Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2019-03-11

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 429▲ 25 vs year ago 473 · +5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
▼ 212 vs last sale 396▲ 101 vs year ago 83 · +121.7%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Sep 30, 2026
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.46/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$153.46
54 head · 368 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.14
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1388157.5561127
Medium and Large 2342152.5252120
Medium and Large 3366140.335147thin
One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $97 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
153.46
—
FL average10 barns · 715 hd
147.32
+6.14
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—High1,56085.521,3344thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16465.1375818
CowsLean 85-90%Average98755.5454814

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1—470175.97/cwt175.00–177.008272
BullsMedium and Large 1—412183.39/cwt180.00–187.007564
BullsMedium and Large 2—365187.40/cwt185.00–190.006842
HeifersMedium and Large 1—517136.10/cwt133.00–139.007042
HeifersMedium and Large 1—255181.54/cwt175.00–185.004633
HeifersMedium and Large 1—312168.64/cwt165.00–172.005264
SteersMedium and Large 1—235232.45/cwt230.00–235.005464
SteersMedium and Large 1—409188.09/cwt182.00–192.007695
SteersMedium and Large 2—370190.14/cwt185.00–195.007042
SteersMedium and Large 2—261206.37/cwt200.00–210.005393
SteersMedium and Large 2—326201.53/cwt200.00–205.006573
SteersMedium and Large 3—425162.41/cwt160.00–165.006902
SteersMedium and Large 1—555161.01/cwt160.00–162.008942
SteersMedium and Large 3—370177.57/cwt175.00–180.006574
SteersMedium and Large 1—506173.95/cwt170.00–180.008805
SteersMedium and Large 1—265223.02/cwt215.00–232.005916
SteersMedium and Large 1—362204.83/cwt200.00–210.007414
SteersMedium and Large 1—472181.81/cwt177.00–187.008584
SteersMedium and Large 1—306214.12/cwt210.00–220.006555
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425131.14/cwt127.00–135.005572
HeifersMedium and Large 3—360141.76/cwt140.00–145.005103
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378157.94/cwt155.00–160.005975
HeifersMedium and Large 1—458146.46/cwt144.00–150.006715
HeifersMedium and Large 2—221171.92/cwt165.00–175.003803
HeifersMedium and Large 2—277157.70/cwt150.00–165.004374
HeifersMedium and Large 1—405155.06/cwt150.00–160.006288
HeifersMedium and Large 2—417142.40/cwt140.00–145.005942
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470132.39/cwt130.00–135.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522123.07/cwt121.00–125.006422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—321158.31/cwt155.00–163.005087
HeifersMedium and Large 3—317147.36/cwt145.00–150.004672
Bulls——1,58590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4271
Bulls——1,55184.03/cwt80.00–87.001,3033
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33967.67/cwt67.00–68.009065
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09664.16/cwt61.00–65.0070313
CowsLean 85-90%—98755.54/cwt52.00–58.0054814

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.