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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $154.97/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$154.97

59 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$18.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	162.60	720	27
Medium and Large 2	444	151.40	672	19thin
Medium and Large 3	422	144.35	609	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.25/cwt here — about $111 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 sale59 hd

154.97

—

FL average10 barns · 470 hd

152.09

+2.88

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	—	Low	1,557	85.03	1,324	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	68.56	773	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	55.29	568	46

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,377	79.45/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,094	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	86.27/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,266	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	73.05/cwt	70.00–76.00	837	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	64.19/cwt	62.00–68.00	713	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	57.45/cwt	55.00–61.00	606	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	49.82/cwt	46.00–52.00	476	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	131.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	135.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	161.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	147.55/cwt	142.00–152.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	134.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	750	4
Bulls	—	—	1,981	91.22/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	168.22/cwt	165.00–175.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	155.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	164.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.39/cwt	137.00–145.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	161.42/cwt	157.00–167.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	151.06/cwt	149.00–155.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.78/cwt	150.00–157.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	4

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 406Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 489Last week 217Year ago 260

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
6	—	1,377	76.00–82.00	79.45
7	—	1,468	84.00–89.00	86.27
4	—	1,981	90.00–96.00	91.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,146	70.00–76.00	73.05
36	—	1,110	62.00–68.00	64.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,055	55.00–61.00	57.45
13	—	955	46.00–52.00	49.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	125.00–129.00	127.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.57
4	—	358	132.00–140.00	135.92
4	—	423	125.00–135.00	130.15
6	—	318	140.00–147.00	143.58
5	—	519	120.00–127.00	122.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	142.00–152.00	147.55
8	—	515	130.00–140.00	135.10
10	—	408	140.00–150.00	145.09
4	—	318	150.00–160.00	155.28
4	—	468	135.00–145.00	139.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	140.00–145.00	143.29
3	—	510	125.00–135.00	131.73
3	—	468	132.00–137.00	133.73
4	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	145.00–152.00	148.55
3	—	368	150.00–155.00	153.30
4	—	330	170.00–175.00	172.54
4	—	558	132.00–137.00	134.47
3	—	515	137.00–145.00	142.39
3	—	425	150.00–157.00	154.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	155.00–165.00	161.77
6	—	378	165.00–175.00	168.22
8	—	405	160.00–168.00	164.05
7	—	461	157.00–167.00	161.42
3	—	558	149.00–155.00	151.06

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)