Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.46/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$172.46

69 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$12.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	176.33	811	38
Medium and Large 2	429	169.26	725	22
Medium and Large 3	391	163.92	641	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $170 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 sale69 hd

172.46

—

FL average5 barns · 455 hd

165.96

+6.49

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	1,612	86.72	1,398	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	68.43	857	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	60.13	666	12

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	323	169.73/cwt	165.00–175.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.67/cwt	145.00–157.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	125.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.13/cwt	135.00–144.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.25/cwt	122.00–130.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	161.06/cwt	157.00–165.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	196.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	149.74/cwt	145.00–152.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	180.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	169.79/cwt	165.00–175.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	194.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	209.76/cwt	205.00–215.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	177.87/cwt	172.00–182.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	181.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	163.66/cwt	160.00–167.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.11/cwt	147.00–155.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	160.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	196.53/cwt	190.00–205.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	189.11/cwt	185.00–195.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	160.29/cwt	155.00–165.00	827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	122.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	176.36/cwt	165.00–185.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	645	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	92.25/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	83.03/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,233	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	66.15/cwt	63.00–69.00	802	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	72.47/cwt	70.00–76.00	958	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	60.13/cwt	57.00–62.00	666	12

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,204Last week 1,117Year ago 1,179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 423Last week 353Year ago 332

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	165.00–175.00	169.73
8	—	463	147.00–155.00	151.11
10	—	508	135.00–145.00	139.93
4	—	363	155.00–165.00	160.17
5	—	264	165.00–185.00	176.36
7	—	564	130.00–137.00	133.06
5	—	419	150.00–160.00	153.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	145.00–157.00	150.67
3	—	475	135.00–144.00	141.13
3	—	518	122.00–130.00	127.25
4	—	373	142.00–150.00	145.81
5	—	574	120.00–127.00	122.76
2	—	408	140.00–147.00	143.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	120.00–130.00	125.08
2	—	368	130.00–137.00	133.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	150.00–160.00	154.85
2	—	315	205.00–215.00	209.76
5	—	460	172.00–182.00	177.87
7	—	359	190.00–205.00	196.53
7	—	422	185.00–195.00	189.11
11	—	516	155.00–165.00	160.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	157.00–165.00	161.06
3	—	273	190.00–200.00	196.95
3	—	527	145.00–152.00	149.74
4	—	365	175.00–185.00	180.14
4	—	418	165.00–175.00	169.79
2	—	325	190.00–200.00	194.77
4	—	570	140.00–146.00	143.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	175.00–185.00	181.87
4	—	373	160.00–167.00	163.66
2	—	520	135.00–140.00	137.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	89.00–95.00	92.25
3	—	1,485	81.00–84.00	83.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,213	63.00–69.00	66.15
13	—	1,322	70.00–76.00	72.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,107	57.00–62.00	60.13

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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