Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2020-11-09

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Nov 9
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▼ 328 vs last sale 863▼ 452 vs year ago 987 · −45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 164▼ 123 vs year ago 217 · −56.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.85/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$160.85
68 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.79
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1412166.6868742
Medium and Large 2422154.8065316thin
Medium and Large 3414146.0560410thin
One grade step is worth $20.63/cwt here — about $83 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 sale68 hd
160.85
—
FL average10 barns · 577 hd
148.06
+12.79
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—Average1,67690.051,5098thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17763.087428thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06353.735714thin

Every lot

34 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 1210209.76/cwt200.00–215.004403
Steers—Medium and Large 1262194.87/cwt190.00–205.005113
Steers—Medium and Large 1315195.16/cwt190.00–200.006154
Steers—Medium and Large 2320180.08/cwt175.00–185.005764
Steers—Medium and Large 3332166.58/cwt165.00–170.005533
Steers—Medium and Large 1358174.90/cwt170.00–180.0062610
Steers—Medium and Large 3363152.59/cwt150.00–155.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 2373162.42/cwt160.00–165.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1410165.12/cwt160.00–170.006776
Steers—Medium and Large 2417154.54/cwt150.00–157.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 3420140.86/cwt138.00–144.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 1461156.08/cwt152.00–162.007205
Steers—Medium and Large 2475142.58/cwt140.00–145.006774
Steers—Medium and Large 1505144.96/cwt141.00–149.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 2525132.57/cwt130.00–138.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 3525124.63/cwt123.00–128.006543
Steers—Medium and Large 1563134.97/cwt133.00–137.007604
Steers—Medium and Large 1608131.22/cwt130.00–133.007985
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260155.10/cwt150.00–160.004034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313132.60/cwt130.00–135.004152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318141.65/cwt140.00–145.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320153.55/cwt150.00–157.004916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363145.17/cwt140.00–150.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418127.09/cwt122.00–132.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425141.47/cwt138.00–147.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458116.52/cwt115.00–118.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463129.43/cwt127.00–132.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1503122.03/cwt120.00–126.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575118.29/cwt116.00–123.006803
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52394.14/cwt91.00–96.001,4344
Bulls——1,82885.96/cwt84.00–88.001,5714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06353.73/cwt52.00–55.005714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12264.19/cwt63.00–65.007206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34059.74/cwt58.00–61.008012

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.