Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2021-02-17

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Feb 17
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▼ 250 vs last sale 604▼ 128 vs year ago 482 · −26.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 120 vs last sale 272▲ 46 vs year ago 106 · +43.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.43/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$163.43
64 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.91
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449166.6574846
Medium and Large 3330161.575333thin
Medium and Large 2417153.9364115thin
One grade step is worth $12.72/cwt here — about $106 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 sale64 hd
163.43
—
FL average8 barns · 377 hd
152.53
+10.91
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—High1,59994.861,51715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14772.1582734
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02459.466096thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1261203.51/cwt195.00–215.005319
Steers—Medium and Large 2275166.91/cwt160.00–180.004593
Steers—Medium and Large 2315174.74/cwt170.00–177.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 1317184.53/cwt182.00–190.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 3330161.57/cwt160.00–165.005333
Steers—Medium and Large 1366171.39/cwt167.00–177.006277
Steers—Medium and Large 2367158.82/cwt152.00–162.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 1413170.15/cwt165.00–175.007038
Steers—Medium and Large 1508156.93/cwt152.00–162.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 1559147.83/cwt145.00–152.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 2563134.60/cwt130.00–139.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 1611138.19/cwt137.00–140.008445
Steers—Medium and Large 1717132.42/cwt126.00–136.009495
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268169.67/cwt165.00–175.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268144.77/cwt140.00–150.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308144.81/cwt142.00–150.004463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318160.04/cwt155.00–165.005098
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323134.76/cwt130.00–137.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365144.74/cwt142.00–150.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420114.94/cwt110.00–120.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433136.91/cwt132.00–142.005934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463135.14/cwt130.00–140.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463123.08/cwt120.00–126.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520112.77/cwt110.00–118.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525131.79/cwt125.00–135.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560127.05/cwt121.00–130.007113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49385.98/cwt84.00–88.001,2846
Bulls——1,60597.66/cwt95.00–99.001,5676
Bulls——1,798107.02/cwt104.00–109.001,9243
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02459.46/cwt58.00–64.006096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09769.76/cwt66.00–72.0076522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23876.52/cwt75.00–80.0094712

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.