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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 13

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 209 vs last sale 348▼ 418 vs year ago 557 · −75.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 43▼ 132 vs year ago 176 · −75.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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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 mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.22/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$156.22

44 head · 351 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.45

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	354	159.50	564	29
Medium and Large 2	344	149.87	516	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.63/cwt here — about $49 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 sale44 hd

156.22

—

FL average9 barns · 238 hd

143.77

+12.45

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,810	87.00	1,575	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	58.72	776	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,310	52.82	692	4thin

Every lot

23 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	414	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	165.40/cwt	162.00–171.00	447	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	166.29/cwt	163.00–169.00	539	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	155.09/cwt	151.00–159.00	509	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	154.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	155.96/cwt	154.00–158.00	636	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	222	148.54/cwt	147.00–152.00	330	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	254	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	345	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	148.71/cwt	147.00–152.00	384	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	136.39/cwt	135.00–139.00	419	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	134.11/cwt	132.00–136.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	128.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	133.44/cwt	131.00–136.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	124.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	586	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	637	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	57.44/cwt	55.00–61.00	750	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	52.82/cwt	51.00–54.00	692	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	63.51/cwt	63.00–65.00	875	4

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Mon Apr 13, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 348Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 43Year ago 176

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	63.00–65.00	63.51
15	—	1,306	55.00–61.00	57.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	51.00–54.00	52.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	150.00–155.00	152.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	125.00–127.00	125.97
3	—	307	135.00–139.00	136.39
2	—	410	131.00–136.00	133.44
3	—	258	147.00–152.00	148.71
3	—	222	147.00–152.00	148.54
4	—	370	132.00–136.00	134.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	120.00–127.00	124.70
3	—	383	125.00–130.00	128.39
5	—	254	130.00–140.00	135.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	270	162.00–171.00	165.40
9	—	324	163.00–169.00	166.29
6	—	408	154.00–158.00	155.96
2	—	465	140.00–147.00	143.39
7	—	374	150.00–160.00	154.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	155.00–160.00	157.38
2	—	365	145.00–148.00	146.56
6	—	328	151.00–159.00	155.09
3	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.63

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.