Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.46/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$141.46

61 head · 377 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$19.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	146.35	571	32
Medium and Large 2	357	138.56	494	23
Medium and Large 3	386	126.46	488	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.89/cwt here — about $82 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 sale61 hd

141.46

—

FL average10 barns · 651 hd

132.16

+9.30

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	—	High	1,496	82.70	1,237	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	67.59	827	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	59.39	631	22

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	—	—	1,458	93.64/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,365	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	71.95/cwt	70.00–76.00	832	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	65.54/cwt	63.00–69.00	823	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	59.39/cwt	56.00–62.00	631	22
Bulls	—	—	1,448	78.00/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,129	13
Bulls	—	—	1,583	87.61/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	146.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	121.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.89/cwt	170.00–177.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	122.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	115.64/cwt	114.00–119.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	151.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.29/cwt	132.00–140.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	145.83/cwt	140.00–152.00	376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	169.05/cwt	160.00–175.00	456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.64/cwt	157.00–167.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	150.96/cwt	147.00–155.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	119.69/cwt	117.00–121.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	130.92/cwt	126.00–136.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	163.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	163.84/cwt	160.00–168.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	153.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	468	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	146.29/cwt	145.00–149.00	829	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 393Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 415Last week 296Year ago 420

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	92.00–95.00	93.64
13	—	1,448	75.00–81.00	78.00
8	—	1,583	85.00–89.00	87.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,157	70.00–76.00	71.95
32	—	1,255	63.00–69.00	65.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,062	56.00–62.00	59.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	140.00–150.00	146.50
3	—	525	120.00–126.00	121.96
3	—	560	120.00–123.00	122.02
4	—	278	155.00–165.00	159.86
4	—	370	147.00–150.00	148.54
6	—	415	145.00–155.00	150.12
9	—	306	150.00–157.00	153.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	114.00–119.00	115.64
4	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.46
3	—	360	140.00–145.00	143.29
3	—	418	132.00–140.00	137.29
8	—	258	140.00–152.00	145.83
2	—	473	126.00–136.00	130.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	130.00–135.00	133.23
3	—	457	117.00–121.00	119.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	170.00–177.00	172.89
6	—	428	160.00–170.00	164.85
7	—	471	157.00–167.00	162.64
8	—	505	147.00–155.00	150.96
3	—	567	145.00–149.00	146.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	150.00–155.00	151.95
6	—	308	170.00–175.00	172.56
7	—	270	160.00–175.00	169.05
3	—	377	160.00–165.00	163.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.55
6	—	313	160.00–168.00	163.84

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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