.00–145.009283
Steers—Medium and Large 1728134.54/cwt132.00–137.009794
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2257153.51/cwt150.00–160.003953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273176.95/cwt170.00–180.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308165.84/cwt160.00–170.005115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308142.48/cwt140.00–145.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318153.31/cwt150.00–157.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358152.79/cwt150.00–158.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373142.19/cwt140.00–147.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373132.58/cwt130.00–135.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408143.61/cwt141.00–145.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410134.88/cwt130.00–140.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410126.56/cwt124.00–129.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473140.89/cwt137.00–145.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477129.11/cwt125.00–131.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518136.46/cwt132.00–140.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520125.44/cwt124.00–127.006522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563132.45/cwt130.00–136.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626127.23/cwt123.00–130.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655124.31/cwt121.00–127.008143
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420168.52/cwt167.00–170.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468152.89/cwt150.00–156.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568149.42/cwt147.00–152.008492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47582.68/cwt81.00–84.001,2202
Bulls——1,69590.75/cwt88.00–92.001,5383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96953.55/cwt51.00–57.0051910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06758.35/cwt56.00–62.0062321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27964.75/cwt63.00–69.0082816

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.