Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 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 $179.26/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$179.26

75 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$25.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	186.75	731	36
Medium and Large 2	375	175.13	657	31
Medium and Large 3	390	161.61	630	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.14/cwt here — about $101 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 sale75 hd

179.26

—

FL average9 barns · 492 hd

168.83

+10.43

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	1,709	82.84	1,416	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	74.54	853	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	61.02	617	7thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	67.23/cwt	60.00–73.00	699	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	77.28/cwt	74.00–81.00	914	24
Bulls	—	—	1,793	87.91/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	77.77/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,264	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	63.63/cwt	63.00–65.00	657	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	59.07/cwt	58.00–60.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	209.23/cwt	205.00–215.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	158.04/cwt	155.00–160.00	499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.79/cwt	167.00–177.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	185.20/cwt	175.00–195.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	168.72/cwt	165.00–172.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.19/cwt	145.00–152.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	157.37/cwt	152.00–160.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	180.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	165.83/cwt	164.00–167.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	176.42/cwt	172.00–182.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	122.88/cwt	117.00–126.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	167.94/cwt	162.00–172.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	190.12/cwt	185.00–195.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	154.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	153.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	152.10/cwt	147.00–157.00	388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	159.96/cwt	157.00–163.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	191.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	157.09/cwt	152.00–162.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	171.68/cwt	160.00–177.00	467	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 541Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 254Year ago 83

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,040	60.00–73.00	67.23
24	—	1,183	74.00–81.00	77.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	63.00–65.00	63.63
4	—	994	58.00–60.00	59.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	86.00–90.00	87.91
2	—	1,625	75.00–81.00	77.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	265	205.00–215.00	209.23
8	—	470	167.00–177.00	171.79
6	—	320	200.00–210.00	204.84
5	—	410	175.00–185.00	180.85
4	—	508	157.00–163.00	159.96
8	—	376	185.00–195.00	191.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	255	175.00–195.00	185.20
2	—	518	145.00–150.00	147.51
3	—	457	152.00–160.00	157.37
11	—	381	172.00–182.00	176.42
5	—	419	162.00–172.00	167.94
6	—	318	185.00–195.00	190.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	164.00–167.00	165.83
3	—	408	150.00–157.00	154.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	155.00–160.00	158.04
3	—	373	145.00–152.00	147.19
3	—	562	117.00–126.00	122.88
2	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.46
4	—	255	147.00–157.00	152.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.36
10	—	320	165.00–172.00	168.72
4	—	558	132.00–137.00	134.47
7	—	459	150.00–159.00	153.95
12	—	408	152.00–162.00	157.09
3	—	272	160.00–177.00	171.68

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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