Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $157.75/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$157.75

81 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$5.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	159.42	694	44
Medium and Large 2	369	156.54	578	26
Medium and Large 3	331	153.92	509	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about $185 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 sale81 hd

157.75

—

FL average9 barns · 568 hd

147.44

+10.30

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	—	Average	1,722	93.42	1,609	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	68.07	903	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	59.82	657	13

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	—	—	1,578	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,381	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	72.06/cwt	71.00–73.50	950	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	67.18/cwt	64.00–70.00	893	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	59.82/cwt	56.00–62.00	657	13
Bulls	—	—	1,818	97.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	155.44/cwt	152.00–160.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	159.05/cwt	154.00–164.00	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	147.44/cwt	143.00–152.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	120.83/cwt	118.00–125.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.37/cwt	137.00–144.00	583	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	153.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	147.57/cwt	143.00–153.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.28/cwt	140.00–147.00	458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	146.12/cwt	143.00–151.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.08/cwt	155.00–159.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	181.79/cwt	175.00–185.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	157.10/cwt	155.00–160.00	489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	163.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	163.05/cwt	160.00–167.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	165.95/cwt	162.00–169.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.93/cwt	119.00–123.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	165.11/cwt	162.00–170.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.46/cwt	121.00–128.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	146.17/cwt	140.00–152.00	392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	148.36/cwt	145.00–152.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	179.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.43/cwt	138.00–143.00	793	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 777Last week 529Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 249Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
2	—	1,578	85.00–90.00	87.51
3	—	1,818	95.00–100.00	97.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,318	71.00–73.50	72.06
36	—	1,329	64.00–70.00	67.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,098	56.00–62.00	59.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	152.00–160.00	155.44
8	—	365	143.00–152.00	147.44
5	—	509	118.00–125.00	120.83
12	—	415	137.00–144.00	140.37
5	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	115.00–119.00	116.98
2	—	415	119.00–123.00	120.93
6	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	140.00–147.00	143.28
6	—	380	135.00–142.00	138.41
5	—	425	126.00–135.00	131.53
8	—	470	121.00–128.00	124.46
6	—	268	140.00–152.00	146.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	154.00–164.00	159.05
9	—	511	143.00–153.00	147.57
3	—	270	175.00–185.00	181.79
9	—	408	160.00–167.00	163.05
7	—	369	162.00–169.00	165.95
2	—	313	175.00–185.00	179.80
4	—	565	138.00–143.00	140.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	150.00–159.00	153.55
5	—	462	143.00–151.00	146.12
8	—	365	155.00–159.00	157.08
3	—	267	160.00–170.00	163.13
5	—	309	162.00–170.00	165.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	155.00–160.00	157.10
4	—	365	145.00–152.00	148.36

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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