Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2021-12-15

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Dec 15
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,053 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 915▼ 84 vs year ago 1,137 · −7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
263 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 187▲ 47 vs year ago 216 · +21.8%
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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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.62/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$180.62
145 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.43
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438187.4682191
Medium and Large 2430170.7573440
Medium and Large 3388164.3963814thin
One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about $183 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 sale145 hd
180.62
—
FL average9 barns · 686 hd
170.20
+10.43
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—Low1,43487.061,24816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23461.7176236
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12554.8261713

Every lot

48 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225235.67/cwt225.00–245.005304
Steers—Medium and Large 1268223.95/cwt215.00–235.0060013
Steers—Medium and Large 2276193.91/cwt190.00–200.005355
Steers—Medium and Large 3315182.62/cwt180.00–185.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 2320199.84/cwt195.00–205.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 1333216.76/cwt210.00–225.0072213
Steers—Medium and Large 3362168.55/cwt165.00–175.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1377196.81/cwt190.00–205.007429
Steers—Medium and Large 2379182.03/cwt180.00–185.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 3418154.79/cwt150.00–160.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 2420169.76/cwt165.00–175.0071310
Steers—Medium and Large 1423184.53/cwt180.00–190.0078113
Steers—Medium and Large 3472148.71/cwt147.00–152.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 1473174.47/cwt170.00–180.0082511
Steers—Medium and Large 2485162.47/cwt160.00–165.007886
Steers—Medium and Large 1525164.90/cwt160.00–170.0086612
Steers—Medium and Large 2533153.55/cwt150.00–157.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 2565144.04/cwt140.00–148.008146
Steers—Medium and Large 1575155.29/cwt153.00–160.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 1623150.04/cwt148.00–151.009353
Steers—Medium and Large 1654146.27/cwt145.00–150.009574
Steers—Medium and Large 1719140.04/cwt135.00–143.001,0074
Steers—Medium and Large 1820128.93/cwt126.00–132.001,0572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223189.44/cwt180.00–200.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263176.52/cwt167.00–187.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271154.46/cwt145.00–160.004195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308161.32/cwt157.00–167.004979
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325143.09/cwt140.00–145.004655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327151.53/cwt150.00–155.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365157.14/cwt152.00–162.0057410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378147.43/cwt142.00–150.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383133.22/cwt130.00–140.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405144.46/cwt141.00–148.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416154.44/cwt150.00–160.0064213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422130.83/cwt125.00–135.005525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458145.46/cwt141.00–151.0066611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469134.53/cwt130.00–138.006317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511133.51/cwt131.00–137.006827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519123.36/cwt121.00–127.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569118.80/cwt115.00–124.006767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570131.96/cwt128.00–136.007528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622125.36/cwt124.00–129.007805
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27577.10/cwt75.00–79.009834
Bulls——1,37984.94/cwt84.00–88.001,1714
Bulls——1,54193.10/cwt91.00–96.001,4358
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12554.82/cwt53.00–57.0061713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13765.73/cwt65.00–67.007473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24361.34/cwt57.00–63.0076233

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.