Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2021-01-06

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jan 6
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
758 head
▼ 379 vs last sale 1,137▼ 26 vs year ago 784 · −3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 216▲ 48 vs year ago 172 · +27.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the markets being closed the last two weeks for the holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.50/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$134.50
139 head · 384 lb average
Value per head Derived
$517
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.10
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405137.5955782
Medium and Large 2358133.2447735
Medium and Large 3349124.9943622
One grade step is worth $12.60/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 sale139 hd
134.50
—
FL average10 barns · 891 hd
128.40
+6.10
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—High1,41482.871,17214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,13062.007011thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28658.8875770
CowsLean 85-90%Low95540.9739118

Every lot

83 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270187.83/cwt182.00–192.005073
Steers—Medium and Large 1280199.85/cwt195.00–205.005603
Steers—Medium and Large 3280169.85/cwt165.00–175.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 1325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2332163.39/cwt160.00–167.005429
Steers—Medium and Large 1365156.80/cwt150.00–160.0057210
Steers—Medium and Large 3365137.00/cwt137.00–137.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 2385142.44/cwt140.00–145.005484
Steers—Medium and Large 1419151.21/cwt147.00–155.0063410
Steers—Medium and Large 2424140.20/cwt137.00–142.005944
Steers—Medium and Large 3445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1470142.87/cwt137.00–147.0067116
Steers—Medium and Large 3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1514136.89/cwt130.00–140.0070413
Steers—Medium and Large 2530123.20/cwt120.00–129.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 2573120.33/cwt120.00–121.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 1575129.56/cwt125.00–135.007456
Steers—Medium and Large 3595105.00/cwt105.00–105.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 2605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1628122.68/cwt120.00–129.007709
Steers—Medium and Large 3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2165195.00/cwt195.00–195.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1176212.73/cwt210.00–225.003745
Heifers—Medium and Large 3180184.72/cwt180.00–190.003322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223177.52/cwt170.00–185.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225162.39/cwt160.00–165.003656
Heifers—Medium and Large 3228146.57/cwt145.00–150.003343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269159.60/cwt157.00–165.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272127.99/cwt120.00–132.003486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282140.38/cwt137.00–147.003966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319131.22/cwt130.00–133.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326139.48/cwt135.00–145.0045510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340116.48/cwt115.00–118.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370135.60/cwt132.00–140.0050216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377124.06/cwt120.00–129.004686
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385112.44/cwt110.00–115.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421130.16/cwt125.00–135.0054812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.11/cwt115.00–124.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435107.00/cwt107.00–107.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468116.48/cwt115.00–118.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475104.63/cwt102.00–107.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481123.17/cwt120.00–130.0059216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524121.86/cwt117.00–127.006397
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528101.00/cwt100.00–102.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532110.66/cwt110.00–112.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568108.48/cwt107.00–110.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575116.71/cwt112.00–122.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623112.25/cwt110.00–117.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 362592.00/cwt92.00–92.005751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2165225.00/cwt225.00–225.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1170237.10/cwt230.00–245.004034
Bulls—Medium and Large 3185210.00/cwt210.00–210.003892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215224.30/cwt215.00–230.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215195.00/cwt195.00–195.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225206.78/cwt200.00–210.004655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276201.34/cwt195.00–210.005567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280184.73/cwt180.00–190.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317176.26/cwt172.00–180.005595
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332153.27/cwt150.00–155.005093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338161.60/cwt160.00–165.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385152.22/cwt150.00–155.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 3391130.96/cwt130.00–135.005125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433147.64/cwt145.00–150.006396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470142.59/cwt137.00–147.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478130.99/cwt130.00–132.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521135.37/cwt132.00–140.007057
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535112.45/cwt110.00–115.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582127.99/cwt127.00–130.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618112.89/cwt109.00–117.006982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25982.15/cwt81.00–84.001,0344
Bulls——1,44278.56/cwt76.00–80.001,1335
Bulls——1,51187.75/cwt86.00–90.001,3265
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88635.91/cwt34.00–38.003185
Cows—Lean 85-90%93341.19/cwt40.00–43.003849
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08946.79/cwt45.00–48.005104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13062.00/cwt62.00–62.007011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21953.17/cwt51.00–55.0064816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27358.21/cwt56.00–60.0074122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32962.19/cwt61.00–65.0082732

This sale against other markets

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.