Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2019-09-09

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Sep 9
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,097 head
408 vs last sale 689 110 vs year ago 1,207 · 9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
86 vs last sale 122 194 vs year ago 402 · 48.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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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 $142.02/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$142.02
68 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.49
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1363170.8362115thin
Medium and Large 2426141.3260327
Medium and Large 3456126.1257526
One grade step is worth $44.71/cwt here — about $45 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 sale68 hd
142.02
FL average4 barns · 327 hd
129.53
+12.49
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
BullsHigh1,62389.131,4466thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21962.6276415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10254.0559611

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
SteersMedium and Large 1465146.84/cwt142.00–152.006832
SteersMedium and Large 2562124.69/cwt120.00–127.007013
HeifersMedium and Large 2518107.56/cwt105.00–110.005572
HeifersMedium and Large 3420110.70/cwt110.00–112.004653
SteersMedium and Large 1428155.09/cwt150.00–160.006642
HeifersMedium and Large 2368130.39/cwt127.00–132.004803
HeifersMedium and Large 3378119.94/cwt117.00–123.004536
SteersMedium and Large 1555132.48/cwt130.00–135.007352
SteersMedium and Large 2460133.07/cwt131.00–139.006124
SteersMedium and Large 3558113.45/cwt110.00–117.006334
HeifersMedium and Large 2307135.37/cwt132.00–137.004163
HeifersMedium and Large 3309126.50/cwt121.00–130.003915
SteersMedium and Large 3420128.63/cwt125.00–132.005404
SteersMedium and Large 2365146.76/cwt145.00–150.005363
SteersMedium and Large 3360137.46/cwt135.00–142.004953
HeifersMedium and Large 1408121.96/cwt120.00–124.004984
HeifersMedium and Large 3458107.46/cwt105.00–110.004922
SteersMedium and Large 1360158.60/cwt155.00–162.005712
SteersMedium and Large 2313163.40/cwt160.00–165.005113
SteersMedium and Large 3308156.49/cwt150.00–160.004823
HeifersMedium and Large 1258158.29/cwt155.00–160.004083
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13360.87/cwt58.00–64.0069010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39266.12/cwt65.00–69.009205
Bulls1,78393.33/cwt93.00–94.001,6643
Bulls1,46284.94/cwt84.00–87.001,2423
CowsLean 85-90%1,10254.05/cwt52.00–57.0059611
HeifersMedium and Large 2458114.02/cwt113.00–115.005224
SteersMedium and Large 1255188.57/cwt185.00–192.004812
SteersMedium and Large 2265172.36/cwt170.00–175.004572
SteersMedium and Large 2418142.21/cwt137.00–147.005948
SteersMedium and Large 3513114.61/cwt110.00–119.005886
HeifersMedium and Large 2412116.94/cwt115.00–118.004823
SteersMedium and Large 1205239.76/cwt230.00–250.004922
SteersMedium and Large 1305173.28/cwt170.00–175.005293
SteersMedium and Large 2520124.12/cwt120.00–128.006454
SteersMedium and Large 3478123.55/cwt120.00–127.005916
BullsMedium and Large 3513112.44/cwt110.00–115.005774

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.