Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2020-10-21

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 21
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,179 head
▼ 277 vs last sale 1,456▲ 171 vs year ago 1,008 · +17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
352 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 320▲ 240 vs year ago 112 · +214.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 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 $137.73/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$137.73
76 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.88
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443146.3364829
Medium and Large 2439137.5260428
Medium and Large 3434124.9054219thin
One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $105 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 sale76 hd
137.73
—
FL average9 barns · 877 hd
125.85
+11.88
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—Average1,57677.591,2234thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13553.1660319
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05746.8249516

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263182.14/cwt175.00–190.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 2263165.14/cwt160.00–170.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 2318164.88/cwt160.00–170.005244
Steers—Medium and Large 1325178.23/cwt175.00–185.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 3363138.57/cwt135.00–142.005036
Steers—Medium and Large 1366161.10/cwt157.00–167.005905
Steers—Medium and Large 2370147.40/cwt145.00–152.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 3415127.07/cwt125.00–130.005275
Steers—Medium and Large 2420143.25/cwt140.00–145.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 1423152.46/cwt150.00–155.006454
Steers—Medium and Large 1457139.63/cwt137.00–145.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 2475128.87/cwt126.00–133.006127
Steers—Medium and Large 3483116.94/cwt115.00–121.005653
Steers—Medium and Large 3510111.12/cwt107.00–117.005675
Steers—Medium and Large 1523128.05/cwt126.00–131.006707
Steers—Medium and Large 2524122.08/cwt120.00–125.006407
Steers—Medium and Large 1556122.78/cwt121.00–124.006835
Steers—Medium and Large 2568116.04/cwt114.00–118.006592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320127.42/cwt125.00–130.004084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320119.42/cwt117.00–122.003824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365131.86/cwt127.00–137.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377117.76/cwt115.00–119.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413114.94/cwt112.00–117.004755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415119.95/cwt118.00–122.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463111.95/cwt110.00–114.005186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470116.02/cwt115.00–117.005454
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473107.36/cwt105.00–109.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513105.46/cwt103.00–109.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520114.45/cwt112.00–117.005954
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,57677.59/cwt75.00–80.001,2234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05152.19/cwt50.00–56.0054916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05746.82/cwt45.00–50.0049516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58358.33/cwt58.00–59.009233

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.