Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.18/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$167.18

77 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$22.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	170.48	763	47
Medium and Large 2	385	167.06	642	22
Medium and Large 3	442	148.12	655	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.36/cwt here — about $108 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 sale77 hd

167.18

—

FL average8 barns · 706 hd

161.93

+5.25

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	1,340	84.64	1,134	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	64.88	739	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	57.03	656	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,207	80.72/cwt	78.00–84.00	974	7
Bulls	—	—	1,855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	87.85/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,250	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	63.29/cwt	61.00–67.00	751	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	68.84/cwt	68.00–70.00	704	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	57.03/cwt	55.00–59.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	179.79/cwt	175.00–185.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	169.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	167.79/cwt	162.00–172.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	142.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	164.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	156.35/cwt	152.00–162.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	204.61/cwt	195.00–215.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	153.64/cwt	150.00–159.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	185.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	146.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	185.48/cwt	175.00–195.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	143.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.69/cwt	128.00–132.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	154.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	134.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.16/cwt	162.00–172.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	206.43/cwt	200.00–220.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	170.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	545	2

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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 892Year ago 1,234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 298Year ago 290

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,207	78.00–84.00	80.72
1	—	1,855	96.00	96.00
5	—	1,423	85.00–90.00	87.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,186	61.00–67.00	63.29
6	—	1,022	68.00–70.00	68.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,151	55.00–59.00	57.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	175.00–185.00	179.79
8	—	413	165.00–175.00	169.85
5	—	466	162.00–172.00	167.79
5	—	609	140.00–146.00	142.78
9	—	511	152.00–162.00	156.35
6	—	318	195.00–215.00	204.61
5	—	559	150.00–159.00	153.64
3	—	285	200.00–220.00	206.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.54
5	—	363	160.00–170.00	164.13
3	—	483	150.00–155.00	151.62
4	—	323	180.00–190.00	185.19
4	—	263	175.00–195.00	185.48
2	—	580	140.00–147.00	143.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.45
2	—	558	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.41
2	—	320	165.00–175.00	170.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	145.00–155.00	151.85
3	—	560	128.00–132.00	130.69
5	—	358	150.00–160.00	154.13
5	—	510	130.00–138.00	134.71
8	—	310	162.00–172.00	167.16
2	—	463	140.00–150.00	144.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	135.00–140.00	137.44
2	—	325	150.00–160.00	154.77
3	—	268	140.00–150.00	146.58
3	—	522	120.00–125.00	121.65
5	—	362	140.00–145.00	143.07

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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