Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.68/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$135.68

82 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$13.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	139.43	603	32
Medium and Large 2	390	136.06	531	36
Medium and Large 3	389	126.14	490	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.29/cwt here — about $112 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

135.68

—

FL average10 barns · 633 hd

127.82

+7.86

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	1,441	86.25	1,243	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	68.01	806	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	58.48	559	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,744	91.67/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,313	77.90/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,023	3
Bulls	—	—	1,323	86.73/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,147	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	65.22/cwt	64.00–66.00	732	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	70.80/cwt	70.00–73.00	884	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	58.48/cwt	56.00–62.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	184.25/cwt	180.00–187.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.03/cwt	111.00–114.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	135.43/cwt	133.00–137.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	131.82/cwt	127.00–137.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	139.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	186.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	167.16/cwt	160.00–175.00	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	163.28/cwt	159.00–167.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.65/cwt	135.00–144.00	521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	171.83/cwt	167.00–177.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	117.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	158.06/cwt	155.00–162.00	563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	148.66/cwt	145.00–151.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	148.63/cwt	145.00–152.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	127.13/cwt	123.00–131.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	161.10/cwt	157.00–165.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	144.91/cwt	142.00–147.00	462	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	153.89/cwt	149.00–157.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	149.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	123.51/cwt	121.00–127.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.97/cwt	139.00–143.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	155.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	156.33/cwt	152.00–161.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	125.54/cwt	121.00–130.00	653	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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 554Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 185Year ago 305

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,744	90.00–94.00	91.67
3	—	1,313	74.00–80.00	77.90
7	—	1,323	83.00–89.00	86.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,122	64.00–66.00	65.22
11	—	1,248	70.00–73.00	70.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	956	56.00–62.00	58.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	180.00–187.00	184.25
3	—	273	180.00–190.00	186.59
9	—	421	159.00–167.00	163.28
10	—	363	167.00–177.00	171.83
6	—	468	152.00–161.00	156.33
4	—	525	150.00–152.00	151.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	137.00–142.00	139.46
5	—	460	140.00–147.00	142.89
6	—	278	160.00–175.00	167.16
9	—	356	155.00–162.00	158.06
5	—	417	149.00–157.00	153.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	145.00–151.00	148.66
8	—	313	157.00–165.00	161.10
4	—	520	121.00–130.00	125.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	111.00–114.00	113.03
6	—	415	127.00–137.00	131.82
10	—	373	135.00–144.00	139.65
4	—	270	145.00–152.00	148.63
6	—	465	123.00–131.00	127.13
7	—	319	142.00–147.00	144.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	133.00–137.00	135.43
7	—	371	145.00–155.00	149.15
7	—	516	121.00–127.00	123.51
10	—	433	139.00–143.00	140.97
3	—	315	150.00–158.00	155.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	115.00–121.00	117.95
4	—	358	125.00–130.00	127.55
3	—	332	130.00–140.00	136.73
5	—	420	120.00–125.00	121.93

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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