Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2021-07-12

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jul 12
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,233 head
▲ 864 vs last sale 369▲ 454 vs year ago 779 · +58.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
389 head
▲ 253 vs last sale 136▲ 241 vs year ago 148 · +162.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.22/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$158.22
126 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.03
vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455165.1475145
Medium and Large 2423158.1066852
Medium and Large 3412147.6960929
One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $142 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 sale126 hd
158.22
—
FL average9 barns · 871 hd
158.19
+0.03
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—Average1,57588.381,3923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10070.5477650
CowsLean 85-90%Average95557.1054613

Every lot

40 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265176.42/cwt170.00–187.004685
Steers—Medium and Large 1313200.20/cwt195.00–205.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 3315167.42/cwt165.00–170.005276
Steers—Medium and Large 2333180.40/cwt176.00–185.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 1368174.76/cwt170.00–180.006436
Steers—Medium and Large 3373150.23/cwt145.00–155.005606
Steers—Medium and Large 2378162.10/cwt157.00–167.0061310
Steers—Medium and Large 1414170.44/cwt165.00–175.007069
Steers—Medium and Large 3415144.88/cwt140.00–150.006018
Steers—Medium and Large 2430156.88/cwt152.00–162.0067514
Steers—Medium and Large 3458140.27/cwt137.00–142.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1468161.92/cwt157.00–167.0075812
Steers—Medium and Large 2476150.43/cwt145.00–155.007169
Steers—Medium and Large 2509146.75/cwt145.00–149.007477
Steers—Medium and Large 1511152.93/cwt150.00–157.007817
Steers—Medium and Large 3523132.90/cwt129.00–137.006956
Steers—Medium and Large 2557139.63/cwt137.00–145.007783
Steers—Medium and Large 1568151.94/cwt150.00–155.008635
Steers—Medium and Large 1618137.40/cwt134.00–141.008492
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279146.13/cwt140.00–155.004085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312158.85/cwt155.00–165.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315147.08/cwt142.00–152.004634
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317134.59/cwt130.00–140.004277
Heifers—Medium and Large 3359131.10/cwt125.00–135.004715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369152.97/cwt150.00–155.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382141.90/cwt137.00–145.005425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408144.97/cwt140.00–150.0059112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412133.76/cwt130.00–139.005515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416120.91/cwt115.00–125.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464130.85/cwt125.00–135.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468141.15/cwt137.00–145.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470112.94/cwt110.00–115.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513133.10/cwt129.00–137.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516124.15/cwt120.00–127.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610117.31/cwt116.00–120.007163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,57588.38/cwt87.00–91.001,3923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94749.74/cwt48.00–53.004713
Cows—Lean 85-90%95859.31/cwt56.00–62.0056810
Cows—Boner 80-85%97266.64/cwt63.00–70.0064831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31076.90/cwt74.00–80.001,00719

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.