Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $168.10/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$168.10

70 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$20.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.32

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	354	173.55	615	18thin
Medium and Large 1	468	170.27	797	40
Medium and Large 3	409	152.69	625	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.86/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale70 hd

168.10

—

FL average9 barns · 736 hd

151.78

+16.32

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	1,474	87.83	1,294	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	62.17	729	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	56.86	611	15

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 3	—	420	125.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	138.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.87/cwt	130.00–137.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	120.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.89/cwt	147.00–157.00	506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	171.95/cwt	170.00–175.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	160.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	182.30/cwt	175.00–190.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	152.44/cwt	148.00–157.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	180.66/cwt	175.00–185.00	766	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	197.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	173.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	144.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	164.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.12/cwt	142.00–152.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	136.03/cwt	135.00–138.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	190.55/cwt	185.00–195.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	143.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	3
Bulls	—	—	1,539	88.43/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,361	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,568	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	83.63/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,104	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	61.64/cwt	59.00–64.00	722	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	69.73/cwt	67.00–71.00	842	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	56.86/cwt	55.00–58.00	611	15

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 971Year ago 1,072

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 479Year ago 235

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	120.00–130.00	125.24
2	—	473	120.00–126.00	123.11
3	—	320	135.00–145.00	138.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	130.00–137.00	132.87
5	—	579	115.00–125.00	120.96
6	—	333	147.00–157.00	151.89
6	—	413	135.00–140.00	137.58
3	—	258	140.00–150.00	143.55
3	—	367	140.00–145.00	143.41
4	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	130.00–135.00	131.59
4	—	265	160.00–170.00	164.72
8	—	415	142.00–152.00	147.12
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.58
3	—	468	140.00–145.00	143.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	125.00–132.00	128.42
3	—	325	170.00–175.00	173.44
3	—	470	140.00–147.00	144.72
4	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	170.00–175.00	171.95
5	—	419	155.00–165.00	160.94
4	—	283	175.00–190.00	182.30
4	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	148.00–157.00	152.44
11	—	424	175.00–185.00	180.66
2	—	320	195.00–200.00	197.42
4	—	515	150.00–160.00	154.90
6	—	463	170.00–180.00	174.86
6	—	608	135.00–138.00	136.03
7	—	371	185.00–195.00	190.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	87.00–91.00	88.43
2	—	1,650	94.00–96.00	95.01
4	—	1,320	82.00–85.00	83.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,171	59.00–64.00	61.64
3	—	1,207	67.00–71.00	69.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,074	55.00–58.00	56.86

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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