Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2018-10-09

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lakeland, Florida · Tue, Oct 9
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1607
Feeder Cattle receipts
807 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 867▲ 807 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 183 vs last sale 304▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.96/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$174.96
57 head · 404 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.73
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2374177.4266316thin
Medium and Large 1440175.2377130
Medium and Large 3349170.6559611thin
One grade step is worth $6.77/cwt here — about $67 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 sale57 hd
174.96
—
FL average10 barns · 732 hd
159.23
+15.73
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14044.015027thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12040.684567thin

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Lakeland, FL
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 1220232.33/cwt225.00–240.005112
Steers—Medium and Large 1260226.57/cwt215.00–235.005893
Steers—Medium and Large 3266186.75/cwt180.00–190.004973
Steers—Medium and Large 2276207.45/cwt205.00–212.005733
Steers—Medium and Large 3306186.52/cwt180.00–190.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 2313196.60/cwt195.00–200.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 1315207.54/cwt205.00–210.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 2357177.45/cwt175.00–180.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 3365167.40/cwt165.00–172.006113
Steers—Medium and Large 1370186.86/cwt182.00–192.006913
Steers—Medium and Large 1415173.63/cwt167.00–177.007217
Steers—Medium and Large 2417162.46/cwt160.00–165.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 2455161.01/cwt160.00–162.007332
Steers—Medium and Large 1461169.63/cwt167.00–175.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 1515142.48/cwt140.00–145.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 3515127.57/cwt125.00–130.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 2520134.88/cwt132.00–138.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 1583141.63/cwt140.00–145.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 1633140.57/cwt140.00–143.008905
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1257162.57/cwt160.00–165.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268149.88/cwt145.00–155.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2311150.48/cwt147.00–157.004683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313138.91/cwt137.00–140.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1356148.36/cwt145.00–150.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365132.40/cwt130.00–135.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407138.48/cwt135.00–142.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455134.53/cwt132.00–137.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466123.39/cwt120.00–125.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470113.40/cwt110.00–115.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505117.52/cwt115.00–120.005932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405162.47/cwt160.00–165.006584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462162.57/cwt160.00–165.007512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12040.68/cwt38.00–43.004567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14044.01/cwt42.00–46.005027

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.