Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2020-02-05

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Feb 5
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
531 head
▼ 403 vs last sale 934▲ 105 vs year ago 426 · +24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
238 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 263▼ 171 vs year ago 409 · −41.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady 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 $184.40/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$184.40
47 head · 388 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.71
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1403189.7576522
Medium and Large 3353181.386407thin
Medium and Large 2383179.0268518thin
One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $80 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 sale47 hd
184.40
—
FL average10 barns · 519 hd
174.69
+9.71
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—High1,70386.931,4809thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27164.2781713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16453.9362819

Every lot

34 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 1255248.07/cwt235.00–255.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 2263221.46/cwt215.00–225.005823
Steers—Medium and Large 2308211.59/cwt205.00–215.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 1313223.19/cwt220.00–230.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 3320190.16/cwt185.00–195.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 2361168.77/cwt150.00–190.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 3366177.87/cwt175.00–180.006515
Steers—Medium and Large 1375176.41/cwt157.00–200.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 1416181.97/cwt180.00–185.007575
Steers—Medium and Large 2420167.95/cwt166.00–170.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 1455174.97/cwt172.00–178.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 2457157.37/cwt152.00–160.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 2508146.72/cwt145.00–150.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1513159.84/cwt154.00–163.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 1568157.93/cwt155.00–161.008972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265183.87/cwt177.00–190.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315170.81/cwt167.00–175.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318155.60/cwt153.00–158.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366153.03/cwt150.00–155.005605
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370137.36/cwt135.00–140.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372161.65/cwt157.00–165.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410135.04/cwt132.00–138.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420150.81/cwt147.00–155.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455127.07/cwt124.00–133.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460141.55/cwt139.00–144.006516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418173.39/cwt170.00–175.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2456151.97/cwt150.00–155.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470163.87/cwt160.00–170.007705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510153.37/cwt150.00–155.007823
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67491.24/cwt91.00–92.001,5274
Bulls——1,72683.48/cwt82.00–86.001,4415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16453.93/cwt51.00–57.0062819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18468.67/cwt67.00–70.008135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32661.52/cwt59.00–64.008168

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.