Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.97/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$169.97

71 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$27.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	180.98	723	30
Medium and Large 2	386	168.58	651	23
Medium and Large 3	428	153.40	657	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.58/cwt here — about $66 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 sale71 hd

169.97

—

FL average9 barns · 548 hd

165.01

+4.96

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	1,631	85.66	1,397	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	70.01	788	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	59.76	648	8thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,237	78.58/cwt	76.00–80.00	972	5
Bulls	—	—	1,673	85.53/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,431	6
Bulls	—	—	1,877	90.84/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,705	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	66.93/cwt	64.00–70.00	740	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	75.39/cwt	73.00–79.00	873	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	59.76/cwt	57.00–62.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	184.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	153.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	181.88/cwt	177.00–187.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	167.93/cwt	165.00–171.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	198.29/cwt	195.00–205.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.05/cwt	119.00–125.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	164.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	179.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	150.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	173.24/cwt	170.00–175.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	154.54/cwt	152.00–160.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	171.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	144.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	134.58/cwt	132.00–140.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	163.07/cwt	160.00–167.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.82/cwt	147.00–157.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	164.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	119.55/cwt	117.00–122.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.62/cwt	165.00–175.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.87/cwt	177.00–185.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	439	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 375Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 202Year ago 259

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,237	76.00–80.00	78.58
6	—	1,673	82.00–88.00	85.53
7	—	1,877	90.00–92.00	90.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,106	64.00–70.00	66.93
12	—	1,158	73.00–79.00	75.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,084	57.00–62.00	59.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.54
3	—	432	135.00–142.00	139.76
3	—	468	130.00–137.00	132.27
4	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	140.00–150.00	143.24
3	—	632	119.00–125.00	123.05
6	—	425	147.00–157.00	151.82
7	—	264	160.00–170.00	164.47
7	—	371	155.00–162.00	158.88
2	—	310	160.00–170.00	164.84
2	—	518	130.00–133.00	131.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	130.00–137.00	133.57
2	—	408	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	460	117.00–122.00	119.55
3	—	308	140.00–147.00	142.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	190.00–200.00	195.08
7	—	367	180.00–190.00	184.09
3	—	558	150.00–155.00	153.28
8	—	415	177.00–187.00	181.88
2	—	513	165.00–171.00	167.93
3	—	258	195.00–205.00	198.29
3	—	468	165.00–175.00	171.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	160.00–170.00	164.17
2	—	263	175.00–185.00	179.76
2	—	518	148.00–152.00	150.03
3	—	365	170.00–175.00	173.24
3	—	473	152.00–160.00	154.54
6	—	315	177.00–185.00	180.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	170.00–175.00	171.70
3	—	475	142.00–150.00	144.55
3	—	522	132.00–140.00	134.58
7	—	381	160.00–167.00	163.07
2	—	563	130.00–137.00	133.58

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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