Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2020-12-09

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Dec 9
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,498 head
▲ 444 vs last sale 1,054▲ 356 vs year ago 1,142 · +31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 247▲ 3 vs year ago 201 · +1.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly 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 $142.98/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$142.98
84 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.80
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2415144.8660122
Medium and Large 1491143.4170445
Medium and Large 3396139.4055217thin
One grade step is worth $5.46/cwt here — about $48 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 sale84 hd
142.98
—
FL average10 barns · 844 hd
139.18
+3.80
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—Average1,49379.131,1817thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27559.6776110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06350.475364thin

Every lot

37 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 1309178.64/cwt175.00–180.005524
Steers—Medium and Large 3315158.39/cwt155.00–162.004994
Steers—Medium and Large 2320167.54/cwt165.00–170.005364
Steers—Medium and Large 2359152.73/cwt150.00–157.005485
Steers—Medium and Large 1361163.12/cwt160.00–167.005897
Steers—Medium and Large 3368142.62/cwt140.00–145.005254
Steers—Medium and Large 2408143.44/cwt140.00–147.005856
Steers—Medium and Large 1413154.91/cwt150.00–160.006404
Steers—Medium and Large 3424133.08/cwt130.00–137.005647
Steers—Medium and Large 1455144.47/cwt142.00–147.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 2473136.46/cwt135.00–138.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1510136.08/cwt132.00–140.006948
Steers—Medium and Large 2512125.56/cwt121.00–128.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 3518117.14/cwt113.00–121.006072
Steers—Medium and Large 1556133.46/cwt130.00–136.007427
Steers—Medium and Large 2558121.48/cwt120.00–123.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1612127.09/cwt124.00–132.007787
Steers—Medium and Large 1651121.76/cwt120.00–127.007934
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310127.54/cwt125.00–130.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328137.60/cwt135.00–140.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366122.98/cwt120.00–127.004505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373132.58/cwt130.00–135.004954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413132.64/cwt128.00–137.005484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415109.34/cwt105.00–114.004544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425122.66/cwt121.00–125.005215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455115.96/cwt112.00–118.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468124.11/cwt120.00–128.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476106.97/cwt105.00–110.005095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508107.54/cwt105.00–110.005468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524116.05/cwt113.00–121.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565103.98/cwt102.00–105.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568115.53/cwt113.00–118.006564
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33074.92/cwt74.00–77.009963
Bulls——1,61582.28/cwt82.00–83.001,3294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06350.47/cwt49.00–54.005364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24856.29/cwt53.00–58.007025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30263.05/cwt61.00–66.008215

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.