Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.21/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$161.21

116 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	328	168.63	553	8thin
Medium and Large 1	461	162.24	748	70
Medium and Large 2	425	157.75	670	38

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale116 hd

161.21

—

FL average9 barns · 806 hd

159.00

+2.22

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	1,313	94.63	1,242	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	72.34	837	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	64.20	630	20

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	69.63/cwt	66.00–72.00	832	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	75.16/cwt	73.00–79.00	840	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	62.27/cwt	59.00–65.00	614	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	68.69/cwt	68.00–70.00	668	6
Bulls	—	—	1,405	96.38/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,354	3
Bulls	—	—	1,378	102.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	152.44/cwt	150.00–154.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	155.02/cwt	150.00–159.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	139.55/cwt	136.00–142.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	149.08/cwt	145.00–151.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	189.64/cwt	187.00–192.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	160.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	194.68/cwt	185.00–200.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	129.51/cwt	125.00–135.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	145.59/cwt	141.00–151.00	598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	147.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	130.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	159.25/cwt	155.00–162.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	137.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	138.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	165.35/cwt	162.00–169.00	685	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.88/cwt	152.00–160.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	179.40/cwt	175.00–185.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	151.15/cwt	150.00–153.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	173.25/cwt	170.00–180.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.06/cwt	154.00–160.00	809	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	132.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	118.09/cwt	116.00–121.00	603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.27/cwt	130.00–136.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	174.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.07/cwt	160.00–164.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	168.63/cwt	165.00–172.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	9
Bulls	—	—	1,178	85.04/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.04/cwt	151.00–158.00	738	7

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 892Last week 793Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 162Year ago 249

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,195	66.00–72.00	69.63
24	—	1,118	73.00–79.00	75.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	986	59.00–65.00	62.27
6	—	972	68.00–70.00	68.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	92.00–98.00	96.38
4	—	1,378	100.00–106.00	102.91
4	—	1,178	83.00–89.00	85.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	150.00–154.00	152.44
4	—	630	130.00–136.00	132.27
4	—	420	160.00–164.00	162.07
7	—	476	151.00–158.00	155.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	140.00–146.00	143.94
4	—	420	150.00–157.00	153.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	130.00–137.00	132.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	150.00–159.00	155.02
5	—	466	136.00–142.00	139.55
9	—	562	125.00–135.00	129.51
9	—	411	141.00–151.00	145.59
9	—	511	125.00–135.00	130.43
5	—	316	155.00–162.00	159.25
3	—	257	170.00–180.00	173.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	145.00–151.00	149.08
4	—	560	116.00–120.00	118.02
6	—	480	128.00–132.00	129.98
8	—	413	130.00–138.00	134.07
7	—	511	116.00–121.00	118.09
2	—	278	150.00–155.00	152.39
9	—	373	140.00–148.00	143.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	135.00–140.00	138.26
6	—	375	125.00–135.00	130.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	187.00–192.00	189.64
13	—	469	155.00–165.00	160.57
3	—	258	185.00–200.00	194.68
7	—	611	135.00–140.00	137.01
15	—	414	162.00–169.00	165.35
5	—	574	150.00–153.00	151.15
16	—	515	154.00–160.00	157.06
7	—	361	170.00–180.00	174.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	145.00–150.00	147.20
4	—	423	152.00–160.00	155.88
12	—	373	160.00–168.00	163.81
7	—	316	175.00–185.00	179.40
8	—	565	135.00–145.00	139.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	165.00–172.00	168.63

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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