Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

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 steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.22/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$150.22

88 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$25.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	162.65	672	39
Medium and Large 2	461	141.56	652	34
Medium and Large 3	429	137.49	590	15thin

One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about $82 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 sale88 hd

150.22

—

FL average10 barns · 591 hd

148.10

+2.12

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	1,655	85.42	1,413	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	59.77	772	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	51.41	570	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,645	83.20/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,369	7
Bulls	—	—	1,668	88.53/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,477	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	59.77/cwt	57.00–63.00	772	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	51.41/cwt	49.00–54.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	134.79/cwt	131.00–138.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	138.89/cwt	137.00–142.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	126.86/cwt	124.00–131.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	199.62/cwt	190.00–210.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	177.40/cwt	175.00–180.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.40/cwt	127.00–134.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.58/cwt	139.00–147.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.62/cwt	121.00–130.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	110.71/cwt	108.00–112.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	171.41/cwt	165.00–185.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	152.48/cwt	150.00–157.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	158.21/cwt	155.00–165.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	160.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	148.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	118.77/cwt	116.00–122.00	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	138.69/cwt	135.00–142.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.94/cwt	118.00–128.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	118.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	143.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	149.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	484	4

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.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Wed Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,494Last week 758Year ago 1,395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 220Year ago 246

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,645	81.00–85.00	83.20
5	—	1,668	87.00–91.00	88.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,291	57.00–63.00	59.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	49.00–54.00	51.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	131.00–138.00	134.79
5	—	371	137.00–142.00	138.89
5	—	456	124.00–131.00	126.86
3	—	275	155.00–165.00	158.21
3	—	523	116.00–120.00	118.65
4	—	323	145.00–155.00	149.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	105.00–112.00	108.44
3	—	277	145.00–150.00	148.43
11	—	477	116.00–122.00	118.77
6	—	318	135.00–142.00	138.69
8	—	430	118.00–128.00	122.94
4	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.57
4	—	513	110.00–115.00	112.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	120.00–125.00	122.40
2	—	420	110.00–115.00	112.41
3	—	467	108.00–112.00	110.71
4	—	328	125.00–130.00	127.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	160.00–170.00	164.83
4	—	260	190.00–210.00	199.62
4	—	313	175.00–180.00	177.40
8	—	423	160.00–170.00	164.79
8	—	458	150.00–160.00	154.92
9	—	511	140.00–147.00	143.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	127.00–134.00	130.40
7	—	465	139.00–147.00	142.58
6	—	575	121.00–130.00	125.62
7	—	420	145.00–155.00	149.49
3	—	260	165.00–185.00	171.41
3	—	362	150.00–157.00	152.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–137.00	133.54
4	—	320	155.00–165.00	160.23
2	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.38
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.59
5	—	530	115.00–125.00	118.89

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.

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