Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

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 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.86/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$155.86

72 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$27.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	171.56	675	15thin
Medium and Large 2	423	156.34	661	36
Medium and Large 3	449	143.82	646	21

One grade step is worth $27.74/cwt here — about $28 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 sale72 hd

155.86

—

FL average8 barns · 617 hd

148.47

+7.39

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	1,437	79.99	1,149	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	60.84	730	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	52.90	581	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	305	145.05/cwt	142.00–148.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	165.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	139.43/cwt	137.00–142.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	146.64/cwt	142.00–150.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	178.69/cwt	175.00–182.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	164.47/cwt	162.00–167.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	155.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	123.34/cwt	118.00–127.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	168.09/cwt	165.00–170.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	148.65/cwt	140.00–157.00	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	133.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.93/cwt	152.00–158.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	195.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	158.56/cwt	155.00–162.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	130.10/cwt	127.00–133.00	472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	187.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	172.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	85.05/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,250	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,434	76.10/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,091	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	58.40/cwt	56.00–59.00	679	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	61.82/cwt	60.00–65.00	751	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	52.90/cwt	52.00–55.00	581	3

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 994Year ago 868

Slaughter CattleReceipts 418Last week 447Year ago 274

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	142.00–148.00	145.05
8	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	463	125.00–130.00	127.57
4	—	360	137.00–142.00	139.43
6	—	280	140.00–157.00	148.65
6	—	408	130.00–138.00	133.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	263	160.00–170.00	165.82
6	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.53
8	—	460	135.00–138.00	136.48
2	—	305	155.00–162.00	158.56
2	—	513	130.00–134.00	131.95
2	—	565	125.00–131.00	127.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	130.00–137.00	133.64
2	—	428	120.00–127.00	123.56
2	—	455	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	363	127.00–133.00	130.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	142.00–150.00	146.64
2	—	278	170.00–180.00	174.77
4	—	520	139.00–145.00	141.94
6	—	323	175.00–182.00	178.69
6	—	380	162.00–167.00	164.47
7	—	414	150.00–160.00	155.60
4	—	563	130.00–138.00	134.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	118.00–127.00	123.34
3	—	525	128.00–135.00	130.24
4	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.17
4	—	465	135.00–141.00	137.94
5	—	330	165.00–170.00	168.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	152.00–158.00	153.93
4	—	263	190.00–200.00	195.24
4	—	520	150.00–155.00	152.57
2	—	313	185.00–190.00	187.60
2	—	363	170.00–175.00	172.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	84.00–87.00	85.05
1	—	1,360	92.00	92.00
7	—	1,434	73.00–78.00	76.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,162	56.00–59.00	58.40
30	—	1,215	60.00–65.00	61.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	52.00–55.00	52.90

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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