Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $170.12/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$170.12

94 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	183.91	739	42
Medium and Large 3	386	159.38	615	17thin
Medium and Large 2	456	158.80	724	35

One grade step is worth $25.11/cwt here — about $15 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 sale94 hd

170.12

—

FL average9 barns · 850 hd

156.37

+13.75

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	1,492	87.44	1,304	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	69.58	807	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	60.43	597	10

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1	—	515	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	163.74/cwt	160.00–170.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	170.61/cwt	165.00–177.00	457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.92/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	150.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	122.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	141.78/cwt	138.00–145.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	164.00/cwt	160.00–168.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	142.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	194.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	221.15/cwt	215.00–230.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	164.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	165.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	151.56/cwt	145.00–155.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	142.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	193.90/cwt	180.00–200.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	183.44/cwt	180.00–190.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.37/cwt	148.00–155.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	204.68/cwt	195.00–215.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	152.68/cwt	150.00–156.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	132.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	179.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	153.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	178.81/cwt	175.00–180.00	678	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	89.11/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,259	5
Bulls	—	—	1,657	95.38/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,580	3
Bulls	—	—	1,479	83.41/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,234	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	66.95/cwt	64.00–69.00	711	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	72.44/cwt	71.00–75.00	918	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	60.43/cwt	58.00–62.00	597	10

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 722Last week 1,067Year ago 812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 461Last week 394Year ago 271

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	130.00–136.00	133.06
5	—	326	160.00–170.00	163.74
6	—	268	165.00–177.00	170.61
4	—	363	150.00–157.00	153.43
7	—	561	130.00–135.00	132.90
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.47
3	—	418	150.00–155.00	151.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	140.00–148.00	143.92
5	—	271	145.00–160.00	150.54
3	—	537	120.00–127.00	122.30
5	—	432	135.00–145.00	138.89
4	—	323	150.00–157.00	153.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.42
3	—	308	140.00–147.00	142.46
4	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	138.00–145.00	141.78
4	—	440	160.00–168.00	164.00
5	—	507	140.00–145.00	142.01
3	—	273	180.00–200.00	193.90
3	—	325	180.00–190.00	183.44
7	—	465	150.00–156.00	152.68
4	—	379	175.00–180.00	178.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	190.00–200.00	194.86
7	—	261	215.00–230.00	221.15
7	—	464	160.00–170.00	164.15
3	—	570	148.00–155.00	150.37
4	—	310	195.00–215.00	204.68
14	—	420	175.00–185.00	179.82
3	—	508	150.00–160.00	153.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	140.00–147.00	143.44
6	—	368	160.00–170.00	165.24
3	—	422	145.00–155.00	151.56
4	—	313	170.00–175.00	172.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	88.00–90.00	89.11
3	—	1,657	94.00–96.00	95.38
8	—	1,479	80.00–85.00	83.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,062	64.00–69.00	66.95
34	—	1,267	71.00–75.00	72.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	988	58.00–62.00	60.43

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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