Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2019-07-11

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Thu, Jul 11
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
38 vs last sale 852 814 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
608 head
128 vs last sale 480 608 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.55/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$157.55
66 head · 396 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.74
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1389168.2965422
Medium and Large 3358155.3555715thin
Medium and Large 2422150.5463529
One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $19 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 sale66 hd
157.55
FL average9 barns · 902 hd
144.81
+12.74
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
BullsAverage1,53386.671,3298thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17060.2770567
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07953.6957921

Every lot, as filed

37 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 3410140.27/cwt135.00–143.005753
SteersMedium and Large 2560128.56/cwt125.00–132.007202
SteersMedium and Large 1465149.42/cwt147.00–152.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 3420115.98/cwt115.00–118.004873
HeifersMedium and Large 1420133.46/cwt130.00–137.005614
HeifersMedium and Large 1270158.31/cwt155.00–162.004272
SteersMedium and Large 3370147.57/cwt145.00–150.005464
SteersMedium and Large 2310178.45/cwt172.00–182.005533
SteersMedium and Large 1257193.25/cwt190.00–200.004973
HeifersMedium and Large 3313129.56/cwt127.00–132.004064
HeifersMedium and Large 2513112.44/cwt110.00–115.005772
HeifersMedium and Large 1360140.97/cwt140.00–142.005074
HeifersMedium and Large 2462122.92/cwt120.00–125.005685
SteersMedium and Large 1408156.02/cwt155.00–157.006372
SteersMedium and Large 2258182.43/cwt180.00–185.004712
SteersMedium and Large 2420148.33/cwt145.00–152.006236
HeifersMedium and Large 1522122.63/cwt120.00–124.006403
HeifersMedium and Large 2426125.48/cwt123.00–127.005355
SteersMedium and Large 1360163.54/cwt162.00–165.005892
SteersMedium and Large 1570138.53/cwt135.00–142.007904
SteersMedium and Large 2365157.40/cwt155.00–160.005756
HeifersMedium and Large 1458128.04/cwt127.00–130.005863
HeifersMedium and Large 2313137.44/cwt135.00–140.004304
SteersMedium and Large 1310188.39/cwt185.00–192.005842
SteersMedium and Large 1220208.94/cwt202.00–215.004604
SteersMedium and Large 2521131.85/cwt130.00–133.006875
HeifersMedium and Large 1307148.37/cwt145.00–150.004553
HeifersMedium and Large 2378133.70/cwt132.00–137.005053
HeifersMedium and Large 3369125.30/cwt122.00–130.004627
SteersMedium and Large 1510139.35/cwt138.00–140.007113
SteersMedium and Large 2470142.94/cwt140.00–145.006725
SteersMedium and Large 3333164.89/cwt160.00–170.005498
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10657.42/cwt54.00–60.0063535
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24063.39/cwt61.00–65.0078632
Bulls1,53386.67/cwt85.00–90.001,3298
CowsLean 85-90%1,07953.69/cwt51.00–56.0057921
HeifersMedium and Large 1575117.99/cwt117.00–119.006782

How this sale compares

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.