Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2020-06-15

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 15
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,023 head
▲ 706 vs last sale 317▲ 435 vs year ago 588 · +74.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 195▲ 33 vs year ago 207 · +15.9%
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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 mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.80/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$146.80
109 head · 423 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.60
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444150.1066646
Medium and Large 2420145.2061042
Medium and Large 3381142.8054421
One grade step is worth $7.30/cwt here — about $122 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 sale109 hd
146.80
—
FL average8 barns · 616 hd
142.21
+4.60
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—Average1,52799.461,5184thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10969.7677434
CowsLean 85-90%High98559.395858thin

Every lot

41 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 2260169.81/cwt165.00–175.004424
Steers—Medium and Large 1272188.34/cwt180.00–200.005129
Steers—Medium and Large 1307179.70/cwt177.00–185.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 2309169.44/cwt165.00–175.005247
Steers—Medium and Large 3320158.34/cwt155.00–162.005076
Steers—Medium and Large 2360153.54/cwt152.00–155.005536
Steers—Medium and Large 3364144.18/cwt140.00–150.005257
Steers—Medium and Large 3413132.58/cwt130.00–135.005486
Steers—Medium and Large 1414147.07/cwt145.00–150.006097
Steers—Medium and Large 2417140.84/cwt137.00–144.005877
Steers—Medium and Large 2462133.51/cwt130.00–136.006175
Steers—Medium and Large 1463140.49/cwt137.00–145.006509
Steers—Medium and Large 1506137.39/cwt134.00–140.006957
Steers—Medium and Large 2518128.04/cwt125.00–131.006638
Steers—Medium and Large 3528121.99/cwt121.00–123.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1553130.85/cwt130.00–132.007247
Steers—Medium and Large 2581126.81/cwt125.00–128.007375
Steers—Medium and Large 1620125.97/cwt125.00–127.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 1663123.47/cwt122.00–125.008192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1262159.59/cwt155.00–165.004189
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265144.81/cwt140.00–150.003844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1304150.92/cwt145.00–155.004595
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315132.42/cwt130.00–135.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320139.58/cwt137.00–142.004476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363138.47/cwt137.00–140.005038
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365123.45/cwt120.00–127.004516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367131.93/cwt130.00–135.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411133.06/cwt130.00–137.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423123.83/cwt120.00–128.0052410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430112.60/cwt110.00–118.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455126.30/cwt123.00–128.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467110.36/cwt107.00–112.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470118.57/cwt115.00–122.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514120.09/cwt116.00–125.006179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577113.59/cwt112.00–117.006553
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49592.95/cwt91.00–95.001,3902
Bulls——1,558105.96/cwt103.00–109.001,6512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93157.70/cwt54.00–59.005374
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03861.08/cwt60.00–62.006344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08367.83/cwt65.00–71.0073524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17174.38/cwt73.00–78.0087110

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.