Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2021-06-21

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jun 21
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 687▼ 138 vs year ago 753 · −18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 182▲ 100 vs year ago 74 · +135.1%
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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 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 $161.40/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$161.40
96 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.09
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459163.4375148
Medium and Large 2408161.4365839
Medium and Large 3419150.446309thin
One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about $120 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 sale96 hd
161.40
—
FL average9 barns · 654 hd
158.31
+3.09
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—Average1,41897.741,3867thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15577.8990023
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01668.5069618

Every lot

36 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2262178.18/cwt175.00–180.004673
Steers—Medium and Large 1305187.62/cwt185.00–189.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 2322180.07/cwt177.00–182.005805
Steers—Medium and Large 3322166.74/cwt160.00–170.005373
Steers—Medium and Large 2357166.27/cwt163.00–169.005949
Steers—Medium and Large 1374172.62/cwt170.00–177.006465
Steers—Medium and Large 1418168.44/cwt165.00–172.0070412
Steers—Medium and Large 3418148.27/cwt145.00–150.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 2423158.77/cwt156.00–162.006729
Steers—Medium and Large 1457163.53/cwt159.00–169.007479
Steers—Medium and Large 2460152.45/cwt150.00–155.007016
Steers—Medium and Large 2505147.52/cwt145.00–150.007454
Steers—Medium and Large 3517136.32/cwt135.00–137.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 1525154.57/cwt152.00–157.0081114
Steers—Medium and Large 1556152.37/cwt150.00–154.008475
Steers—Medium and Large 2567143.53/cwt137.00–147.008143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305136.72/cwt135.00–140.004173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315147.38/cwt145.00–150.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330156.92/cwt152.00–162.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360150.04/cwt147.00–153.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368128.33/cwt125.00–132.004726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370141.92/cwt140.00–145.005255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418124.54/cwt122.00–127.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419134.20/cwt130.00–140.005627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423145.42/cwt141.00–150.0061512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455139.97/cwt137.00–143.006378
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468117.41/cwt115.00–120.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475127.48/cwt125.00–131.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518128.93/cwt127.00–132.006685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518119.88/cwt115.00–125.006214
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35194.66/cwt91.00–97.001,2795
Bulls——1,585105.43/cwt103.00–108.001,6712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01366.31/cwt64.00–70.0067213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02374.20/cwt72.00–77.007595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12273.93/cwt70.00–76.008299
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17680.44/cwt78.00–83.0094614

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.