Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.84/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$161.84

81 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$32.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	170.11	671	39
Medium and Large 2	364	162.57	592	28
Medium and Large 3	475	137.36	653	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.74/cwt here — about $19 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 sale81 hd

161.84

—

FL average10 barns · 494 hd

155.58

+6.27

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	1,498	83.83	1,256	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	62.64	856	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	56.60	562	21

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	—	—	1,535	83.57/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,283	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	90.95/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,519	4
Bulls	—	—	1,288	76.98/cwt	74.00–78.00	992	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	62.64/cwt	61.00–66.00	856	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	56.60/cwt	52.00–58.00	562	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	129.76/cwt	126.00–132.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	169.34/cwt	165.00–175.00	623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.56/cwt	143.00–150.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.40/cwt	157.00–162.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	143.63/cwt	141.00–149.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	149.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	147.65/cwt	140.00–155.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	145.30/cwt	142.00–147.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	156.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.73/cwt	131.00–136.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	197.64/cwt	190.00–205.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	134.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	176.22/cwt	170.00–185.00	474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	130.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.55/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	151.91/cwt	147.00–157.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	148.58/cwt	145.00–152.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.17/cwt	146.00–156.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	168.57/cwt	160.00–178.00	443	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	164.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	184.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	174.10/cwt	170.00–178.00	545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	161.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	509	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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 434Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 489Year ago 286

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	81.00–85.00	83.57
4	—	1,670	90.00–92.00	90.95
4	—	1,288	74.00–78.00	76.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,367	61.00–66.00	62.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	993	52.00–58.00	56.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	126.00–132.00	129.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	165.00–175.00	169.34
2	—	565	143.00–150.00	146.56
3	—	470	157.00–162.00	160.40
2	—	508	155.00–160.00	157.46
5	—	410	160.00–170.00	164.15
4	—	618	131.00–136.00	133.73
6	—	260	190.00–205.00	197.64
8	—	305	180.00–190.00	184.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	145.00–152.00	149.70
3	—	510	142.00–147.00	145.30
5	—	374	150.00–160.00	156.26
7	—	269	170.00–185.00	176.22
4	—	408	147.00–157.00	151.91
6	—	313	170.00–178.00	174.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	130.00–137.00	134.55
3	—	580	125.00–130.00	126.70
5	—	516	125.00–135.00	130.93
3	—	315	155.00–165.00	161.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	141.00–149.00	143.63
2	—	520	125.00–135.00	130.14
6	—	365	150.00–160.00	155.14
7	—	421	146.00–156.00	150.17
8	—	263	160.00–178.00	168.57
11	—	319	160.00–170.00	164.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.55
3	—	418	135.00–141.00	138.97
4	—	255	140.00–155.00	147.65
2	—	523	117.00–120.00	118.55
4	—	318	145.00–152.00	148.58

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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