Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

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 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.23/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$155.23

92 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$19.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	163.17	825	33
Medium and Large 2	480	152.87	734	46
Medium and Large 3	470	143.41	674	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.75/cwt here — about $151 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 sale92 hd

155.23

—

FL average9 barns · 774 hd

157.68

−2.46

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	—	Low	1,473	90.47	1,333	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	70.26	828	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	60.43	686	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 3	—	316	138.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	128.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.03/cwt	135.00–141.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	166.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	133.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	154.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	143.26/cwt	142.00–145.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	141.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	179.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	139.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	152.77/cwt	147.00–157.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	148.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	160.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	214.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	147.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	162.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	168.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	155.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	147.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.90/cwt	115.00–123.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	163.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	424	3
Bulls	—	—	1,260	79.54/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,002	5
Bulls	—	—	1,512	92.29/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,395	14
Bulls	—	—	1,647	100.21/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	67.43/cwt	63.00–70.00	829	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	72.60/cwt	71.00–77.00	825	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	60.43/cwt	58.00–61.00	686	5

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 971Last week 1,204Year ago 1,112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 479Last week 423Year ago 296

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	135.00–140.00	138.04
5	—	411	125.00–135.00	128.94
4	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	140.00–147.00	143.69
7	—	456	130.00–135.00	132.88
7	—	516	120.00–125.00	122.88
4	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.47
4	—	268	140.00–155.00	147.99
2	—	318	145.00–150.00	147.60
5	—	573	115.00–123.00	119.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	140.00–146.00	142.04
5	—	416	147.00–157.00	152.77
5	—	519	130.00–140.00	134.16
3	—	308	160.00–168.00	162.81
5	—	370	150.00–157.00	152.69
2	—	583	130.00–135.00	132.53
3	—	260	160.00–170.00	163.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	135.00–141.00	138.03
5	—	368	160.00–170.00	166.20
10	—	624	130.00–137.00	133.22
6	—	313	180.00–190.00	184.88
7	—	464	150.00–160.00	154.15
7	—	524	142.00–145.00	143.26
7	—	416	155.00–165.00	160.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	140.00–146.00	141.56
5	—	420	175.00–185.00	179.14
5	—	571	145.00–155.00	148.96
5	—	658	135.00–145.00	139.07
4	—	268	210.00–220.00	214.67
5	—	471	165.00–175.00	168.82
5	—	516	150.00–160.00	155.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	140.00–147.00	143.58
4	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.46
5	—	424	145.00–150.00	148.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,260	77.00–83.00	79.54
14	—	1,512	89.00–95.00	92.29
3	—	1,647	98.00–104.00	100.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,230	63.00–70.00	67.43
29	—	1,136	71.00–77.00	72.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	58.00–61.00	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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