Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2020-08-26

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 26
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▼ 389 vs last sale 1,201▼ 229 vs year ago 1,041 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 264▲ 115 vs year ago 156 · +73.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.59/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$146.59
72 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.58
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485151.6473638
Medium and Large 2451145.4765526
Medium and Large 3493126.216228thin
One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $115 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 sale72 hd
146.59
—
FL average10 barns · 982 hd
137.01
+9.58
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—High1,60392.501,4822thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20960.8373623
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08754.5159317

Every lot

33 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2268186.69/cwt177.00–192.005003
Steers—Medium and Large 2368160.81/cwt157.00–165.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 1373180.23/cwt175.00–185.006726
Steers—Medium and Large 1418174.91/cwt170.00–180.007316
Steers—Medium and Large 2429149.14/cwt145.00–155.006407
Steers—Medium and Large 3465131.04/cwt127.00–135.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 1470154.79/cwt150.00–160.007288
Steers—Medium and Large 2473140.85/cwt137.00–145.006666
Steers—Medium and Large 1513139.88/cwt135.00–145.007188
Steers—Medium and Large 2513129.44/cwt127.00–132.006644
Steers—Medium and Large 3520121.37/cwt118.00–125.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 1560132.05/cwt130.00–135.007395
Steers—Medium and Large 2570123.41/cwt120.00–127.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 1607122.81/cwt122.00–126.007455
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266148.91/cwt145.00–155.003965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315132.46/cwt130.00–135.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318151.60/cwt150.00–155.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2359135.05/cwt132.00–137.004855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374145.12/cwt142.00–150.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408139.91/cwt135.00–145.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408128.27/cwt125.00–130.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433118.44/cwt115.00–122.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458133.56/cwt130.00–137.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465119.61/cwt117.00–125.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466109.06/cwt105.00–112.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505120.38/cwt118.00–125.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560121.73/cwt115.00–125.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563107.04/cwt105.00–110.006035
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3201
Bulls——1,67099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06264.31/cwt64.00–66.006837
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08754.51/cwt52.00–57.0059317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27459.31/cwt58.00–63.0075616

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.