Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2021-11-10

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Nov 10
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,280 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 1,252▲ 284 vs year ago 996 · +28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 353▲ 108 vs year ago 136 · +79.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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 $168.69/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$168.69
115 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.81
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1437175.0876662
Medium and Large 2393167.9666037
Medium and Large 3454145.6466116thin
One grade step is worth $29.44/cwt here — about $105 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 sale115 hd
168.69
—
FL average9 barns · 717 hd
159.88
+8.81
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—High1,71885.701,4736thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13863.7372525
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06353.8757312

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1224218.82/cwt210.00–225.004907
Steers—Medium and Large 1260204.23/cwt200.00–210.005315
Steers—Medium and Large 2260183.65/cwt175.00–190.004775
Steers—Medium and Large 2308183.59/cwt180.00–187.005656
Steers—Medium and Large 1330193.13/cwt190.00–200.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 3359154.27/cwt150.00–157.005545
Steers—Medium and Large 1367184.20/cwt180.00–190.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 2380169.93/cwt165.00–175.0064610
Steers—Medium and Large 1413175.15/cwt170.00–180.007238
Steers—Medium and Large 2423161.94/cwt157.00–165.006855
Steers—Medium and Large 3428149.91/cwt145.00–155.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 3458146.55/cwt140.00–150.006713
Steers—Medium and Large 1463167.43/cwt165.00–170.007758
Steers—Medium and Large 2470157.53/cwt155.00–160.007406
Steers—Medium and Large 3520138.57/cwt135.00–142.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 1523162.17/cwt157.00–167.0084814
Steers—Medium and Large 2530148.11/cwt145.00–153.007855
Steers—Medium and Large 1563157.42/cwt154.00–161.008866
Steers—Medium and Large 3578132.53/cwt130.00–135.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1620140.99/cwt138.00–145.008746
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218184.20/cwt175.00–195.004024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260169.81/cwt160.00–180.0044210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283145.13/cwt140.00–150.004116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310167.26/cwt160.00–175.005196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312152.13/cwt147.00–155.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315143.23/cwt140.00–145.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358155.10/cwt150.00–160.005556
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358132.45/cwt130.00–135.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376141.44/cwt137.00–145.005327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415148.54/cwt145.00–152.0061614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418125.21/cwt120.00–130.005236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427136.38/cwt132.00–140.005829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458141.73/cwt140.00–145.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471120.06/cwt117.00–125.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476133.93/cwt130.00–137.006389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513133.90/cwt130.00–138.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518126.02/cwt125.00–127.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558127.53/cwt125.00–130.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565120.29/cwt115.00–123.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627122.66/cwt120.00–124.007696
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70483.84/cwt83.00–85.001,4295
Bulls——1,79095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,7011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05568.21/cwt66.00–72.007206
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06353.87/cwt52.00–57.0057312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16462.32/cwt58.00–64.0072519

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.