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%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Aug 19, 2026
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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 class

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

What quality paid 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
BullsAverage1,41897.741,3867thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15577.8990023
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01668.5069618

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,35194.66/cwt91.00–97.001,2795
Bulls1,585105.43/cwt103.00–108.001,6712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12273.93/cwt70.00–76.008299
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17680.44/cwt78.00–83.0094614
CowsLean 85-90%1,01366.31/cwt64.00–70.0067213
CowsLean 85-90%1,02374.20/cwt72.00–77.007595
SteersMedium and Large 1525154.57/cwt152.00–157.0081114
SteersMedium and Large 1305187.62/cwt185.00–189.005723
SteersMedium and Large 1374172.62/cwt170.00–177.006465
SteersMedium and Large 1556152.37/cwt150.00–154.008475
SteersMedium and Large 1457163.53/cwt159.00–169.007479
HeifersMedium and Large 2315147.38/cwt145.00–150.004644
HeifersMedium and Large 2518119.88/cwt115.00–125.006214
HeifersMedium and Large 2370141.92/cwt140.00–145.005255
HeifersMedium and Large 2475127.48/cwt125.00–131.006065
HeifersMedium and Large 2419134.20/cwt130.00–140.005627
SteersMedium and Large 2460152.45/cwt150.00–155.007016
SteersMedium and Large 2357166.27/cwt163.00–169.005949
SteersMedium and Large 2423158.77/cwt156.00–162.006729
SteersMedium and Large 2262178.18/cwt175.00–180.004673
SteersMedium and Large 2567143.53/cwt137.00–147.008143
SteersMedium and Large 2505147.52/cwt145.00–150.007454
SteersMedium and Large 2322180.07/cwt177.00–182.005805
HeifersMedium and Large 3305136.72/cwt135.00–140.004173
HeifersMedium and Large 3368128.33/cwt125.00–132.004726
HeifersMedium and Large 3418124.54/cwt122.00–127.005212
HeifersMedium and Large 3468117.41/cwt115.00–120.005492
SteersMedium and Large 3322166.74/cwt160.00–170.005373
SteersMedium and Large 3418148.27/cwt145.00–150.006203
SteersMedium and Large 3517136.32/cwt135.00–137.007053
HeifersMedium and Large 1330156.92/cwt152.00–162.005184
HeifersMedium and Large 1518128.93/cwt127.00–132.006685
HeifersMedium and Large 1360150.04/cwt147.00–153.005406
HeifersMedium and Large 1455139.97/cwt137.00–143.006378
HeifersMedium and Large 1423145.42/cwt141.00–150.0061512
SteersMedium and Large 1418168.44/cwt165.00–172.0070412

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.