Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.33/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$146.33

75 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$18.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	153.85	726	18thin
Medium and Large 2	432	150.00	648	34
Medium and Large 3	469	135.00	633	23

One grade step is worth $18.85/cwt here — about $94 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

146.33

—

FL average9 barns · 494 hd

145.16

+1.17

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	1,901	89.31	1,698	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	72.14	816	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	62.09	644	11

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,901	89.31/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,698	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	69.21/cwt	66.00–72.00	723	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	74.44/cwt	73.00–77.00	892	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	58.93/cwt	55.00–61.00	633	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	64.72/cwt	64.00–66.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	147.12/cwt	142.00–152.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	166.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	157.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	160.27/cwt	157.00–162.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	145.21/cwt	142.00–152.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.30/cwt	122.00–127.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	115.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	141.08/cwt	137.00–144.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	151.29/cwt	146.00–155.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.76/cwt	152.00–160.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	132.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.05/cwt	142.00–150.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.59/cwt	137.00–144.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	147.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	144.83/cwt	140.00–147.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	152.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	148.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.93/cwt	131.00–137.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	150.46/cwt	147.00–155.00	626	9

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 468Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 415Year ago 294

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,901	87.00–90.00	89.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,045	66.00–72.00	69.21
14	—	1,198	73.00–77.00	74.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	55.00–61.00	58.93
6	—	1,007	64.00–66.00	64.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	142.00–152.00	147.12
7	—	369	146.00–155.00	151.29
2	—	463	137.00–144.00	140.59
5	—	326	150.00–155.00	152.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	142.00–152.00	145.21
3	—	465	122.00–127.00	125.30
7	—	531	110.00–113.00	111.69
4	—	318	140.00–147.00	143.31
4	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.40
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00–120.00	115.19
3	—	320	127.00–135.00	132.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	165.00–170.00	166.62
3	—	408	157.00–162.00	160.27
3	—	468	152.00–160.00	154.76
4	—	558	142.00–150.00	146.05
5	—	511	145.00–150.00	148.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	155.00–160.00	157.05
4	—	305	165.00–170.00	167.54
7	—	514	137.00–144.00	141.08
7	—	456	145.00–150.00	147.88
2	—	573	131.00–137.00	133.93
9	—	416	147.00–155.00	150.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	120.00–130.00	125.07
2	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.54
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.54
6	—	565	120.00–125.00	122.46
3	—	377	140.00–147.00	144.83
4	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.57

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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