Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2020-10-26

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 26
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,012 head
663 vs last sale 1,675 133 vs year ago 1,145 · 11.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
150 vs last sale 250 71 vs year ago 171 · 41.5%
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 steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.89/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$145.89
79 head · 394 lb average
Value per head Derived
$575
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.33
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1371161.8060023
Medium and Large 2410142.2658434
Medium and Large 3394134.8953122
One grade step is worth $26.91/cwt here — about $69 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
145.89
FL average9 barns · 748 hd
127.56
+18.33
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
BullsAverage1,40582.721,1626thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18853.266338thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1320137.38/cwt135.00–140.004402
HeifersMedium and Large 1463120.41/cwt117.00–124.005572
HeifersMedium and Large 1373127.96/cwt127.00–130.004773
HeifersMedium and Large 1403125.68/cwt125.00–127.005063
SteersMedium and Large 1272189.75/cwt180.00–195.005163
SteersMedium and Large 1360158.46/cwt157.00–160.005704
SteersMedium and Large 1418151.79/cwt147.00–157.006346
SteersMedium and Large 1458147.54/cwt145.00–150.006762
SteersMedium and Large 1508125.43/cwt121.00–130.006372
SteersMedium and Large 1305176.92/cwt172.00–182.005406
HeifersMedium and Large 2370123.52/cwt122.00–125.004574
HeifersMedium and Large 2411116.85/cwt112.00–120.004805
SteersMedium and Large 2566115.16/cwt111.00–118.006525
SteersMedium and Large 2314164.44/cwt160.00–170.005167
SteersMedium and Large 2477129.52/cwt127.00–135.006183
SteersMedium and Large 2510115.53/cwt112.00–118.005895
HeifersMedium and Large 2318128.53/cwt125.00–132.004092
HeifersMedium and Large 2507102.26/cwt97.00–105.005183
HeifersMedium and Large 2464112.33/cwt110.00–114.005215
SteersMedium and Large 2425140.86/cwt137.00–145.005994
SteersMedium and Large 2281164.13/cwt155.00–170.004615
SteersMedium and Large 2368151.90/cwt150.00–155.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 3457105.38/cwt101.00–109.004829
HeifersMedium and Large 3383116.60/cwt112.00–120.004477
SteersMedium and Large 3367137.45/cwt132.00–142.005049
HeifersMedium and Large 3330121.35/cwt120.00–122.004003
HeifersMedium and Large 3411107.04/cwt105.00–110.004405
Bulls1,24079.24/cwt76.00–82.009832
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18853.26/cwt50.00–56.006338
Bulls1,48884.46/cwt83.00–85.001,2574
SteersMedium and Large 3318148.40/cwt145.00–155.004723
SteersMedium and Large 3478122.49/cwt120.00–125.005864
SteersMedium and Large 3415132.56/cwt130.00–135.005506

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.