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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 18

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,392 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 1,298▼ 283 vs year ago 1,675 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 160▲ 76 vs year ago 250 · +30.4%

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 lower. 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 $160.50/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$160.50

95 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.29

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	168.07	740	34
Medium and Large 2	417	158.03	659	45
Medium and Large 3	401	151.33	606	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $134 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 sale95 hd

160.50

—

FL average9 barns · 584 hd

149.20

+11.29

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	1,612	85.34	1,376	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	58.21	656	19

Every lot

35 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	177.72/cwt	170.00–185.00	459	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	204.81/cwt	195.00–210.00	543	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	188.19/cwt	185.00–195.00	598	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	166.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	530	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	178.07/cwt	172.00–182.00	572	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	176.06/cwt	172.00–178.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	165.42/cwt	162.00–170.00	602	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	157.01/cwt	152.00–160.00	587	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	710	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	154.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	650	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	143.38/cwt	141.00–145.00	615	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	164.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	746	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	151.44/cwt	147.00–157.00	698	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	139.62/cwt	135.00–142.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	144.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	751	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	156.68/cwt	155.00–159.00	816	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	148.13/cwt	145.00–153.00	832	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	772	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	143.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	381	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	461	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	133.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	148.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	141.92/cwt	136.00–145.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	125.24/cwt	122.00–127.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	132.45/cwt	128.00–136.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	124.78/cwt	122.00–130.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	137.93/cwt	136.00–140.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	125.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	134.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	710	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,569	82.41/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	86.24/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,401	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	56.03/cwt	54.00–59.00	616	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	61.94/cwt	60.00–65.00	726	7

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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,392Last week 1,298Year ago 1,675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 160Year ago 250

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	136.00–140.00	137.93
3	—	362	147.00–150.00	148.04
4	—	420	140.00–147.00	143.63
4	—	528	130.00–139.00	134.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	122.00–127.00	125.24
4	—	368	125.00–132.00	128.57
4	—	318	130.00–137.00	133.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	136.00–145.00	141.92
3	—	460	122.00–130.00	124.78
5	—	265	140.00–150.00	143.77
7	—	416	128.00–136.00	132.45
3	—	522	120.00–128.00	125.37
6	—	313	145.00–150.00	147.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	195.00–210.00	204.81
3	—	360	172.00–178.00	176.06
6	—	418	165.00–175.00	169.91
5	—	562	145.00–153.00	148.13
7	—	521	155.00–159.00	156.68
7	—	454	160.00–170.00	164.34
3	—	318	185.00–195.00	188.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	364	162.00–170.00	165.42
11	—	461	147.00–157.00	151.44
5	—	321	172.00–182.00	178.07
3	—	565	135.00–140.00	136.70
4	—	258	170.00–185.00	177.72
7	—	422	150.00–160.00	154.11
6	—	520	140.00–149.00	144.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	135.00–142.00	139.62
3	—	318	160.00–170.00	166.81
5	—	429	141.00–145.00	143.38
5	—	374	152.00–160.00	157.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,625	85.00–89.00	86.24
4	—	1,569	81.00–83.00	82.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,100	54.00–59.00	56.03
7	—	1,172	60.00–65.00	61.94

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.