Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2019-01-21

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jan 21
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
250 vs last sale 916 666 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
168 vs last sale 259 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $175.79/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$175.79
55 head · 385 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$116
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.56
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2347175.9061023
Medium and Large 1413175.7172632
One grade step is worth $0.18/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale55 hd
175.79
FL average10 barns · 649 hd
166.23
+9.56
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%High1,18951.0860811
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03446.814845thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1420164.88/cwt160.00–170.006922
BullsMedium and Large 1467158.46/cwt157.00–160.007402
BullsMedium and Large 1520149.40/cwt147.00–152.007772
BullsMedium and Large 3367157.38/cwt155.00–160.005782
HeifersMedium and Large 1268174.69/cwt165.00–180.004683
HeifersMedium and Large 1358153.49/cwt150.00–160.005493
SteersMedium and Large 1422167.91/cwt165.00–170.007095
SteersMedium and Large 1506155.85/cwt153.00–160.007895
SteersMedium and Large 1562148.96/cwt147.00–152.008375
SteersMedium and Large 2422158.44/cwt157.00–160.006692
SteersMedium and Large 2460153.37/cwt150.00–155.007063
SteersMedium and Large 1315192.58/cwt190.00–195.006072
SteersMedium and Large 1208234.60/cwt225.00–240.004883
SteersMedium and Large 1260206.92/cwt200.00–220.005383
SteersMedium and Large 2365171.92/cwt170.00–174.006284
SteersMedium and Large 1470163.83/cwt160.00–168.007704
HeifersMedium and Large 3461118.25/cwt115.00–120.005453
SteersMedium and Large 2512143.48/cwt142.00–145.007352
SteersMedium and Large 2225204.67/cwt200.00–210.004614
SteersMedium and Large 2272185.23/cwt180.00–190.005044
SteersMedium and Large 2320183.61/cwt180.00–187.005884
SteersMedium and Large 1370178.84/cwt175.00–185.006625
HeifersMedium and Large 1472132.46/cwt130.00–135.006256
HeifersMedium and Large 2317152.44/cwt150.00–155.004832
HeifersMedium and Large 2368141.74/cwt140.00–145.005223
HeifersMedium and Large 2411128.36/cwt125.00–130.005283
HeifersMedium and Large 3307137.56/cwt135.00–140.004222
HeifersMedium and Large 3370129.43/cwt127.00–132.004792
HeifersMedium and Large 1208218.70/cwt205.00–225.004557
HeifersMedium and Large 3422119.40/cwt117.00–122.005042
HeifersMedium and Large 1513127.70/cwt125.00–129.006553
HeifersMedium and Large 1317161.80/cwt157.00–167.005134
HeifersMedium and Large 1570123.04/cwt121.00–125.007014
HeifersMedium and Large 1412140.09/cwt135.00–145.005776
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23655.10/cwt54.00–57.006813
CowsLean 85-90%1,03446.81/cwt43.00–49.004845
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17249.57/cwt47.00–51.005818

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.