Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.17/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$163.17

111 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$18.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	168.61	802	51
Medium and Large 2	414	165.63	685	32
Medium and Large 3	431	150.44	649	28

One grade step is worth $18.17/cwt here — about $153 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 sale111 hd

163.17

—

FL average9 barns · 1,033 hd

160.59

+2.57

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	1,497	91.52	1,370	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	68.61	786	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	59.17	637	12

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	—	—	1,406	89.49/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,258	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	97.61/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	67.02/cwt	64.00–69.00	700	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	71.72/cwt	71.00–74.00	962	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	59.17/cwt	57.00–62.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	168.13/cwt	165.00–175.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.10/cwt	147.00–157.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	170.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	152.58/cwt	149.00–156.00	859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	148.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	156.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	214.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	172.45/cwt	170.00–174.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.54/cwt	137.00–147.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	143.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.63/cwt	158.00–167.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.09/cwt	151.00–157.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	125.67/cwt	121.00–130.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	223.83/cwt	210.00–230.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.15/cwt	127.00–137.00	751	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	159.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	133.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	155.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	149.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	176.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.87/cwt	147.00–155.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	193.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	189.81/cwt	185.00–200.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	163.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	175.20/cwt	170.00–179.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	680	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,067Last week 732Year ago 1,201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 394Last week 231Year ago 264

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,406	86.00–92.00	89.49
2	—	1,770	95.00–100.00	97.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,045	64.00–69.00	67.02
21	—	1,342	71.00–74.00	71.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,077	57.00–62.00	59.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	165.00–175.00	168.13
5	—	463	147.00–157.00	151.10
12	—	530	130.00–140.00	135.05
7	—	311	165.00–175.00	170.52
12	—	568	127.00–137.00	132.15
10	—	368	155.00–165.00	159.76
8	—	615	125.00–135.00	131.42
7	—	426	150.00–160.00	155.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	145.00–150.00	148.23
5	—	265	150.00–160.00	156.23
3	—	423	137.00–147.00	143.54
5	—	330	150.00–160.00	156.18
6	—	473	134.00–140.00	136.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	121.00–130.00	125.67
2	—	425	125.00–132.00	128.58
4	—	370	130.00–137.00	133.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	160.00–170.00	164.84
10	—	563	149.00–156.00	152.58
4	—	315	210.00–220.00	214.76
5	—	412	170.00–174.00	172.45
9	—	624	140.00–147.00	143.19
6	—	520	151.00–157.00	154.09
3	—	270	210.00–230.00	223.83
8	—	368	180.00–190.00	184.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	158.00–167.00	162.63
3	—	573	140.00–145.00	143.37
2	—	523	140.00–147.00	143.58
6	—	465	147.00–155.00	150.87
3	—	312	190.00–200.00	193.58
3	—	265	185.00–200.00	189.81
7	—	366	170.00–179.00	175.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	145.00–155.00	149.53
5	—	328	170.00–180.00	176.22
7	—	529	130.00–135.00	132.11
4	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.58
3	—	373	160.00–165.00	163.44

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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