Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2021-07-07

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jul 7
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
547 vs last sale 892 889 vs year ago 1,234 · 72.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
171 vs last sale 298 163 vs year ago 290 · 56.2%
Also sold hereRegular saleMon Aug 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.18/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$167.18
77 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.25
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447170.4876347
Medium and Large 2385167.0664222
Medium and Large 3442148.126558thin
One grade step is worth $22.36/cwt here — about $108 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 sale77 hd
167.18
FL average8 barns · 706 hd
161.93
+5.25
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
BullsLow1,34084.641,13413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13964.8873921
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15157.0365610

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,20780.72/cwt78.00–84.009747
Bulls1,85596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,7811
Bulls1,42387.85/cwt85.00–90.001,2505
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18663.29/cwt61.00–67.0075115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02268.84/cwt68.00–70.007046
CowsLean 85-90%1,15157.03/cwt55.00–59.0065610
SteersMedium and Large 1365179.79/cwt175.00–185.006566
SteersMedium and Large 1413169.85/cwt165.00–175.007018
HeifersMedium and Large 1428151.85/cwt145.00–155.006503
SteersMedium and Large 1466167.79/cwt162.00–172.007825
HeifersMedium and Large 2415137.44/cwt135.00–140.005704
SteersMedium and Large 2423157.54/cwt155.00–160.006664
SteersMedium and Large 1609142.78/cwt140.00–146.008705
SteersMedium and Large 2363164.13/cwt160.00–170.005965
SteersMedium and Large 1511156.35/cwt152.00–162.007999
SteersMedium and Large 2483151.62/cwt150.00–155.007323
SteersMedium and Large 1318204.61/cwt195.00–215.006516
HeifersMedium and Large 2325154.77/cwt150.00–160.005032
SteersMedium and Large 1559153.64/cwt150.00–159.008595
SteersMedium and Large 2323185.19/cwt180.00–190.005984
HeifersMedium and Large 2268146.58/cwt140.00–150.003933
SteersMedium and Large 3465142.45/cwt140.00–145.006622
SteersMedium and Large 2263185.48/cwt175.00–195.004884
SteersMedium and Large 3558132.47/cwt130.00–135.007392
SteersMedium and Large 3425147.41/cwt145.00–150.006262
HeifersMedium and Large 2522121.65/cwt120.00–125.006353
HeifersMedium and Large 2362143.07/cwt140.00–145.005185
HeifersMedium and Large 1560130.69/cwt128.00–132.007323
SteersMedium and Large 2580143.47/cwt140.00–147.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1358154.13/cwt150.00–160.005525
HeifersMedium and Large 1510134.71/cwt130.00–138.006875
HeifersMedium and Large 1310167.16/cwt162.00–172.005188
HeifersMedium and Large 1463144.86/cwt140.00–150.006712
SteersMedium and Large 1285206.43/cwt200.00–220.005883
SteersMedium and Large 3320170.16/cwt165.00–175.005452

How this sale compares

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.