Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.97/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$145.97

70 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$22.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	152.16	726	26
Medium and Large 2	427	147.76	630	31
Medium and Large 3	477	129.33	617	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $109 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 sale70 hd

145.97

—

FL average10 barns · 530 hd

146.69

−0.72

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	1,449	89.00	1,290	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	67.29	821	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,276	56.51	721	14

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,455	85.65/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,246	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	94.02/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,354	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.66/cwt	60.00–66.00	786	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	68.82/cwt	68.00–72.00	841	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	56.51/cwt	53.00–59.00	721	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	105.98/cwt	104.00–108.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	137.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	111.17/cwt	110.00–112.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	112.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.84/cwt	112.00–122.00	555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	141.79/cwt	136.00–146.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	146.48/cwt	144.00–150.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.98/cwt	124.00–131.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	146.63/cwt	142.00–151.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	137.44/cwt	132.00–140.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	119.95/cwt	118.00–122.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	107.66/cwt	104.00–110.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	131.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.94/cwt	148.00–154.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	168.63/cwt	168.00–170.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	150.96/cwt	147.00–154.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	194.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.88/cwt	177.00–185.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	174.43/cwt	165.00–185.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	645	6

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 694Year ago 837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 244Year ago 114

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	83.00–89.00	85.65
2	—	1,440	93.00–95.00	94.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,215	60.00–66.00	64.66
19	—	1,222	68.00–72.00	68.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,276	53.00–59.00	56.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	130.00–132.00	131.03
7	—	570	110.00–114.00	112.35
2	—	508	114.00–116.00	115.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	104.00–108.00	105.98
5	—	316	134.00–140.00	137.42
7	—	514	110.00–112.00	111.17
10	—	475	112.00–122.00	116.84
4	—	415	118.00–122.00	119.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	104.00–110.00	107.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	136.00–146.00	141.79
7	—	419	144.00–150.00	146.48
10	—	520	130.00–138.00	134.08
2	—	368	148.00–154.00	150.94
3	—	322	168.00–170.00	168.63
4	—	265	165.00–185.00	174.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	124.00–131.00	126.98
6	—	515	142.00–151.00	146.63
7	—	459	147.00–154.00	150.96
2	—	268	190.00–200.00	194.67
2	—	578	134.00–138.00	135.97
4	—	320	177.00–185.00	180.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	132.00–140.00	137.44
4	—	458	128.00–134.00	131.05
6	—	520	120.00–128.00	124.12

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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