Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) / 2021-10-18

Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Oct 18
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609
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 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 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440168.0774034
Medium and Large 2417158.0365945
Medium and Large 3401151.3360616thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,61285.341,37617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12758.2165619

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1468137.93/cwt136.00–140.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 1362148.04/cwt147.00–150.005363
HeifersMedium and Large 3412125.24/cwt122.00–127.005163
HeifersMedium and Large 1420143.63/cwt140.00–147.006034
HeifersMedium and Large 2375141.92/cwt136.00–145.005323
HeifersMedium and Large 2460124.78/cwt122.00–130.005743
SteersMedium and Large 1265204.81/cwt195.00–210.005433
SteersMedium and Large 1360176.06/cwt172.00–178.006343
SteersMedium and Large 1418169.91/cwt165.00–175.007106
SteersMedium and Large 2364165.42/cwt162.00–170.006029
SteersMedium and Large 2461151.44/cwt147.00–157.0069811
SteersMedium and Large 3480139.62/cwt135.00–142.006703
SteersMedium and Large 2321178.07/cwt172.00–182.005725
HeifersMedium and Large 2265143.77/cwt140.00–150.003815
SteersMedium and Large 3318166.81/cwt160.00–170.005303
SteersMedium and Large 2565136.70/cwt135.00–140.007723
SteersMedium and Large 2258177.72/cwt170.00–185.004594
SteersMedium and Large 2422154.11/cwt150.00–160.006507
SteersMedium and Large 2520144.46/cwt140.00–149.007516
HeifersMedium and Large 3368128.57/cwt125.00–132.004734
SteersMedium and Large 1562148.13/cwt145.00–153.008325
SteersMedium and Large 1521156.68/cwt155.00–159.008167
SteersMedium and Large 1454164.34/cwt160.00–170.007467
SteersMedium and Large 3429143.38/cwt141.00–145.006155
SteersMedium and Large 3374157.01/cwt152.00–160.005875
HeifersMedium and Large 2416132.45/cwt128.00–136.005517
HeifersMedium and Large 2522125.37/cwt120.00–128.006543
HeifersMedium and Large 3318133.36/cwt130.00–137.004244
HeifersMedium and Large 2313147.40/cwt145.00–150.004616
HeifersMedium and Large 1528134.56/cwt130.00–139.007104
SteersMedium and Large 1318188.19/cwt185.00–195.005983
Bulls1,62586.24/cwt85.00–89.001,40113
Bulls1,56982.41/cwt81.00–83.001,2934
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10056.03/cwt54.00–59.0061612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17261.94/cwt60.00–65.007267

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.