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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 27

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

417 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 266▼ 276 vs year ago 693 · −39.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 143▼ 228 vs year ago 326 · −69.9%

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 lower. 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 $152.25/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$152.25

59 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$21.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.77

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	361	162.39	586	17thin
Medium and Large 2	359	153.60	552	24
Medium and Large 3	411	140.87	578	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $7 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 sale59 hd

152.25

—

FL average10 barns · 339 hd

143.48

+8.77

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	1,678	85.12	1,428	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	63.37	730	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	59.00	622	7thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	175.42/cwt	172.00–182.00	453	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	419	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	173.24/cwt	170.00–175.00	534	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	512	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	155.40/cwt	152.00–157.00	486	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	163.06/cwt	160.00–166.00	584	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	154.43/cwt	152.00–157.00	571	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	148.81/cwt	147.00–150.00	615	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	154.10/cwt	152.00–157.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	141.38/cwt	137.00–145.00	590	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	138.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	634	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	619	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	424	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	150.84/cwt	145.00–157.00	427	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	139.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	431	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	150.78/cwt	147.00–155.00	479	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	133.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	474	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	123.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	125.26/cwt	124.00–127.00	525	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	131.05/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	118.60/cwt	117.00–122.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	113.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	115.95/cwt	112.00–118.00	594	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	85.12/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,428	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	59.00/cwt	57.00–63.00	622	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	62.16/cwt	58.00–64.00	678	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	66.10/cwt	65.00–67.00	853	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 266Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 143Year ago 326

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	172.00–182.00	175.42
5	—	414	152.00–157.00	154.10
2	—	465	145.00–147.00	145.98
4	—	358	160.00–166.00	163.06
3	—	308	170.00–175.00	173.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	147.00–150.00	148.81
4	—	370	152.00–157.00	154.43
6	—	258	160.00–165.00	162.57
4	—	313	160.00–167.00	163.58
5	—	456	137.00–142.00	138.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	152.00–157.00	155.40
7	—	417	137.00–145.00	141.38
4	—	505	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	378	145.00–150.00	147.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–132.00	131.05
3	—	512	112.00–118.00	115.95
2	—	318	147.00–155.00	150.78
3	—	460	125.00–128.00	125.98
2	—	263	160.00–162.00	161.05
3	—	367	140.00–145.00	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	308	135.00–145.00	139.88
6	—	283	145.00–157.00	150.84
7	—	419	124.00–127.00	125.26
3	—	470	117.00–122.00	118.60
7	—	354	130.00–137.00	133.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00–127.00	123.31
3	—	470	110.00–115.00	113.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,090	58.00–64.00	62.16
4	—	1,290	65.00–67.00	66.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	57.00–63.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,678	84.00–88.00	85.12

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.