Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

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 steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.87/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$163.87

117 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$29.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

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	171.75	828	66
Medium and Large 2	476	156.75	746	40
Medium and Large 3	479	142.45	683	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.30/cwt here — about $145 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 sale117 hd

163.87

—

FL average9 barns · 1,255 hd

156.67

+7.20

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	1,744	94.91	1,655	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	68.11	816	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	62.53	635	9thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,963	104.38/cwt	103.00–106.00	2,049	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	84.86/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	95.10/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,610	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	66.25/cwt	64.00–69.00	765	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	71.60/cwt	70.00–75.00	916	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	62.53/cwt	60.00–66.00	635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	216.89/cwt	210.00–227.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.92/cwt	127.00–137.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	134.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	211.33/cwt	205.00–220.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	142.15/cwt	140.00–147.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	130.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	169.60/cwt	165.00–172.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	159.16/cwt	155.00–162.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	170.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	150.69/cwt	147.00–153.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	138.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	140.12/cwt	138.00–141.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.37/cwt	142.00–149.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	139.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	194.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	143.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	166.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	180.66/cwt	175.00–185.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	164.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.08/cwt	167.00–177.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	138.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	160.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.68/cwt	125.00–133.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.38/cwt	160.00–180.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	701	8

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 816Year ago 1,172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 302Year ago 175

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	103.00–106.00	104.38
2	—	1,678	81.00–88.00	84.86
6	—	1,693	91.00–97.00	95.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,154	64.00–69.00	66.25
16	—	1,279	70.00–75.00	71.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,016	60.00–66.00	62.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	264	210.00–227.00	216.89
4	—	513	150.00–158.00	153.94
6	—	713	130.00–137.00	134.58
9	—	327	205.00–220.00	211.33
9	—	606	140.00–147.00	142.15
3	—	462	165.00–172.00	169.60
6	—	363	190.00–200.00	194.83
5	—	576	147.00–153.00	150.69
7	—	657	138.00–141.00	140.12
10	—	420	175.00–185.00	180.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	125.00–135.00	130.17
4	—	463	150.00–155.00	152.43
6	—	520	142.00–149.00	145.37
4	—	318	190.00–200.00	194.80
9	—	358	175.00–185.00	180.66
4	—	420	160.00–170.00	164.76
4	—	578	135.00–141.00	138.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	160.00–170.00	166.51
8	—	525	130.00–137.00	133.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	127.00–137.00	130.92
10	—	528	130.00–140.00	135.17
9	—	361	165.00–175.00	170.69
6	—	325	167.00–177.00	172.08
7	—	421	155.00–165.00	160.83
7	—	567	125.00–133.00	129.68
8	—	470	145.00–155.00	150.16
4	—	265	160.00–180.00	170.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	155.00–162.00	159.16
8	—	513	120.00–128.00	123.94
4	—	473	135.00–142.00	138.63
6	—	380	150.00–160.00	155.13
3	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	135.00–145.00	139.76
3	—	322	140.00–150.00	143.16
4	—	465	120.00–130.00	124.84

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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