Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2021-07-05

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Jul 5
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
▼ 246 vs last sale 615▼ 402 vs year ago 771 · −52.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 174▼ 11 vs year ago 147 · −7.5%
Also sold hereRegular saleWed Sep 30, 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 $166.86/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$166.86
82 head · 400 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.25
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1405172.8570042
Medium and Large 2402162.4965431
Medium and Large 3374153.955769thin
One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $124 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 sale82 hd
166.86
—
FL average3 barns · 247 hd
165.61
+1.25
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
Bulls—High1,38588.381,2243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10667.4574623
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09854.6960023

Every lot, as filed

34 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
SteersMedium and Large 1—272204.75/cwt195.00–210.005573
SteersMedium and Large 1—464162.37/cwt159.00–165.007537
SteersMedium and Large 1—367173.24/cwt169.00–179.006369
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370142.64/cwt140.00–145.005282
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468130.87/cwt128.00–135.006125
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460146.74/cwt140.00–150.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320159.77/cwt155.00–165.005114
SteersMedium and Large 2—325179.85/cwt175.00–185.005856
SteersMedium and Large 2—423158.88/cwt155.00–163.006728
SteersMedium and Large 3—325163.13/cwt160.00–170.005303
SteersMedium and Large 3—365153.60/cwt150.00–157.005614
SteersMedium and Large 2—458152.08/cwt147.00–157.006978
SteersMedium and Large 2—275179.84/cwt175.00–182.004953
SteersMedium and Large 2—380162.47/cwt160.00–165.006174
HeifersMedium and Large 3—323137.49/cwt135.00–141.004445
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370154.84/cwt149.00–159.005735
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568122.47/cwt120.00–125.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 3—426122.66/cwt120.00–127.005235
SteersMedium and Large 3—465140.87/cwt137.00–145.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427148.13/cwt145.00–155.006333
SteersMedium and Large 1—424170.81/cwt167.00–174.007249
SteersMedium and Large 1—508153.28/cwt150.00–158.007795
SteersMedium and Large 1—309192.56/cwt187.00–197.005957
HeifersMedium and Large 2—507123.29/cwt120.00–125.006253
HeifersMedium and Large 2—334149.89/cwt145.00–153.005015
SteersMedium and Large 1—558149.03/cwt147.00–151.008322
SteersMedium and Large 2—563140.52/cwt139.00–142.007912
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425138.11/cwt135.00–141.005876
CowsLean 85-90%—99650.77/cwt48.00–53.005069
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16357.21/cwt55.00–61.0066514
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17170.26/cwt70.00–71.508236
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08366.46/cwt63.00–68.0072017
Bulls——1,66592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5321
Bulls——1,24586.57/cwt85.00–88.001,0782

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.