Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2019-11-11

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Nov 11
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
987 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 1,158▼ 445 vs year ago 1,432 · −31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 237▼ 56 vs year ago 273 · −20.5%
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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 cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.13/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$142.13
153 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.67
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2410147.1560356
Medium and Large 1549139.4176571
Medium and Large 3421138.7458526
One grade step is worth $8.41/cwt here — about $19 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 sale153 hd
142.13
—
FL average9 barns · 925 hd
137.46
+4.67
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—Average1,74277.221,3456thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27853.5568526
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01846.184706thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318178.58/cwt177.00–180.005686
Steers—Medium and Large 3318163.23/cwt157.00–167.005195
Steers—Medium and Large 2320172.54/cwt170.00–175.005526
Steers—Medium and Large 2367155.07/cwt152.00–160.0056922
Steers—Medium and Large 1370164.60/cwt162.00–167.006094
Steers—Medium and Large 3384146.47/cwt145.00–150.005627
Steers—Medium and Large 2415141.22/cwt131.00–150.005869
Steers—Medium and Large 1418156.17/cwt152.00–160.006538
Steers—Medium and Large 3423135.58/cwt131.00–140.005746
Steers—Medium and Large 2469136.34/cwt133.00–140.0063913
Steers—Medium and Large 3470127.06/cwt125.00–129.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 2523125.02/cwt124.00–126.006546
Steers—Medium and Large 1524134.82/cwt130.00–138.0070612
Steers—Medium and Large 3565111.02/cwt110.00–112.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 1577132.52/cwt127.00–136.0076515
Steers—Medium and Large 1616131.22/cwt127.00–136.0080811
Steers—Medium and Large 1665126.06/cwt122.00–130.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 1714124.15/cwt120.00–129.0088611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270137.64/cwt135.00–140.003726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280147.54/cwt145.00–150.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315147.58/cwt145.00–150.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323135.61/cwt132.00–140.004387
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323126.22/cwt120.00–130.004085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373134.07/cwt132.00–136.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377126.29/cwt124.00–129.004769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421122.74/cwt120.00–127.005178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422114.81/cwt113.00–117.004847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467113.44/cwt111.00–115.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468106.03/cwt105.00–107.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478122.10/cwt118.00–126.005848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518114.17/cwt110.00–119.005919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525105.57/cwt103.00–108.005548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568112.66/cwt109.00–117.006409
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577104.22/cwt103.00–105.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631104.90/cwt103.00–108.006628
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,74277.22/cwt74.00–81.001,3456
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01846.18/cwt44.00–48.004706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09056.55/cwt56.00–57.006166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33552.65/cwt50.00–54.0070320

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.