Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.46/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$154.46

169 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$21.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	159.13	786	82
Medium and Large 2	449	154.21	692	65
Medium and Large 3	487	137.80	671	22

One grade step is worth $21.33/cwt here — about $114 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 sale169 hd

154.46

—

FL average9 barns · 1,120 hd

149.73

+4.73

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	1,738	100.40	1,745	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	69.57	830	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	60.20	645	15

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	153.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	148.63/cwt	145.00–152.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.39/cwt	155.00–165.00	730	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	179.65/cwt	175.00–185.00	641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	166.12/cwt	160.00–172.00	424	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	145.33/cwt	143.00–147.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	773	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.40/cwt	113.00–118.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.84/cwt	120.00–124.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	138.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.05/cwt	131.00–140.00	878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	210.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	195.16/cwt	190.00–205.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	143.06/cwt	138.00–148.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	596	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	60.20/cwt	57.00–62.00	645	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	66.10/cwt	63.00–69.00	808	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	73.05/cwt	70.00–77.00	850	29
Bulls	—	—	1,738	100.40/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	129.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	164.68/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.89/cwt	123.00–131.00	588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	187.71/cwt	180.00–195.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	143.64/cwt	140.00–148.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	143.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	123.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	130.73/cwt	130.00–133.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	716	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	153.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	129.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	138.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	166.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	181.84/cwt	177.00–187.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	153.46/cwt	148.00–158.00	781	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,191Year ago 894

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 316Year ago 223

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	150.00–157.00	153.63
6	—	320	145.00–155.00	150.16
6	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.59
3	—	573	113.00–118.00	116.40
11	—	510	120.00–124.00	121.84
8	—	463	123.00–131.00	126.89
9	—	357	140.00–148.00	143.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	255	160.00–172.00	166.12
7	—	464	135.00–144.00	138.74
4	—	410	138.00–148.00	143.06
4	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.58
7	—	506	125.00–135.00	129.24
9	—	318	160.00–170.00	164.68
9	—	561	120.00–127.00	123.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	120.00–125.00	122.56
6	—	465	115.00–121.00	117.97
3	—	368	126.00–135.00	131.95
3	—	328	135.00–140.00	138.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	130.00–134.00	131.95
4	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.41
3	—	422	140.00–145.00	143.28
4	—	358	150.00–158.00	153.92
7	—	579	127.00–132.00	129.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	145.00–152.00	148.63
12	—	560	135.00–141.00	137.97
4	—	263	180.00–195.00	187.71
16	—	515	135.00–143.00	139.04
12	—	423	155.00–165.00	159.85
5	—	367	160.00–170.00	166.13
8	—	315	177.00–187.00	181.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	455	155.00–165.00	160.39
11	—	357	175.00–185.00	179.65
7	—	564	143.00–147.00	145.33
9	—	655	131.00–140.00	134.05
4	—	265	205.00–215.00	210.09
3	—	315	190.00–205.00	195.16
10	—	420	170.00–180.00	174.82
4	—	719	130.00–133.00	130.73
10	—	622	135.00–140.00	136.48
9	—	509	148.00–158.00	153.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,072	57.00–62.00	60.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,223	63.00–69.00	66.10
29	—	1,163	70.00–77.00	73.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	97.00–102.00	100.40

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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