Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.69/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$170.69

82 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	175.14	787	37
Medium and Large 2	410	167.59	687	37
Medium and Large 3	372	164.44	611	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $176 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 sale82 hd

170.69

—

FL average9 barns · 581 hd

170.10

+0.59

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	1,441	82.13	1,183	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	68.44	754	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	61.42	666	5thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,399	84.15/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,177	5
Bulls	—	—	1,493	79.61/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,189	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	68.44/cwt	65.00–71.00	754	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	61.42/cwt	58.00–64.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	162.79/cwt	160.00–169.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	187.08/cwt	183.00–190.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	179.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.89/cwt	155.00–162.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	186.63/cwt	185.00–189.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	162.88/cwt	160.00–167.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	174.46/cwt	172.00–179.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	161.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	147.46/cwt	146.00–149.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	182.30/cwt	175.00–190.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	176.71/cwt	171.00–181.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	163.86/cwt	160.00–168.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	153.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	154.33/cwt	150.00–159.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.45/cwt	128.00–135.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	145.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	144.46/cwt	142.00–147.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	164.32/cwt	160.00–167.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	150.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	172.46/cwt	167.00–177.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.04/cwt	142.00–150.00	686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	606	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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 622Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 208Year ago 130

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	83.00–86.00	84.15
4	—	1,493	78.00–81.00	79.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,102	65.00–71.00	68.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	58.00–64.00	61.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	160.00–170.00	165.19
3	—	328	160.00–169.00	162.79
5	—	368	155.00–162.00	157.89
9	—	427	150.00–160.00	154.27
12	—	470	142.00–150.00	146.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	135.00–145.00	138.25
2	—	328	150.00–159.00	154.33
2	—	478	128.00–135.00	131.45
4	—	268	140.00–150.00	145.23
4	—	355	142.00–147.00	144.46
4	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	183.00–190.00	187.08
9	—	408	175.00–185.00	179.35
2	—	563	157.00–160.00	158.47
9	—	467	171.00–181.00	176.71
10	—	518	160.00–168.00	163.86
2	—	315	190.00–195.00	192.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	309	185.00–189.00	186.63
5	—	408	160.00–167.00	162.88
2	—	570	146.00–149.00	147.46
4	—	278	175.00–190.00	182.30
5	—	476	160.00–167.00	164.32
7	—	509	145.00–155.00	150.79
9	—	377	167.00–177.00	172.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	172.00–179.00	174.46
3	—	365	160.00–165.00	161.76
2	—	463	150.00–157.00	153.41

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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