Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

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 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.30/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$164.30

55 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$12.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	168.91	726	25
Medium and Large 2	394	162.39	640	20
Medium and Large 3	381	156.59	597	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.32/cwt here — about $129 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 sale55 hd

164.30

—

FL average9 barns · 444 hd

157.50

+6.80

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	1,739	88.81	1,544	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	63.52	749	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	56.10	579	15

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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	56.10/cwt	53.00–59.00	579	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	61.71/cwt	58.00–64.00	709	33
Bulls	—	—	1,739	88.81/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,544	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	66.84/cwt	65.00–71.00	825	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.08/cwt	126.00–135.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	161.11/cwt	155.00–165.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	129.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	151.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	149.60/cwt	145.00–152.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	179.56/cwt	175.00–182.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	185.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.09/cwt	116.00–120.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	145.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	149.45/cwt	147.00–152.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	138.62/cwt	135.00–142.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	166.72/cwt	162.00–170.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	173.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	177.05/cwt	175.00–179.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 904Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 172Year ago 99

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,032	53.00–59.00	56.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,149	58.00–64.00	61.71
18	—	1,234	65.00–71.00	66.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	85.00–90.00	88.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	145.00–152.00	148.43
3	—	518	126.00–135.00	132.08
4	—	413	140.00–145.00	142.45
4	—	265	155.00–160.00	157.55
4	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	125.00–134.00	129.59
2	—	470	116.00–120.00	118.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	121.00–125.00	122.31
6	—	260	140.00–150.00	145.19
2	—	363	135.00–142.00	138.62
2	—	425	130.00–137.00	133.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	155.00–165.00	161.11
2	—	473	150.00–154.00	152.07
3	—	507	140.00–145.00	143.29
5	—	356	162.00–170.00	166.72
3	—	277	170.00–180.00	173.49
2	—	323	175.00–179.00	177.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	170.00–180.00	174.85
3	—	515	150.00–155.00	151.70
6	—	458	160.00–170.00	165.08
3	—	558	145.00–152.00	149.60
3	—	358	175.00–182.00	179.56
4	—	308	180.00–190.00	185.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	137.00–145.00	140.96
4	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.58
2	—	413	147.00–152.00	149.45
2	—	373	155.00–160.00	157.38

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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