Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2020-05-04

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 4
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
449 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 417▼ 206 vs year ago 655 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 98▼ 115 vs year ago 207 · −55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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 $149.31/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$149.31
64 head · 397 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.68
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2383153.4358826
Medium and Large 1440147.6764919thin
Medium and Large 3374145.3254319thin
One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $45 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 sale64 hd
149.31
—
FL average10 barns · 379 hd
143.63
+5.68
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—Average1,61083.651,3472thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14965.4175116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15854.056266thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3316154.13/cwt150.00–160.004877
Steers—Medium and Large 2321166.69/cwt162.00–170.005357
Steers—Medium and Large 1370163.64/cwt160.00–167.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 3370146.92/cwt145.00–149.005446
Steers—Medium and Large 2383153.96/cwt150.00–157.005909
Steers—Medium and Large 2411146.08/cwt144.00–149.006007
Steers—Medium and Large 1416153.06/cwt150.00–157.006377
Steers—Medium and Large 3418138.35/cwt135.00–140.005783
Steers—Medium and Large 1453148.32/cwt147.00–151.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 2465138.09/cwt136.00–142.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 3473128.54/cwt126.00–134.006083
Steers—Medium and Large 1520126.94/cwt125.00–130.006605
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258156.12/cwt152.00–160.004032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260143.65/cwt135.00–150.003735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310138.56/cwt135.00–142.004306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358141.30/cwt140.00–142.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368123.62/cwt120.00–127.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370133.64/cwt130.00–137.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418133.31/cwt130.00–135.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423125.12/cwt122.00–128.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428113.42/cwt110.00–115.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470121.10/cwt118.00–124.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517105.30/cwt103.00–110.005443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425150.42/cwt147.00–154.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475139.08/cwt135.00–141.006613
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61083.65/cwt81.00–86.001,3472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09062.92/cwt59.00–65.0068610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15854.05/cwt53.00–57.006266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24669.57/cwt68.00–71.008676

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.