Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $170.67/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$170.67

98 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	358	178.07	638	27
Medium and Large 1	482	170.36	821	58
Medium and Large 3	395	156.68	619	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.39/cwt here — about $19 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 sale98 hd

170.67

—

FL average9 barns · 885 hd

160.01

+10.66

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	1,306	93.20	1,217	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	69.97	825	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	60.59	603	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	320	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	154.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	168.11/cwt	165.00–172.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	143.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	214.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	151.54/cwt	148.00–154.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	140.01/cwt	138.00–141.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.53/cwt	151.00–157.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	207.32/cwt	200.00–215.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	195.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	174.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	162.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	144.41/cwt	141.00–148.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	195.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	158.96/cwt	155.00–162.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	146.26/cwt	142.00–150.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	161.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	177.23/cwt	175.00–182.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.35/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.95/cwt	127.00–133.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	170.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	168.81/cwt	164.00–174.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	147.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	123.28/cwt	120.00–128.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	516	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	104.03/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,519	3
Bulls	—	—	1,189	85.30/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,307	92.91/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,214	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	65.11/cwt	50.00–68.00	722	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	74.07/cwt	72.00–77.00	917	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	60.59/cwt	59.00–62.00	603	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,117Last week 722Year ago 1,365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 353Last week 461Year ago 385

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	150.00–160.00	154.84
6	—	470	130.00–140.00	134.79
3	—	418	135.00–140.00	136.73
4	—	268	150.00–160.00	154.67
3	—	380	145.00–150.00	148.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	130.00–136.00	131.92
7	—	314	165.00–172.00	168.11
9	—	378	155.00–162.00	158.96
11	—	471	142.00–150.00	146.26
6	—	418	150.00–157.00	153.35
2	—	570	127.00–133.00	129.95
9	—	269	165.00–175.00	170.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	120.00–128.00	123.28
3	—	387	130.00–135.00	133.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	140.00–150.00	143.58
4	—	268	210.00–220.00	214.67
5	—	560	148.00–154.00	151.54
5	—	682	138.00–141.00	140.01
4	—	425	175.00–185.00	179.82
5	—	520	151.00–157.00	154.53
6	—	318	200.00–215.00	207.32
8	—	363	190.00–200.00	195.17
10	—	468	164.00–174.00	168.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	185.00–195.00	189.77
4	—	470	155.00–160.00	157.39
5	—	363	170.00–180.00	174.13
5	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.06
5	—	271	190.00–200.00	195.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	141.00–148.00	144.41
3	—	368	160.00–165.00	161.74
3	—	313	175.00–182.00	177.23
3	—	408	145.00–152.00	147.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	103.00–106.00	104.03
4	—	1,189	83.00–86.00	85.30
3	—	1,307	91.00–97.00	92.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,109	50.00–68.00	65.11
19	—	1,238	72.00–77.00	74.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	996	59.00–62.00	60.59

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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