Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2021-03-17

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 17
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 498▲ 425 vs year ago 191 · +222.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 203▼ 33 vs year ago 273 · −12.1%
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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 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.64/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$143.64
87 head · 410 lb average
Value per head Derived
$588
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.57
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1408151.2761749
Medium and Large 2428135.8758125
Medium and Large 3382129.8149613thin
One grade step is worth $21.46/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 sale87 hd
143.64
—
FL average10 barns · 808 hd
136.06
+7.57
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—Average1,41083.221,17411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29762.8981628
CowsLean 85-90%Average98556.1555334

Every lot

45 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1222211.47/cwt205.00–215.004693
Steers—Medium and Large 1259196.14/cwt190.00–205.005085
Steers—Medium and Large 2280181.21/cwt175.00–185.005075
Steers—Medium and Large 2316175.87/cwt170.00–180.005567
Steers—Medium and Large 3325163.09/cwt160.00–165.005305
Steers—Medium and Large 2360165.14/cwt160.00–170.005956
Steers—Medium and Large 3370151.22/cwt147.00–155.005606
Steers—Medium and Large 1373178.13/cwt175.00–185.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1406169.09/cwt165.00–175.006875
Steers—Medium and Large 2411156.67/cwt152.00–160.006447
Steers—Medium and Large 3415144.82/cwt140.00–150.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 2457149.63/cwt147.00–155.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 3463142.41/cwt137.00–145.006593
Steers—Medium and Large 1475162.28/cwt157.00–165.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 2512141.64/cwt140.00–145.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1517153.23/cwt150.00–160.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 3522131.77/cwt125.00–135.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 1570151.61/cwt145.00–155.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 1613136.02/cwt130.00–138.008344
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1258171.85/cwt167.00–177.004436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310164.84/cwt160.00–170.005116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310139.42/cwt137.00–142.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313152.40/cwt150.00–155.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362131.77/cwt130.00–135.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369146.10/cwt140.00–150.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381159.31/cwt155.00–165.006079
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410126.59/cwt120.00–130.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418149.97/cwt145.00–155.0062712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420137.07/cwt134.00–140.005764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465130.53/cwt125.00–135.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470118.26/cwt115.00–120.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473141.08/cwt137.00–147.006677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513131.88/cwt127.00–137.006776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532118.91/cwt115.00–125.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577126.62/cwt125.00–130.007313
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413162.94/cwt160.00–165.006735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421153.94/cwt150.00–160.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468155.00/cwt150.00–159.007257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515148.43/cwt145.00–152.007644
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30076.53/cwt75.00–79.009955
Bulls——1,48792.72/cwt91.00–94.001,3793
Bulls——1,51884.87/cwt82.00–88.001,2883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98556.15/cwt53.00–59.0055334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14865.37/cwt65.00–66.007506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33862.21/cwt60.00–64.0083222

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.