Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2020-05-11

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 11
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
119 vs last sale 449 114 vs year ago 444 · 25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
15 vs last sale 92 132 vs year ago 209 · 63.2%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.78/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$157.78
65 head · 361 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.37
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1394159.3862826
Medium and Large 2343157.9554128
Medium and Large 3330153.5650711thin
One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $121 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 sale65 hd
157.78
FL average10 barns · 486 hd
140.40
+17.37
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
BullsAverage1,49291.571,3665thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18368.0880516
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02355.855717thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2455135.52/cwt134.00–137.006172
Bulls1,35086.43/cwt85.00–88.001,1672
BullsMedium and Large 1375159.31/cwt155.00–162.005975
BullsMedium and Large 2515131.90/cwt127.00–137.006794
BullsMedium and Large 1420152.54/cwt150.00–158.006413
BullsMedium and Large 2435144.05/cwt140.00–148.006274
Bulls1,58795.00/cwt95.00–95.001,5083
SteersMedium and Large 1310174.59/cwt170.00–177.005413
SteersMedium and Large 1360163.45/cwt160.00–167.005886
SteersMedium and Large 2360156.54/cwt152.00–159.005643
SteersMedium and Large 2269163.24/cwt160.00–167.004399
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23970.90/cwt69.00–73.0087810
SteersMedium and Large 1273171.71/cwt170.00–175.004693
SteersMedium and Large 1518146.14/cwt142.00–150.007574
SteersMedium and Large 2513134.93/cwt132.00–138.006922
SteersMedium and Large 2320166.14/cwt163.00–169.005328
SteersMedium and Large 3316157.05/cwt153.00–160.004967
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09063.38/cwt60.00–65.006916
SteersMedium and Large 1460146.63/cwt145.00–150.006743
SteersMedium and Large 1411157.11/cwt155.00–160.006467
SteersMedium and Large 2418147.46/cwt145.00–150.006166
SteersMedium and Large 3355147.46/cwt145.00–150.005234
CowsLean 85-90%1,02355.85/cwt53.00–59.005717
HeifersMedium and Large 1372140.41/cwt137.00–142.005223
HeifersMedium and Large 1408135.09/cwt130.00–140.005518
HeifersMedium and Large 2378133.10/cwt130.00–135.005035
HeifersMedium and Large 3427113.44/cwt110.00–115.004843
HeifersMedium and Large 1519111.75/cwt110.00–113.005805
HeifersMedium and Large 2413123.56/cwt120.00–127.005104
HeifersMedium and Large 3312128.21/cwt125.00–130.004003
HeifersMedium and Large 1315147.80/cwt145.00–152.004665
HeifersMedium and Large 2265139.81/cwt135.00–145.003702
HeifersMedium and Large 2318138.69/cwt135.00–142.004416
HeifersMedium and Large 3370121.69/cwt118.00–125.004506

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.