Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2019-06-10

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 10
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
749 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 800▼ 205 vs year ago 954 · −21.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 214 vs last sale 62▲ 170 vs year ago 106 · +160.4%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Sep 30, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.73/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$156.73
79 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.12
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431162.4070033
Medium and Large 2407152.8962233
Medium and Large 3368152.0855913thin
One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $141 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 sale79 hd
156.73
—
FL average10 barns · 523 hd
148.60
+8.12
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—Average1,42388.661,26110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13358.7366528
CowsLean 85-90%Average94051.2448210

Every lot, as filed

35 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—415156.71/cwt155.00–160.006503
BullsMedium and Large 1—513146.72/cwt145.00–150.007533
HeifersMedium and Large 1—220183.01/cwt175.00–190.004032
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325150.23/cwt145.00–155.004884
HeifersMedium and Large 1—520123.60/cwt120.00–127.006434
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423136.17/cwt132.00–140.005766
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468130.54/cwt128.00–133.006116
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470123.57/cwt120.00–127.005814
HeifersMedium and Large 2—377137.68/cwt134.00–140.005195
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323141.04/cwt140.00–142.004566
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428127.54/cwt125.00–130.005466
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320134.06/cwt132.00–135.004293
HeifersMedium and Large 3—365128.54/cwt127.00–130.004694
HeifersMedium and Large 3—408117.55/cwt115.00–120.004804
SteersMedium and Large 1—270192.64/cwt190.00–195.005202
SteersMedium and Large 1—362176.77/cwt175.00–180.006403
SteersMedium and Large 1—557141.68/cwt140.00–145.007893
SteersMedium and Large 1—526147.20/cwt145.00–154.007744
SteersMedium and Large 1—318180.83/cwt180.00–182.005755
SteersMedium and Large 1—430161.09/cwt157.00–165.006938
SteersMedium and Large 1—473154.62/cwt150.00–159.007318
SteersMedium and Large 2—313171.76/cwt170.00–175.005383
SteersMedium and Large 2—260180.10/cwt175.00–185.004684
SteersMedium and Large 2—473123.56/cwt120.00–127.005844
SteersMedium and Large 2—523137.58/cwt135.00–140.007206
SteersMedium and Large 2—378161.08/cwt157.00–165.006098
SteersMedium and Large 2—423150.15/cwt145.00–155.006358
SteersMedium and Large 3—413138.73/cwt137.00–142.005733
SteersMedium and Large 3—333163.58/cwt160.00–167.005454
SteersMedium and Large 3—368151.08/cwt147.00–155.005566
Bulls——1,35585.65/cwt83.00–88.001,1614
Bulls——1,46890.67/cwt89.00–92.001,3316
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28064.65/cwt63.00–66.008286
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09357.12/cwt54.00–60.0062422
CowsLean 85-90%—94051.24/cwt49.00–53.0048210

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.