Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.43/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$163.43

64 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	166.65	748	46
Medium and Large 3	330	161.57	533	3thin
Medium and Large 2	417	153.93	641	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.72/cwt here — about $106 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 sale64 hd

163.43

—

FL average8 barns · 377 hd

152.53

+10.91

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	—	High	1,599	94.86	1,517	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	72.15	827	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	59.46	609	6thin

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	—	—	1,798	107.02/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,924	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	76.52/cwt	75.00–80.00	947	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	69.76/cwt	66.00–72.00	765	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	59.46/cwt	58.00–64.00	609	6
Bulls	—	—	1,493	85.98/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,284	6
Bulls	—	—	1,605	97.66/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	169.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	147.83/cwt	145.00–152.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	138.19/cwt	137.00–140.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	132.42/cwt	126.00–136.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.05/cwt	121.00–130.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	156.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	171.39/cwt	167.00–177.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	144.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.77/cwt	110.00–118.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	184.53/cwt	182.00–190.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	174.74/cwt	170.00–177.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	134.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	158.82/cwt	152.00–162.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	166.91/cwt	160.00–180.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	136.91/cwt	132.00–142.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	161.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	144.74/cwt	142.00–150.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	203.51/cwt	195.00–215.00	531	9

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 604Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 272Year ago 106

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,798	104.00–109.00	107.02
6	—	1,493	84.00–88.00	85.98
6	—	1,605	95.00–99.00	97.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,238	75.00–80.00	76.52
22	—	1,097	66.00–72.00	69.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	58.00–64.00	59.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	155.00–165.00	160.04
2	—	268	165.00–175.00	169.67
3	—	560	121.00–130.00	127.05
3	—	525	125.00–135.00	131.79
4	—	433	132.00–142.00	136.91
4	—	463	130.00–140.00	135.14
3	—	365	142.00–150.00	144.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	140.00–150.00	144.77
3	—	308	142.00–150.00	144.81
3	—	520	110.00–118.00	112.77
6	—	463	120.00–126.00	123.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	130.00–137.00	134.76
4	—	420	110.00–120.00	114.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	165.00–175.00	170.15
5	—	559	145.00–152.00	147.83
5	—	611	137.00–140.00	138.19
5	—	717	126.00–136.00	132.42
4	—	508	152.00–162.00	156.93
7	—	366	167.00–177.00	171.39
3	—	317	182.00–190.00	184.53
9	—	261	195.00–215.00	203.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	130.00–139.00	134.60
3	—	315	170.00–177.00	174.74
3	—	367	152.00–162.00	158.82
3	—	275	160.00–180.00	166.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	160.00–165.00	161.57

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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