Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.64/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$143.64

87 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$21.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	151.27	617	49
Medium and Large 2	428	135.87	581	25
Medium and Large 3	382	129.81	496	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.46/cwt here — about $121 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 sale87 hd

143.64

—

FL average10 barns · 808 hd

136.06

+7.57

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	1,410	83.22	1,174	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	62.89	816	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	56.15	553	34

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,518	84.87/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,288	3
Bulls	—	—	1,487	92.72/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,379	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	76.53/cwt	75.00–79.00	995	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	62.21/cwt	60.00–64.00	832	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	65.37/cwt	65.00–66.00	750	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	56.15/cwt	53.00–59.00	553	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	149.63/cwt	147.00–155.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	146.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	118.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.28/cwt	157.00–165.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	153.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	144.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.00/cwt	150.00–159.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	142.41/cwt	137.00–145.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	131.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	163.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	169.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.13/cwt	175.00–185.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	159.31/cwt	155.00–165.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	151.22/cwt	147.00–155.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	136.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	196.14/cwt	190.00–205.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	211.47/cwt	205.00–215.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	171.85/cwt	167.00–177.00	443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	151.61/cwt	145.00–155.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	153.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	156.67/cwt	152.00–160.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	181.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	149.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.88/cwt	127.00–137.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.08/cwt	137.00–147.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	175.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	477	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 498Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 203Year ago 273

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	82.00–88.00	84.87
3	—	1,487	91.00–94.00	92.72
5	—	1,300	75.00–79.00	76.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,338	60.00–64.00	62.21
6	—	1,148	65.00–66.00	65.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	985	53.00–59.00	56.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	160.00–170.00	165.14
3	—	457	147.00–155.00	149.63
3	—	512	140.00–145.00	141.64
7	—	411	152.00–160.00	156.67
5	—	280	175.00–185.00	181.21
7	—	316	170.00–180.00	175.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	157.00–165.00	162.28
3	—	517	150.00–160.00	153.23
5	—	406	165.00–175.00	169.09
3	—	373	175.00–185.00	178.13
4	—	613	130.00–138.00	136.02
5	—	259	190.00–205.00	196.14
3	—	222	205.00–215.00	211.47
3	—	570	145.00–155.00	151.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	140.00–150.00	144.82
3	—	463	137.00–145.00	142.41
3	—	522	125.00–135.00	131.77
5	—	325	160.00–165.00	163.09
6	—	370	147.00–155.00	151.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	134.00–140.00	137.07
5	—	369	140.00–150.00	146.10
5	—	532	115.00–125.00	118.91
7	—	465	125.00–135.00	130.53
4	—	313	150.00–155.00	152.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	310	160.00–170.00	164.84
9	—	381	155.00–165.00	159.31
3	—	577	125.00–130.00	126.62
6	—	258	167.00–177.00	171.85
12	—	418	145.00–155.00	149.97
6	—	513	127.00–137.00	131.88
7	—	473	137.00–147.00	141.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	115.00–120.00	118.26
4	—	310	137.00–142.00	139.42
3	—	362	130.00–135.00	131.77
3	—	410	120.00–130.00	126.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	145.00–152.00	148.43
5	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.94
7	—	468	150.00–159.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	150.00–160.00	153.94

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)