Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $136.89/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$136.89

51 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.79

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	143.58	559	21
Medium and Large 3	315	132.54	418	2thin
Medium and Large 2	394	132.19	521	28

One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $39 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 sale51 hd

136.89

—

FL average7 barns · 346 hd

128.10

+8.79

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	—	Low	1,571	93.10	1,462	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	72.74	881	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	63.00	661	19

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,530	84.75/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,297	6
Bulls	—	—	1,472	93.13/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,371	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	75.26/cwt	73.00–79.00	937	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	67.34/cwt	64.00–70.00	766	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	57.86/cwt	55.00–60.00	559	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	64.83/cwt	63.00–68.00	700	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	143.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	149.39/cwt	145.00–154.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	139.27/cwt	135.00–142.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	153.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	119.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.91/cwt	108.00–114.00	630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,829	105.56/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	146.84/cwt	143.00–150.00	543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.54/cwt	147.00–152.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	162.92/cwt	155.00–170.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.10/cwt	157.00–165.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	159.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.93/cwt	117.00–125.00	689	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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 777Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 449Last week 299Year ago 482

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
6	—	1,530	84.00–89.00	84.75
8	—	1,472	91.00–97.00	93.13
4	—	1,829	100.00–110.00	105.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,245	73.00–79.00	75.26
14	—	1,138	64.00–70.00	67.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	966	55.00–60.00	57.86
14	—	1,079	63.00–68.00	64.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	265	140.00–148.00	143.77
4	—	415	127.00–135.00	130.95
5	—	379	135.00–142.00	139.27
3	—	458	120.00–127.00	124.58
2	—	568	108.00–114.00	110.91
4	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.42
4	—	320	140.00–147.00	143.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	150.00–160.00	153.48
3	—	508	117.00–125.00	119.70
4	—	420	140.00–147.00	143.33
7	—	370	143.00–150.00	146.84
2	—	458	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	275	155.00–165.00	159.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	155.00–160.00	157.54
3	—	428	140.00–142.00	140.65
4	—	478	130.00–140.00	135.08
4	—	570	117.00–125.00	120.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	145.00–154.00	149.39
5	—	356	155.00–160.00	156.97
4	—	265	155.00–170.00	162.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	165.00–170.00	167.55
5	—	469	155.00–160.00	156.96
4	—	313	175.00–180.00	177.56
4	—	518	147.00–152.00	149.54
4	—	415	157.00–165.00	161.10

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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