Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2020-06-10

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jun 10
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
792 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 723▲ 136 vs year ago 656 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 232 vs last sale 482▲ 20 vs year ago 230 · +8.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.26/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$143.26
91 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.67
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473146.9069543
Medium and Large 2414144.0259732
Medium and Large 3423131.9655916thin
One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $137 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 sale91 hd
143.26
—
FL average9 barns · 577 hd
139.59
+3.67
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—Average1,49393.951,4033thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22866.5981732
CowsLean 85-90%High99458.8758514

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1264196.36/cwt185.00–205.005185
Steers—Medium and Large 2265167.78/cwt160.00–175.004454
Steers—Medium and Large 2306164.06/cwt162.00–167.005025
Steers—Medium and Large 1308188.30/cwt185.00–195.005803
Steers—Medium and Large 3318157.56/cwt155.00–160.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 2358152.45/cwt150.00–155.005464
Steers—Medium and Large 1365159.88/cwt157.00–163.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 3373141.61/cwt140.00–145.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 1404149.03/cwt147.00–152.006025
Steers—Medium and Large 3405130.95/cwt127.00–135.005304
Steers—Medium and Large 2413142.58/cwt140.00–145.005894
Steers—Medium and Large 3458123.44/cwt120.00–127.005654
Steers—Medium and Large 2459133.04/cwt130.00–135.006115
Steers—Medium and Large 1480139.55/cwt138.00–142.006705
Steers—Medium and Large 1512135.19/cwt133.00–137.006929
Steers—Medium and Large 2518128.38/cwt125.00–132.006658
Steers—Medium and Large 3522117.97/cwt117.00–120.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 1558131.04/cwt128.00–134.007316
Steers—Medium and Large 2575122.46/cwt120.00–125.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 1626125.56/cwt121.00–130.007868
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260152.60/cwt150.00–155.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313153.36/cwt150.00–157.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315141.84/cwt137.00–147.004478
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318132.44/cwt130.00–135.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355142.46/cwt140.00–145.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2356132.75/cwt130.00–137.004735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3359121.05/cwt118.00–123.004355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405137.05/cwt133.00–141.005556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412123.64/cwt122.00–127.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460111.53/cwt110.00–113.005134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464131.68/cwt127.00–135.006117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483118.06/cwt114.00–122.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506124.03/cwt120.00–127.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513114.41/cwt111.00–118.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563119.96/cwt118.00–122.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615113.68/cwt110.00–117.006993
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48091.42/cwt90.00–93.001,3532
Bulls——1,52099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98560.81/cwt60.00–62.005998
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00656.28/cwt54.00–58.005666
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18064.81/cwt62.00–68.0076522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33270.52/cwt69.00–73.0093910

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.