Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $162.77/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$162.77

92 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.98

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	170.59	718	51
Medium and Large 2	427	154.08	659	33
Medium and Large 3	378	148.79	563	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $156 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 sale92 hd

162.77

—

FL average7 barns · 589 hd

158.80

+3.98

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	1,728	81.56	1,409	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,397	63.95	893	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	55.96	641	15

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,810	83.50/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,511	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,688	67.24/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,135	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	63.55/cwt	61.00–65.00	866	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	55.96/cwt	53.00–59.00	641	15
Bulls	—	—	1,605	78.64/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	199.09/cwt	195.00–205.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.26/cwt	140.00–149.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	226.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	148.45/cwt	145.00–152.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.58/cwt	114.00–121.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	144.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	141.04/cwt	139.00–143.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	132.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	173.37/cwt	170.00–177.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.89/cwt	158.00–168.00	774	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	134.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.60/cwt	132.00–141.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.45/cwt	155.00–162.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	128.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.39/cwt	145.00–153.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	151.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	163.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	149.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	168.06/cwt	165.00–170.00	642	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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 964Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 453Year ago 238

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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	—	1,810	82.00–87.00	83.50
2	—	1,605	77.00–80.00	78.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	67.00–68.00	67.24
25	—	1,362	61.00–65.00	63.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,145	53.00–59.00	55.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	120.00–127.00	123.55
6	—	370	140.00–149.00	144.26
6	—	408	139.00–143.00	141.04
10	—	463	135.00–140.00	137.57
5	—	512	125.00–133.00	128.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.44
2	—	305	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	518	114.00–121.00	117.58
8	—	360	130.00–135.00	132.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	130.00–135.00	132.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	180.00–185.00	182.46
5	—	259	195.00–205.00	199.09
3	—	218	220.00–230.00	226.72
4	—	515	150.00–160.00	154.90
11	—	433	160.00–170.00	164.46
14	—	475	158.00–168.00	162.89
5	—	569	145.00–155.00	149.04
5	—	382	165.00–170.00	168.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	145.00–152.00	148.45
2	—	465	130.00–140.00	134.89
2	—	328	160.00–167.00	163.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	140.00–147.00	144.62
6	—	328	170.00–177.00	173.37
6	—	563	132.00–141.00	136.60
10	—	375	155.00–162.00	158.45
3	—	475	145.00–153.00	150.39
5	—	414	145.00–155.00	151.09

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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