Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.51/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$152.51

103 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$18.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	162.03	664	19thin
Medium and Large 2	393	155.67	612	48
Medium and Large 3	409	143.28	586	36

One grade step is worth $18.75/cwt here — about $78 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 sale103 hd

152.51

—

FL average10 barns · 741 hd

148.20

+4.31

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	1,435	90.92	1,304	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	68.32	799	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,242	59.98	745	9thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,437	89.54/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,287	6
Bulls	—	—	1,428	95.05/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,357	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	67.40/cwt	65.00–70.00	801	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	73.05/cwt	71.00–74.00	783	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	59.98/cwt	56.00–62.00	745	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	153.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	145.45/cwt	142.00–149.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	179.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.38/cwt	162.00–169.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	163.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	153.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	113.08/cwt	110.00–115.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	168.12/cwt	160.00–177.00	467	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.89/cwt	136.00–144.00	518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	149.43/cwt	147.00–152.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	143.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	130.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	156.96/cwt	154.00–159.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.63/cwt	150.00–159.00	654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.11/cwt	142.00–149.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	166.89/cwt	162.00–172.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	130.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	126.53/cwt	122.00–130.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	497	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	145.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.53/cwt	121.00–128.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	151.25/cwt	147.00–157.00	557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.44/cwt	136.00–143.00	583	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	141.38/cwt	137.00–147.00	581	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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 527Year ago 792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 449Year ago 250

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,437	88.00–93.00	89.54
2	—	1,428	94.00–96.00	95.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,189	65.00–70.00	67.40
6	—	1,072	71.00–74.00	73.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,242	56.00–62.00	59.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	150.00–160.00	153.89
6	—	520	121.00–128.00	124.53
7	—	368	147.00–157.00	151.25
10	—	278	155.00–165.00	159.86
10	—	463	132.00–140.00	136.11
12	—	418	136.00–143.00	139.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	110.00–115.00	113.08
12	—	370	136.00–144.00	139.89
2	—	268	147.00–152.00	149.43
6	—	315	140.00–148.00	143.81
7	—	419	125.00–135.00	130.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	118.00–122.00	119.94
5	—	378	125.00–135.00	130.87
3	—	327	130.00–135.00	131.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	142.00–149.00	145.45
4	—	310	175.00–185.00	179.92
4	—	368	162.00–169.00	165.38
4	—	418	160.00–168.00	163.83
3	—	455	150.00–160.00	153.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	278	160.00–177.00	168.12
7	—	372	154.00–159.00	156.96
10	—	423	150.00–159.00	154.63
3	—	568	130.00–135.00	131.63
5	—	470	142.00–149.00	146.11
5	—	510	135.00–140.00	137.06
8	—	333	162.00–172.00	166.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	122.00–130.00	126.53
11	—	316	155.00–160.00	157.41
4	—	378	142.00–150.00	145.87
5	—	474	135.00–140.00	136.96
9	—	411	137.00–147.00	141.38

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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