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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jul 28

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

804 head

▼ 196 vs last sale 1,000▲ 28 vs year ago 776 · +3.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

378 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 282▲ 208 vs year ago 170 · +122.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.21/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$170.21

121 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.97

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	181.79	734	60
Medium and Large 2	430	161.12	693	41
Medium and Large 3	399	154.08	614	20

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $120 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 sale121 hd

170.21

—

FL average9 barns · 1,339 hd

158.24

+11.97

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,546	92.80	1,434	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	66.15	783	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	57.28	609	42

Every lot

41 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	212	239.91/cwt	227.00–247.00	509	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	219.71/cwt	210.00–230.00	567	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	190.81/cwt	185.00–200.00	542	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	204.92/cwt	195.00–215.00	631	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	170.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	545	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	184.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	597	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	170.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	615	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	184.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	689	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	157.10/cwt	152.00–162.00	602	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	158.62/cwt	155.00–162.00	674	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	148.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	631	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	172.47/cwt	168.00–178.00	738	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	168.02/cwt	165.00–172.00	759	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	153.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	727	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	131.10/cwt	127.00–135.00	673	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	151.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	141.53/cwt	138.00–145.00	743	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	150.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	139.95/cwt	137.00–143.00	805	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	133.49/cwt	133.00–135.00	825	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	261	167.23/cwt	160.00–177.00	436	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	146.16/cwt	140.00–152.00	406	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	165.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	517	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	149.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	469	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	145.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	588	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	508	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	140.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	123.45/cwt	118.00–127.00	514	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	151.91/cwt	147.00–157.00	635	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	671	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	134.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	690	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	132.65/cwt	129.00–135.00	745	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	86.53/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,301	6
Bulls	—	—	1,574	96.98/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,526	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	58.37/cwt	55.00–61.00	616	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	52.63/cwt	51.00–54.00	578	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	65.36/cwt	63.00–69.00	767	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	70.39/cwt	70.00–73.00	872	8

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Wed Jul 28, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 804Last week 1,000Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 378Last week 282Year ago 170

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	83.00–89.00	86.53
9	—	1,574	95.00–98.00	96.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,174	63.00–69.00	65.36
8	—	1,239	70.00–73.00	70.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,055	55.00–61.00	58.37
8	—	1,099	51.00–54.00	52.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	368	155.00–165.00	159.83
8	—	418	147.00–157.00	151.91
9	—	261	160.00–177.00	167.23
10	—	313	160.00–170.00	165.20
10	—	463	140.00–150.00	144.86
13	—	512	130.00–140.00	134.69
5	—	562	129.00–135.00	132.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	140.00–152.00	146.16
7	—	415	135.00–145.00	140.51
8	—	478	130.00–137.00	133.59
4	—	365	140.00–150.00	145.21
6	—	313	145.00–155.00	149.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	118.00–127.00	123.45
4	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.54
6	—	383	130.00–135.00	132.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	308	195.00–215.00	204.92
3	—	212	227.00–247.00	239.91
7	—	452	165.00–172.00	168.02
5	—	562	145.00–155.00	150.87
8	—	373	180.00–190.00	184.83
4	—	618	133.00–135.00	133.49
13	—	428	168.00–178.00	172.47
4	—	518	148.00–155.00	151.38
8	—	258	210.00–230.00	219.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	165.00–175.00	170.83
8	—	425	155.00–162.00	158.62
9	—	474	150.00–156.00	153.41
5	—	284	185.00–200.00	190.81
4	—	323	180.00–190.00	184.73
4	—	575	137.00–143.00	139.95
6	—	525	138.00–145.00	141.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	145.00–152.00	148.42
6	—	320	165.00–175.00	170.16
6	—	383	152.00–162.00	157.10
4	—	513	127.00–135.00	131.10

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.