Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $158.02/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$158.02

69 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$31.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	169.93	709	36
Medium and Large 2	411	151.67	624	17thin
Medium and Large 3	432	137.94	595	16thin

One grade step is worth $31.99/cwt here — about $114 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 sale69 hd

158.02

—

FL average8 barns · 491 hd

149.83

+8.18

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	1,414	85.39	1,207	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	61.83	709	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	54.81	515	16

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,414	85.39/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,207	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	61.15/cwt	58.00–64.00	688	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	67.72/cwt	67.00–68.00	901	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	54.81/cwt	51.00–57.00	515	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	140.84/cwt	137.00–145.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	208.65/cwt	195.00–215.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	141.08/cwt	138.00–146.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.12/cwt	155.00–165.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	147.98/cwt	145.00–152.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	216	232.22/cwt	220.00–240.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	111.04/cwt	105.00–114.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	177.22/cwt	170.00–185.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	186.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	153.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	172.19/cwt	170.00–177.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	143.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	121.95/cwt	117.00–127.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	122.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	129.97/cwt	127.00–133.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	139.70/cwt	135.00–142.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	128.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	158.55/cwt	155.00–170.00	444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	135.91/cwt	133.00–139.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	149.48/cwt	145.00–155.00	480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	199.88/cwt	190.00–205.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	133.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	164.57/cwt	160.00–167.00	513	3

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 964Last week 1,226Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 453Last week 306Year ago 263

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
4	—	1,414	83.00–87.00	85.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,125	58.00–64.00	61.15
3	—	1,330	67.00–68.00	67.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	940	51.00–57.00	54.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	137.00–145.00	140.84
3	—	210	195.00–215.00	208.65
3	—	508	120.00–127.00	122.36
3	—	467	125.00–130.00	126.71
4	—	280	155.00–170.00	158.55
4	—	413	133.00–139.00	135.91
7	—	321	145.00–155.00	149.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	105.00–114.00	111.04
2	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.43
3	—	373	130.00–135.00	131.56
4	—	258	140.00–147.00	143.40
2	—	425	120.00–127.00	123.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	125.00–132.00	128.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	138.00–146.00	141.08
6	—	425	155.00–165.00	160.12
7	—	533	145.00–152.00	147.98
5	—	216	220.00–240.00	232.22
3	—	322	180.00–190.00	186.74
5	—	459	150.00–160.00	153.92
3	—	268	190.00–205.00	199.88
2	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	170.00–185.00	177.22
7	—	464	140.00–145.00	142.92
3	—	325	170.00–177.00	172.19
2	—	358	150.00–157.00	153.43
3	—	508	130.00–140.00	133.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	117.00–127.00	121.95
2	—	370	140.00–147.00	143.31
4	—	480	127.00–133.00	129.97
3	—	417	135.00–142.00	139.70
3	—	312	160.00–167.00	164.57

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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