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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 17

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

488 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 572▼ 419 vs year ago 907 · −46.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

433 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 233▲ 220 vs year ago 213 · +103.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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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 mostly steady.

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 $153.09/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$153.09

56 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$22.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	164.43	651	11thin
Medium and Large 2	398	154.97	617	29
Medium and Large 3	418	141.89	593	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.54/cwt here — about $58 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 sale56 hd

153.09

—

FL average10 barns · 437 hd

149.59

+3.51

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	—	Average	1,447	89.30	1,292	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	76.10	844	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	66.71	714	21

Every lot

27 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	473	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	167.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	459	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	168.39/cwt	165.00–172.00	530	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	159.15/cwt	157.00–162.00	503	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	146.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	157.73/cwt	155.00–159.00	595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	153.94/cwt	149.00–159.00	639	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	133.35/cwt	130.00–137.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	153.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	138.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	728	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	148.15/cwt	140.00–152.00	385	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	158.33/cwt	155.00–162.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	151.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	144.12/cwt	140.00–148.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	140.38/cwt	137.00–144.00	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	132.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	565	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	122.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	598	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	86.42/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,169	5
Bulls	—	—	1,683	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,624	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,051	74.07/cwt	71.00–77.00	778	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	66.71/cwt	64.00–70.00	714	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	80.51/cwt	79.00–83.00	993	17

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 (Mon)

Mon May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 572Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 433Last week 233Year ago 213

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	140.00–148.00	144.12
4	—	425	130.00–136.00	132.93
6	—	378	137.00–144.00	140.38
5	—	526	110.00–116.00	113.70
3	—	463	120.00–127.00	122.42
3	—	260	140.00–152.00	148.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	155.00–162.00	158.33
6	—	368	145.00–152.00	148.43
3	—	325	150.00–155.00	151.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	155.00–159.00	157.73
7	—	481	140.00–145.00	142.91
4	—	273	160.00–175.00	167.98
3	—	527	135.00–145.00	138.23
6	—	315	165.00–172.00	168.39
6	—	415	149.00–159.00	153.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	145.00–150.00	146.74
5	—	316	157.00–162.00	159.15
2	—	470	130.00–137.00	133.35
6	—	515	125.00–131.00	127.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	180.00–185.00	183.29
3	—	408	160.00–165.00	163.27
5	—	471	150.00–160.00	153.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,353	85.00–89.00	86.42
2	—	1,683	96.00–97.00	96.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,051	71.00–77.00	74.07
17	—	1,234	79.00–83.00	80.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,071	64.00–70.00	66.71

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.