Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.63/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$152.63

103 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	161.01	701	50
Medium and Large 2	441	145.35	640	35
Medium and Large 3	388	143.50	556	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $145 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 sale103 hd

152.63

—

FL average8 barns · 523 hd

145.03

+7.61

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	1,526	76.68	1,170	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	65.59	786	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	57.27	584	17

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,597	84.27/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,346	3
Bulls	—	—	1,496	73.42/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,098	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	70.51/cwt	69.00–71.00	807	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.62/cwt	61.00–67.00	776	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	55.05/cwt	53.00–56.00	547	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	59.77/cwt	59.00–62.00	626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	124.36/cwt	123.00–127.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	144.12/cwt	135.00–155.00	386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	137.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	168.25/cwt	165.00–175.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.10/cwt	135.00–142.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	128.36/cwt	125.00–132.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	202.06/cwt	195.00–210.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	174.62/cwt	165.00–185.00	454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	131.18/cwt	127.00–136.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	115.56/cwt	112.00–119.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	121.59/cwt	120.00–124.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	129.77/cwt	128.00–131.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	178.23/cwt	175.00–180.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	198.22/cwt	190.00–205.00	517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	158.38/cwt	155.00–161.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	135.45/cwt	132.00–138.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	140.43/cwt	137.00–144.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	108.96/cwt	105.00–113.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	229.30/cwt	220.00–240.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	167.04/cwt	165.00–170.00	533	5

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,226Last week 1,494Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 350Year ago 262

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	81.00–87.00	84.27
7	—	1,496	70.00–75.00	73.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	69.00–71.00	70.51
10	—	1,220	61.00–67.00	63.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	993	53.00–56.00	55.05
8	—	1,048	59.00–62.00	59.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	118.00–124.00	119.96
5	—	528	130.00–135.00	133.07
6	—	380	150.00–157.00	153.59
3	—	257	165.00–175.00	168.25
6	—	478	137.00–140.00	138.48
3	—	577	125.00–130.00	126.65
4	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.45
5	—	319	165.00–170.00	167.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	123.00–127.00	124.36
6	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.38
4	—	355	140.00–145.00	142.54
5	—	425	135.00–142.00	139.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	127.00–136.00	131.18
8	—	455	145.00–155.00	149.95
3	—	315	175.00–180.00	178.23
7	—	261	190.00–205.00	198.22
7	—	416	155.00–161.00	158.38
7	—	561	132.00–138.00	135.45
4	—	215	220.00–240.00	229.30
9	—	514	140.00–150.00	144.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	268	135.00–155.00	144.12
7	—	326	135.00–140.00	137.07
4	—	468	112.00–119.00	115.56
5	—	438	120.00–124.00	121.59
2	—	363	130.00–135.00	132.59
6	—	535	105.00–113.00	108.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	125.00–132.00	128.36
2	—	408	112.00–118.00	114.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	213	195.00–210.00	202.06
8	—	260	165.00–185.00	174.62
5	—	413	128.00–131.00	129.77
4	—	368	137.00–144.00	140.43
2	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.55

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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