Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $155.36/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$155.36

140 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$20.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	164.23	792	48
Medium and Large 2	444	155.47	690	56
Medium and Large 3	461	143.38	661	36

One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about $131 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 sale140 hd

155.36

—

FL average9 barns · 999 hd

154.01

+1.35

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	—	High	1,521	90.98	1,384	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	67.06	847	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	61.80	626	22

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	133.14/cwt	128.00–138.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	143.42/cwt	138.00–148.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	151.58/cwt	147.00–155.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	147.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	142.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	171.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	151.40/cwt	147.00–157.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	164.80/cwt	160.00–170.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	151.45/cwt	147.00–155.00	706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	138.08/cwt	135.00–142.00	572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	183.34/cwt	180.00–187.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	746	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	182.17/cwt	175.00–195.00	483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	65.59/cwt	64.00–67.00	670	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	58.65/cwt	56.00–62.00	589	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	65.69/cwt	64.00–69.00	835	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	71.59/cwt	70.00–74.00	884	10
Bulls	—	—	1,733	97.20/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,684	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	86.84/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	126.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.35/cwt	118.00–122.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	166.19/cwt	160.00–175.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	126.32/cwt	123.00–129.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	218.51/cwt	215.00–225.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	135.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	492	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	127.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	157.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.56/cwt	124.00–129.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.81/cwt	157.00–167.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	130.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	667	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	201.11/cwt	195.00–210.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	137.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	164.68/cwt	160.00–170.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	661	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	168.08/cwt	162.00–172.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	624	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	143.07/cwt	140.00–147.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	635	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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,191Last week 345Year ago 851

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 127Year ago 331

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	128.00–138.00	133.14
8	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.60
5	—	467	140.00–145.00	142.08
5	—	314	165.00–175.00	171.11
3	—	360	150.00–155.00	151.62
7	—	581	125.00–130.00	127.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	466	147.00–155.00	151.45
4	—	320	180.00–187.00	183.34
12	—	515	140.00–150.00	144.90
3	—	265	175.00–195.00	182.17
7	—	566	135.00–140.00	137.90
9	—	366	160.00–170.00	164.68
10	—	420	155.00–160.00	157.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	215.00–225.00	218.51
5	—	516	152.00–162.00	157.93
2	—	723	124.00–129.00	126.56
10	—	473	157.00–167.00	161.81
4	—	565	145.00–152.00	148.41
5	—	334	195.00–210.00	201.11
9	—	630	135.00–139.00	137.02
5	—	373	175.00–185.00	178.81
5	—	429	162.00–172.00	168.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	150.00–160.00	154.93
9	—	461	138.00–148.00	143.42
9	—	427	147.00–155.00	151.58
4	—	313	160.00–170.00	164.80
5	—	281	160.00–175.00	166.19
7	—	567	123.00–129.00	126.32
13	—	511	125.00–135.00	130.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	147.00–157.00	151.40
6	—	558	118.00–120.00	119.01
11	—	414	135.00–142.00	138.08
14	—	480	125.00–135.00	129.95
7	—	376	140.00–147.00	143.07
9	—	522	120.00–124.00	121.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	120.00–130.00	126.06
5	—	470	118.00–122.00	120.35
7	—	319	130.00–140.00	135.64
8	—	380	127.00–132.00	129.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,021	64.00–67.00	65.59
12	—	1,005	56.00–62.00	58.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,271	64.00–69.00	65.69
10	—	1,235	70.00–74.00	71.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	94.00–100.00	97.20
3	—	1,380	85.00–90.00	86.84

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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