Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

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 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.78/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$166.78

63 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$36.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	182.42	731	28
Medium and Large 2	434	158.74	689	23
Medium and Large 3	456	145.67	664	12thin

One grade step is worth $36.75/cwt here — about $68 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 sale63 hd

166.78

—

FL average10 barns · 390 hd

160.22

+6.55

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	1,773	88.10	1,562	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	63.98	747	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	58.16	710	21

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,773	88.10/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	63.15/cwt	61.00–65.00	710	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	67.52/cwt	67.00–70.00	911	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	58.16/cwt	55.00–60.00	710	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	169.81/cwt	160.00–175.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	179.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.13/cwt	165.00–175.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	207.14/cwt	200.00–215.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	168.81/cwt	165.00–175.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	161.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	149.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	203.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	186.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	156.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	190.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	149.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	147.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	177.79/cwt	170.00–185.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	153.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	139.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	165.93/cwt	162.00–172.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.33/cwt	160.00–167.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	118.56/cwt	115.00–122.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	112.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	160.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	699	2

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 616Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 240Year ago 359

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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
2	—	1,773	85.00–91.00	88.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,125	61.00–65.00	63.15
7	—	1,349	67.00–70.00	67.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,220	55.00–60.00	58.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.47
3	—	265	160.00–175.00	169.81
5	—	315	165.00–175.00	168.81
5	—	456	145.00–155.00	149.08
3	—	510	135.00–145.00	138.27
4	—	368	155.00–165.00	160.24
4	—	420	150.00–158.00	154.14
4	—	605	117.00–120.00	118.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	145.00–155.00	149.90
2	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.54
6	—	513	120.00–130.00	125.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	115.00–122.00	118.56
3	—	512	110.00–117.00	112.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	175.00–185.00	179.12
5	—	465	165.00–175.00	169.13
6	—	263	200.00–215.00	207.14
3	—	508	155.00–165.00	161.56
3	—	313	200.00–210.00	203.19
3	—	365	180.00–190.00	186.58
3	—	565	150.00–160.00	156.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	185.00–195.00	190.08
7	—	514	145.00–150.00	147.81
2	—	260	170.00–185.00	177.79
2	—	468	150.00–157.00	153.63
3	—	567	137.00–140.00	139.03
5	—	356	162.00–172.00	165.93
2	—	420	160.00–167.00	163.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	463	140.00–147.00	143.59
2	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.17
4	—	413	150.00–155.00	152.58
2	—	508	135.00–140.00	137.54

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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