Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.19/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$165.19

143 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	179.18	787	53
Medium and Large 2	476	157.94	752	64
Medium and Large 3	425	154.54	657	26

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $130 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 sale143 hd

165.19

—

FL average9 barns · 1,165 hd

158.93

+6.26

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	1,633	87.47	1,428	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	68.48	806	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	56.77	564	20

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	—	313	177.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	126.22/cwt	125.00–128.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	194.71/cwt	190.00–205.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	156.88/cwt	151.00–160.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	144.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	184.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	129.22/cwt	125.00–134.00	818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	146.46/cwt	144.00–149.00	773	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	140.56/cwt	136.00–145.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	160.74/cwt	155.00–165.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	149.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	190.15/cwt	185.00–195.00	618	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	52.04/cwt	51.00–55.00	509	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	59.92/cwt	58.00–62.00	601	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	67.21/cwt	64.00–69.00	794	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	70.92/cwt	70.00–73.00	828	26
Bulls	—	—	1,518	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	93.95/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	170.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	139.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	212.27/cwt	205.00–220.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	151.37/cwt	147.00–157.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	164.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	177.11/cwt	175.00–180.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	201.79/cwt	195.00–205.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	151.28/cwt	145.00–162.00	418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	152.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	196.17/cwt	190.00–202.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.35/cwt	135.00–139.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	173.97/cwt	165.00–182.00	485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.65/cwt	128.00–132.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	169.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.96/cwt	122.00–130.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	171.73/cwt	167.00–177.00	555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	140.35/cwt	136.00–142.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	218.74/cwt	210.00–227.00	586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	129.58/cwt	126.00–132.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 816Last week 804Year ago 1,320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 378Year ago 650

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	175.00–180.00	177.60
3	—	408	151.00–160.00	156.88
10	—	360	160.00–170.00	164.86
5	—	584	126.00–132.00	129.58
4	—	513	130.00–140.00	135.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	180.00–190.00	184.24
6	—	325	205.00–220.00	212.27
5	—	514	150.00–155.00	152.08
4	—	360	190.00–202.00	196.17
3	—	660	135.00–139.00	136.35
6	—	458	165.00–175.00	169.92
10	—	609	136.00–142.00	140.35
10	—	268	210.00–227.00	218.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	633	125.00–134.00	129.22
10	—	528	144.00–149.00	146.46
8	—	558	136.00–145.00	140.56
8	—	325	185.00–195.00	190.15
8	—	478	150.00–160.00	155.08
8	—	413	165.00–175.00	170.15
7	—	366	175.00–180.00	177.11
3	—	280	195.00–205.00	201.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	125.00–128.00	126.22
3	—	228	190.00–205.00	194.71
13	—	514	130.00–137.00	133.70
12	—	420	155.00–165.00	160.06
7	—	456	147.00–157.00	151.37
7	—	372	160.00–170.00	164.09
11	—	279	165.00–182.00	173.97
7	—	570	128.00–132.00	129.65
6	—	323	167.00–177.00	171.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	140.00–147.00	144.74
2	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.47
4	—	465	122.00–130.00	125.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.52
9	—	329	155.00–165.00	160.74
10	—	378	145.00–155.00	149.83
9	—	461	135.00–145.00	139.58
5	—	276	145.00–162.00	151.28
7	—	421	140.00–150.00	144.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	978	51.00–55.00	52.04
12	—	1,003	58.00–62.00	59.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,182	64.00–69.00	67.21
26	—	1,168	70.00–73.00	70.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	80.00–82.00	80.98
2	—	1,748	91.00–97.00	93.95

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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