Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2020-08-10

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
951 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 875▲ 486 vs year ago 465 · +104.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 205▼ 57 vs year ago 163 · −35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.07/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$127.07
117 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.17
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2411128.7653046
Medium and Large 1493127.2562760
Medium and Large 3406119.0348311thin
One grade step is worth $9.73/cwt here — about $46 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 sale117 hd
127.07
—
FL average10 barns · 1,074 hd
125.89
+1.17
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—Average1,43092.741,3264thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25464.5080914
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10855.8261810

Every lot

46 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1256197.81/cwt190.00–210.005065
Steers—Medium and Large 2265177.08/cwt170.00–185.004692
Steers—Medium and Large 1313186.80/cwt182.00–192.005856
Steers—Medium and Large 2313177.44/cwt175.00–180.005558
Steers—Medium and Large 3325167.58/cwt165.00–170.005454
Steers—Medium and Large 1365164.79/cwt160.00–170.006018
Steers—Medium and Large 3365145.19/cwt140.00–148.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 2370153.29/cwt150.00–155.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 3406136.97/cwt135.00–140.005565
Steers—Medium and Large 1408155.93/cwt152.00–160.006364
Steers—Medium and Large 2412147.09/cwt145.00–150.006065
Steers—Medium and Large 1458146.97/cwt145.00–149.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 2461137.71/cwt135.00–140.006359
Steers—Medium and Large 3464127.09/cwt125.00–130.005905
Steers—Medium and Large 1528138.54/cwt137.00–140.007316
Steers—Medium and Large 2558128.45/cwt125.00–132.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 1571135.28/cwt133.00–138.007729
Steers—Medium and Large 3579117.36/cwt115.00–121.006805
Steers—Medium and Large 1613132.04/cwt131.00–135.008098
Steers—Medium and Large 1656125.78/cwt122.00–129.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 1710123.70/cwt121.00–129.008783
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2284145.10/cwt142.00–150.004125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308134.54/cwt130.00–137.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316152.06/cwt150.00–155.004815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325143.34/cwt140.00–147.004668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363142.41/cwt140.00–145.005176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363133.62/cwt130.00–137.004856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413113.88/cwt110.00–118.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416125.49/cwt122.00–130.0052211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418134.35/cwt131.00–138.005628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465121.42/cwt118.00–125.005658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466128.30/cwt127.00–130.005989
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473112.54/cwt110.00–115.005324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513111.02/cwt110.00–112.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514122.25/cwt118.00–126.0062811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565118.53/cwt117.00–120.0067010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568112.53/cwt110.00–115.006396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606116.65/cwt113.00–122.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657112.87/cwt110.00–118.007426
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515132.94/cwt130.00–135.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 3537120.66/cwt120.00–122.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555126.01/cwt125.00–127.006994
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,43092.74/cwt91.00–94.001,3264
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10855.82/cwt53.00–58.0061810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24763.84/cwt61.00–66.0079612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29868.48/cwt68.00–69.008892

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.