Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2021-12-08

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Dec 8
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
915 head
▼ 219 vs last sale 1,134▼ 583 vs year ago 1,498 · −38.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 284▼ 17 vs year ago 204 · −8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder 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 $176.16/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$176.16
113 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.37
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438182.7980081
Medium and Large 2443164.0672627
Medium and Large 3526134.077055thin
One grade step is worth $48.72/cwt here — about $95 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 sale113 hd
176.16
—
FL average9 barns · 781 hd
168.79
+7.37
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—Average1,63585.161,3927thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37060.3682719
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04553.0255415

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1219226.76/cwt215.00–235.004977
Steers—Medium and Large 2262194.55/cwt185.00–200.005103
Steers—Medium and Large 1270219.26/cwt210.00–230.005926
Steers—Medium and Large 1316213.28/cwt205.00–220.006747
Steers—Medium and Large 1366199.41/cwt195.00–205.0073011
Steers—Medium and Large 2370179.73/cwt175.00–185.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 1420186.82/cwt182.00–192.0078510
Steers—Medium and Large 2421171.06/cwt165.00–175.007205
Steers—Medium and Large 1463169.86/cwt165.00–175.0078610
Steers—Medium and Large 2466154.18/cwt150.00–160.007187
Steers—Medium and Large 1518161.83/cwt157.00–167.0083810
Steers—Medium and Large 3526134.07/cwt130.00–140.007055
Steers—Medium and Large 2527151.87/cwt147.00–155.008005
Steers—Medium and Large 2562144.39/cwt143.00–147.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1568155.07/cwt150.00–160.0088112
Steers—Medium and Large 1613152.33/cwt147.00–156.009345
Steers—Medium and Large 1725136.31/cwt135.00–139.009883
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208197.80/cwt185.00–205.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270170.37/cwt165.00–175.004604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310169.19/cwt165.00–175.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318152.28/cwt147.00–157.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325139.77/cwt135.00–145.004546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368155.80/cwt152.00–162.005735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368132.45/cwt130.00–135.004876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372145.62/cwt143.00–147.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425145.59/cwt143.00–148.006196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435134.72/cwt130.00–137.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463140.89/cwt137.00–145.006528
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463119.57/cwt117.00–122.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473131.94/cwt128.00–136.006246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520125.40/cwt122.00–129.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528134.93/cwt130.00–140.007126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558119.03/cwt118.00–121.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564129.37/cwt125.00–135.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607131.98/cwt130.00–136.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658129.32/cwt127.00–134.008513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35581.46/cwt81.00–82.001,1042
Bulls——1,74786.64/cwt85.00–89.001,5145
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04553.02/cwt51.00–55.0055415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36863.93/cwt61.00–67.008758
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37157.76/cwt54.00–59.0079211

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.