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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 26

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,012 head

▼ 663 vs last sale 1,675▼ 133 vs year ago 1,145 · −11.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 250▼ 71 vs year ago 171 · −41.5%

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 steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $145.89/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$145.89

79 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$26.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.33

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	371	161.80	600	23
Medium and Large 2	410	142.26	584	34
Medium and Large 3	394	134.89	531	22

One grade step is worth $26.91/cwt here — about $69 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 sale79 hd

145.89

—

FL average9 barns · 748 hd

127.56

+18.33

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	1,405	82.72	1,162	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	53.26	633	8thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	189.75/cwt	180.00–195.00	516	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	281	164.13/cwt	155.00–170.00	461	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	176.92/cwt	172.00–182.00	540	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	164.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	516	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	148.40/cwt	145.00–155.00	472	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	570	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	137.45/cwt	132.00–142.00	504	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	151.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	559	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	151.79/cwt	147.00–157.00	634	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	140.86/cwt	137.00–145.00	599	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	129.52/cwt	127.00–135.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	125.43/cwt	121.00–130.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	115.53/cwt	112.00–118.00	589	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	115.16/cwt	111.00–118.00	652	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	128.53/cwt	125.00–132.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	121.35/cwt	120.00–122.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	127.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	116.60/cwt	112.00–120.00	447	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	116.85/cwt	112.00–120.00	480	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	107.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	440	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	457	105.38/cwt	101.00–109.00	482	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	120.41/cwt	117.00–124.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	112.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	102.26/cwt	97.00–105.00	518	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	79.24/cwt	76.00–82.00	983	2
Bulls	—	—	1,488	84.46/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,257	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	53.26/cwt	50.00–56.00	633	8

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 Oct 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,012Last week 1,675Year ago 1,145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 250Year ago 171

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	135.00–140.00	137.38
2	—	463	117.00–124.00	120.41
3	—	373	127.00–130.00	127.96
3	—	403	125.00–127.00	125.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	122.00–125.00	123.52
5	—	411	112.00–120.00	116.85
2	—	318	125.00–132.00	128.53
3	—	507	97.00–105.00	102.26
5	—	464	110.00–114.00	112.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	101.00–109.00	105.38
7	—	383	112.00–120.00	116.60
3	—	330	120.00–122.00	121.35
5	—	411	105.00–110.00	107.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	180.00–195.00	189.75
4	—	360	157.00–160.00	158.46
6	—	418	147.00–157.00	151.79
2	—	458	145.00–150.00	147.54
2	—	508	121.00–130.00	125.43
6	—	305	172.00–182.00	176.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	111.00–118.00	115.16
7	—	314	160.00–170.00	164.44
3	—	477	127.00–135.00	129.52
5	—	510	112.00–118.00	115.53
4	—	425	137.00–145.00	140.86
5	—	281	155.00–170.00	164.13
5	—	368	150.00–155.00	151.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	132.00–142.00	137.45
3	—	318	145.00–155.00	148.40
4	—	478	120.00–125.00	122.49
6	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	76.00–82.00	79.24
4	—	1,488	83.00–85.00	84.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	50.00–56.00	53.26

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.