Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2019-10-07

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 7
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,121 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 1,015▲ 24 vs year ago 1,097 · +2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 193▼ 27 vs year ago 194 · −13.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.54/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$150.54
115 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.14
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2379155.7159026
Medium and Large 1468149.4769976
Medium and Large 3386146.4956613thin
One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $24 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 sale115 hd
150.54
—
FL average10 barns · 1,024 hd
132.40
+18.14
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—Average1,64678.311,28913
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16752.5461313
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00047.584765thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1260195.19/cwt190.00–200.005076
Steers—Medium and Large 2268176.27/cwt170.00–180.004725
Steers—Medium and Large 2314170.26/cwt167.00–175.005355
Steers—Medium and Large 3317162.89/cwt160.00–165.005165
Steers—Medium and Large 1324182.59/cwt180.00–187.005925
Steers—Medium and Large 1355166.93/cwt162.00–172.0059310
Steers—Medium and Large 2360154.40/cwt151.00–158.005564
Steers—Medium and Large 3372146.59/cwt145.00–150.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 1418160.15/cwt155.00–165.0066912
Steers—Medium and Large 3428139.74/cwt135.00–142.005983
Steers—Medium and Large 2430150.16/cwt149.00–152.006465
Steers—Medium and Large 1453153.98/cwt150.00–158.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 2469140.66/cwt136.00–144.006605
Steers—Medium and Large 2503122.00/cwt121.00–123.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1518133.94/cwt130.00–138.0069412
Steers—Medium and Large 3518115.46/cwt114.00–117.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 1560130.07/cwt126.00–134.0072812
Steers—Medium and Large 1620122.87/cwt119.00–127.0076210
Steers—Medium and Large 1655121.29/cwt116.00–124.007943
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273164.38/cwt160.00–167.004495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273151.77/cwt150.00–155.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308159.88/cwt155.00–165.004928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313147.48/cwt145.00–150.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318136.01/cwt135.00–137.004334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3357117.02/cwt115.00–118.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363134.14/cwt130.00–138.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373125.44/cwt122.00–127.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415125.88/cwt121.00–131.005228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422115.24/cwt113.00–120.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425109.30/cwt108.00–112.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463118.48/cwt117.00–120.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465112.90/cwt110.00–116.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472105.63/cwt103.00–107.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525112.24/cwt111.00–114.005897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530107.28/cwt103.00–110.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568109.53/cwt107.00–112.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630108.44/cwt105.00–112.006836
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408143.98/cwt142.00–145.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410133.54/cwt132.00–135.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415153.42/cwt150.00–157.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2453135.66/cwt135.00–137.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458146.48/cwt145.00–148.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460125.28/cwt123.00–130.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515118.94/cwt117.00–121.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560117.54/cwt115.00–120.006582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58884.29/cwt83.00–86.001,3393
Bulls——1,66376.51/cwt74.00–80.001,27210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00047.58/cwt45.00–50.004765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16752.54/cwt50.00–56.0061313

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.