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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Dec 13

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,385 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 1,487▼ 6 vs year ago 1,391 · −0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 203▼ 164 vs year ago 371 · −44.2%

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 mostly steady. 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 $174.95/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$174.95

84 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$44.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.88

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	378	187.30	708	40
Medium and Large 2	402	169.07	679	35
Medium and Large 3	473	142.91	676	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.38/cwt here — about $31 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 sale84 hd

174.95

—

FL average9 barns · 688 hd

169.07

+5.88

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	1,608	87.92	1,414	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	60.63	742	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	55.62	587	7thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	226.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	498	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	212.55/cwt	205.00–225.00	563	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	187.29/cwt	180.00–195.00	502	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	205.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	646	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	187.56/cwt	180.00–195.00	625	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	183.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	676	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	169.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	176.96/cwt	172.00–181.00	734	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	147.37/cwt	145.00–152.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	163.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	700	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	154.72/cwt	150.00–157.00	735	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	164.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	782	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	157.96/cwt	155.00–161.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	772	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	139.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	822	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	151.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	397	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	164.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	148.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	160.67/cwt	155.00–165.00	527	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	151.82/cwt	150.00–153.00	540	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	129.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	471	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	143.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	140.05/cwt	136.00–145.00	654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	121.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	130.44/cwt	127.00–134.00	617	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	126.32/cwt	125.00–127.00	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	134.58/cwt	132.00–140.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	130.28/cwt	127.00–132.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	87.92/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,414	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	55.62/cwt	53.00–57.00	587	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	59.13/cwt	58.00–61.00	721	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	63.33/cwt	62.00–65.00	780	5

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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,385Last week 1,487Year ago 1,391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 203Year ago 371

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
3	—	418	140.00–150.00	143.23
3	—	532	132.00–140.00	134.58
3	—	617	120.00–125.00	123.02
7	—	467	136.00–145.00	140.05
9	—	328	155.00–165.00	160.67
4	—	270	160.00–170.00	164.91
3	—	558	127.00–132.00	130.28
5	—	356	150.00–153.00	151.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	120.00–124.00	121.29
4	—	420	120.00–127.00	123.67
6	—	363	125.00–135.00	129.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	127.00–134.00	130.44
3	—	387	140.00–145.00	141.64
4	—	418	132.00–137.00	134.54
3	—	315	145.00–150.00	148.28
3	—	530	125.00–127.00	126.32
3	—	262	145.00–155.00	151.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	265	205.00–225.00	212.55
5	—	314	200.00–210.00	205.73
5	—	368	180.00–190.00	183.80
4	—	523	155.00–161.00	157.96
5	—	220	220.00–230.00	226.27
7	—	415	172.00–181.00	176.96
9	—	476	160.00–170.00	164.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	142.00–145.00	143.48
3	—	475	150.00–157.00	154.72
8	—	428	160.00–167.00	163.44
4	—	268	180.00–195.00	187.29
4	—	523	145.00–150.00	147.56
6	—	373	165.00–175.00	169.83
8	—	333	180.00–195.00	187.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	145.00–152.00	147.37
3	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.63
3	—	527	135.00–142.00	139.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	85.00–91.00	87.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	62.00–65.00	63.33
9	—	1,220	58.00–61.00	59.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	53.00–57.00	55.62

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.