Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2020-07-20

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jul 20
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
889 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 779▲ 889 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 148▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.13/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$149.13
96 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.92
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456152.0569358
Medium and Large 2413148.2161328
Medium and Large 3409134.8155210thin
One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $141 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 sale96 hd
149.13
—
FL average10 barns · 1,018 hd
137.21
+11.92
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—Average1,54597.051,4992thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06864.6769114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04955.405817thin

Every lot

40 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 1256196.28/cwt190.00–205.005027
Steers—Medium and Large 2260178.59/cwt175.00–185.004643
Steers—Medium and Large 1307188.74/cwt182.00–192.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 2318174.15/cwt170.00–180.005545
Steers—Medium and Large 3368142.62/cwt140.00–145.005254
Steers—Medium and Large 1370159.47/cwt157.00–162.005906
Steers—Medium and Large 2373152.58/cwt150.00–155.005694
Steers—Medium and Large 2418139.78/cwt137.00–144.005845
Steers—Medium and Large 3420132.44/cwt130.00–135.005564
Steers—Medium and Large 1423152.83/cwt149.00–157.006468
Steers—Medium and Large 1461144.34/cwt140.00–150.006659
Steers—Medium and Large 2465136.45/cwt134.00–138.006345
Steers—Medium and Large 3470123.91/cwt122.00–126.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 2517127.68/cwt125.00–129.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 1518138.57/cwt134.00–143.0071812
Steers—Medium and Large 1569137.63/cwt132.00–142.007837
Steers—Medium and Large 2583122.93/cwt120.00–129.007173
Steers—Medium and Large 1628128.98/cwt124.00–133.008106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1259162.45/cwt155.00–172.004217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268148.89/cwt145.00–153.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305142.41/cwt140.00–147.004343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1309153.88/cwt150.00–160.004755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358134.55/cwt132.00–137.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375141.58/cwt140.00–145.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408134.55/cwt132.00–137.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418113.39/cwt110.00–115.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422124.60/cwt123.00–128.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463118.08/cwt115.00–121.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465129.40/cwt125.00–134.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528111.01/cwt110.00–112.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533121.38/cwt118.00–124.006479
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557108.35/cwt105.00–110.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560119.04/cwt115.00–123.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608115.95/cwt112.00–120.007052
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520124.57/cwt122.00–127.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527131.32/cwt130.00–134.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567126.35/cwt125.00–127.007163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,54597.05/cwt95.00–99.001,4992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04955.40/cwt54.00–58.005817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06864.67/cwt62.00–68.0069114

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.