Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2021-02-22

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Feb 22
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
375 head
▼ 174 vs last sale 549▼ 155 vs year ago 530 · −29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 203▼ 125 vs year ago 249 · −50.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.60/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$154.60
63 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.10
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498156.4277838
Medium and Large 2405156.0563118thin
Medium and Large 3407140.965747thin
One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about $204 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 sale63 hd
154.60
—
FL average8 barns · 377 hd
149.50
+5.10
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—Average1,50686.301,3007thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10875.6783824
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02061.886316thin

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)
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 1268204.72/cwt195.00–215.005494
Steers—Medium and Large 2268180.94/cwt175.00–187.004852
Steers—Medium and Large 2306174.12/cwt170.00–177.005335
Steers—Medium and Large 1317181.58/cwt180.00–185.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 1360171.48/cwt165.00–175.006173
Steers—Medium and Large 3360142.27/cwt140.00–147.005123
Steers—Medium and Large 2375157.53/cwt155.00–160.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 2408153.48/cwt150.00–157.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1418169.91/cwt165.00–175.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 3418143.94/cwt142.00–146.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 2468142.41/cwt140.00–145.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 3468136.02/cwt135.00–137.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1470156.79/cwt152.00–162.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 2518137.46/cwt135.00–140.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1523148.86/cwt145.00–155.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 2560131.55/cwt125.00–135.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 1562146.98/cwt145.00–148.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 1611137.66/cwt135.00–142.008416
Steers—Medium and Large 1675130.33/cwt127.00–134.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1718127.72/cwt124.00–130.009173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1262162.86/cwt160.00–165.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270143.09/cwt140.00–150.003863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305154.07/cwt150.00–158.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328143.63/cwt140.00–147.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362146.45/cwt140.00–150.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370123.55/cwt120.00–127.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372134.06/cwt130.00–137.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420134.89/cwt132.00–138.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458126.62/cwt124.00–128.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458115.08/cwt110.00–120.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513121.61/cwt117.00–126.0062410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525111.60/cwt110.00–115.005863
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43084.01/cwt83.00–85.001,2014
Bulls——1,60789.35/cwt89.00–90.001,4363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02061.88/cwt59.00–64.006316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09279.81/cwt78.00–84.008729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11773.18/cwt70.00–76.0081715

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.