Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.17/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$164.17

96 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$18.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	166.37	783	62
Medium and Large 2	421	161.79	681	30
Medium and Large 3	438	148.01	648	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.37/cwt here — about $134 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 sale96 hd

164.17

—

FL average9 barns · 723 hd

156.79

+7.39

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	1,519	98.10	1,491	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	79.56	896	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	67.51	692	5thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	162.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	922	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	94.18/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,319	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	105.95/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,863	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	76.38/cwt	72.00–78.00	789	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	82.74/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,009	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	67.51/cwt	64.00–69.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	166.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.17/cwt	152.00–162.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.90/cwt	138.00–148.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	121.33/cwt	119.00–125.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	168.11/cwt	165.00–172.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	203.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	119.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	193.45/cwt	190.00–197.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	149.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	147.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	186.39/cwt	180.00–192.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	150.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	175.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	147.08/cwt	140.00–155.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	164.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	780	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	181.22/cwt	177.00–185.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.06/cwt	131.00–135.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.03/cwt	118.00–124.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.08/cwt	117.00–127.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	158.57/cwt	155.00–162.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.89/cwt	135.00–141.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	153.53/cwt	150.00–157.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	144.94/cwt	141.00–149.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 617Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 174Year ago 332

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	458	117.00–127.00	122.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	160.00–170.00	166.58
3	—	612	120.00–125.00	121.73
3	—	655	119.00–125.00	121.33
7	—	319	165.00–172.00	168.11
7	—	411	145.00–155.00	150.57
4	—	360	155.00–160.00	157.47
4	—	463	141.00–149.00	144.94
4	—	508	130.00–138.00	134.02
4	—	575	125.00–130.00	127.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	118.00–122.00	119.36
2	—	265	140.00–155.00	147.08
4	—	475	131.00–135.00	133.06
2	—	510	118.00–124.00	121.03
4	—	360	140.00–150.00	144.93
6	—	420	135.00–141.00	137.89
2	—	328	150.00–157.00	153.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	160.00–165.00	162.25
4	—	383	165.00–170.00	167.45
5	—	510	145.00–150.00	147.06
2	—	268	180.00–192.00	186.39
4	—	318	177.00–185.00	181.22
4	—	455	150.00–157.00	153.46
2	—	575	135.00–142.00	138.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	135.00–140.00	138.30
12	—	523	152.00–162.00	157.17
4	—	623	138.00–148.00	141.90
3	—	273	200.00–210.00	203.05
6	—	335	190.00–197.00	193.45
6	—	378	175.00–185.00	179.90
6	—	558	145.00–155.00	149.93
7	—	406	170.00–180.00	175.77
15	—	474	160.00–170.00	164.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.44
2	—	363	155.00–162.00	158.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	93.00–99.00	94.18
2	—	1,758	104.00–108.00	105.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,033	72.00–78.00	76.38
11	—	1,219	81.00–86.00	82.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	64.00–69.00	67.51

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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