Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

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 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.33/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$154.33

61 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.28

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	163.86	714	10thin
Medium and Large 2	434	155.48	674	30
Medium and Large 3	413	148.15	612	21

One grade step is worth $15.71/cwt here — about $101 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 sale61 hd

154.33

—

FL average9 barns · 964 hd

149.05

+5.28

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	1,495	87.80	1,313	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	61.29	718	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	54.03	560	9thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	328	159.04/cwt	157.00–160.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.15/cwt	142.00–152.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.46/cwt	137.00–145.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	151.62/cwt	147.00–155.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	141.65/cwt	137.00–145.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	155.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	168.02/cwt	165.00–172.00	640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	139.14/cwt	135.00–143.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	173.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	182.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	165.27/cwt	162.00–170.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	154.55/cwt	152.00–160.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	140.94/cwt	137.00–143.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	167.90/cwt	165.00–170.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	153.10/cwt	147.00–157.00	550	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	87.80/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,313	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	60.44/cwt	58.00–63.00	704	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	66.56/cwt	65.00–70.00	810	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	54.03/cwt	51.00–57.00	560	9

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 994Last week 606Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 447Last week 327Year ago 232

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	157.00–160.00	159.04
3	—	423	142.00–152.00	145.15
3	—	478	137.00–145.00	142.46
5	—	359	147.00–157.00	153.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	147.00–155.00	151.62
7	—	359	137.00–145.00	141.65
4	—	530	122.00–125.00	123.47
4	—	408	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	120.00–125.00	121.70
4	—	330	135.00–142.00	138.61
2	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	145.00–150.00	146.71
5	—	410	150.00–160.00	155.85
6	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.56
9	—	381	165.00–172.00	168.02
4	—	570	135.00–143.00	139.14
3	—	262	170.00–180.00	173.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.57
4	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.44
3	—	372	152.00–160.00	154.55
3	—	462	137.00–143.00	140.94
5	—	310	165.00–170.00	167.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	180.00–185.00	182.60
3	—	515	147.00–150.00	149.02
5	—	416	162.00–170.00	165.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	86.00–90.00	87.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,164	58.00–63.00	60.44
5	—	1,217	65.00–70.00	66.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,036	51.00–57.00	54.03

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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