Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2019-06-17

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 17
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
588 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 749▼ 7 vs year ago 595 · −1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 276▼ 2 vs year ago 209 · −1.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.49/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$149.49
65 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.93
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2401157.0562916thin
Medium and Large 1510148.0075534
Medium and Large 3408144.8259115thin
One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $39 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 sale65 hd
149.49
—
FL average10 barns · 675 hd
147.57
+1.93
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—High1,46488.521,2958thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21563.7677522
CowsLean 85-90%Average99054.065356thin

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)
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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263207.14/cwt200.00–215.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 2263185.81/cwt182.00–190.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 2315173.57/cwt172.00–175.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 3320162.38/cwt160.00–165.005204
Steers—Medium and Large 3355148.43/cwt145.00–155.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 2360161.92/cwt159.00–165.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 1403159.13/cwt157.00–162.006417
Steers—Medium and Large 2416151.62/cwt147.00–155.006315
Steers—Medium and Large 3420141.43/cwt140.00–143.005944
Steers—Medium and Large 2458142.54/cwt140.00–145.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1463152.57/cwt150.00–155.007064
Steers—Medium and Large 1509149.21/cwt148.00–151.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 2513142.35/cwt141.00–145.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 3523127.93/cwt125.00–131.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 1555145.95/cwt140.00–149.008103
Steers—Medium and Large 1610131.50/cwt129.00–136.0080213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260144.81/cwt140.00–150.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318132.44/cwt130.00–135.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360141.54/cwt140.00–143.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360128.40/cwt125.00–132.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383136.03/cwt134.00–137.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410133.46/cwt130.00–137.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425126.95/cwt126.00–129.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461129.21/cwt127.00–132.005967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473122.57/cwt120.00–125.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510126.63/cwt125.00–130.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519114.67/cwt110.00–118.005955
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415157.95/cwt156.00–160.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455148.52/cwt147.00–150.006762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40286.35/cwt84.00–89.001,2116
Bulls——1,64895.03/cwt94.00–96.001,5662
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99054.06/cwt52.00–57.005356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19462.66/cwt60.00–65.0074817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28767.48/cwt67.00–69.008685

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.