Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2019-03-04

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 4
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
61 vs last sale 490 153 vs year ago 582 · 26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
396 head
273 vs last sale 123 260 vs year ago 136 · +191.2%
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 $191.90/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$191.90
54 head · 380 lb average
Value per head Derived
$730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.25
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1348207.4472131
Medium and Large 2438175.2676713thin
Medium and Large 3408165.3567410thin
One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about $47 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 sale54 hd
191.90
FL average9 barns · 519 hd
181.65
+10.25
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
BullsHigh1,58288.181,39515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09565.3171585
CowsLean 85-90%Average96856.8655013

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1412178.53/cwt177.00–180.007362
BullsMedium and Large 1613140.95/cwt137.00–143.008643
BullsMedium and Large 1512162.56/cwt160.00–165.008326
BullsMedium and Large 3420158.33/cwt155.00–162.006652
HeifersMedium and Large 1617122.06/cwt120.00–124.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 1221204.62/cwt200.00–215.004523
SteersMedium and Large 1562163.42/cwt160.00–167.009182
SteersMedium and Large 1322214.81/cwt210.00–220.006926
SteersMedium and Large 2575152.46/cwt150.00–155.008772
SteersMedium and Large 2476163.22/cwt160.00–170.007773
SteersMedium and Large 2377189.83/cwt185.00–195.007166
SteersMedium and Large 1470175.97/cwt175.00–177.008272
SteersMedium and Large 3367174.76/cwt170.00–180.006414
SteersMedium and Large 1265232.78/cwt225.00–240.006176
SteersMedium and Large 2425172.44/cwt170.00–175.007332
SteersMedium and Large 1517172.58/cwt170.00–175.008922
SteersMedium and Large 1406181.72/cwt180.00–185.007383
SteersMedium and Large 1226234.35/cwt230.00–242.005305
SteersMedium and Large 1362200.87/cwt197.00–207.007275
HeifersMedium and Large 1513136.75/cwt135.00–140.007023
HeifersMedium and Large 2207184.82/cwt180.00–190.003832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01563.75/cwt59.00–65.0064744
CowsLean 85-90%96856.86/cwt54.00–60.0055013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18066.99/cwt66.00–69.0079041
Bulls1,59793.29/cwt90.00–96.001,4907
Bulls1,71286.37/cwt82.00–88.001,4795
Bulls1,32879.25/cwt78.00–80.001,0523
HeifersMedium and Large 2360150.24/cwt147.00–152.005413
HeifersMedium and Large 2457137.46/cwt135.00–140.006282
HeifersMedium and Large 2422138.52/cwt135.00–142.005852
HeifersMedium and Large 1458145.27/cwt142.00–147.006653
HeifersMedium and Large 1420150.41/cwt147.00–152.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 1366160.41/cwt157.00–162.005873
HeifersMedium and Large 3325188.44/cwt185.00–195.006123
HeifersMedium and Large 3460127.45/cwt125.00–130.005862
HeifersMedium and Large 3410129.56/cwt127.00–132.005312
HeifersMedium and Large 1276175.92/cwt172.00–185.004863
HeifersMedium and Large 2269162.23/cwt155.00–170.004365
HeifersMedium and Large 1305167.46/cwt165.00–170.005114
SteersMedium and Large 3420162.41/cwt160.00–165.006824
SteersMedium and Large 3465152.42/cwt150.00–155.007092
HeifersMedium and Large 3365142.40/cwt140.00–145.005202
HeifersMedium and Large 2332158.58/cwt155.00–162.005264

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.