Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.80/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$158.80

76 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$17.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	164.19	805	37
Medium and Large 2	419	160.65	674	20
Medium and Large 3	448	146.35	656	19thin

One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about $149 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 sale76 hd

158.80

—

FL average9 barns · 594 hd

147.39

+11.41

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	86.32	1,272	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	59.85	669	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	51.87	614	4thin

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	—	368	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	136.36/cwt	134.00–138.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	126.74/cwt	122.00–130.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	130.52/cwt	128.00–134.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	155.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	178.25/cwt	175.00–185.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	203.90/cwt	190.00–210.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.71/cwt	138.00–143.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	130.51/cwt	129.00–131.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	144.53/cwt	140.00–149.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	159.76/cwt	155.00–162.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	143.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	131.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.92/cwt	147.00–153.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	193.44/cwt	190.00–200.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	191.51/cwt	185.00–195.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	182.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	146.40/cwt	142.00–152.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	120.18/cwt	116.00–125.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.95/cwt	125.00–133.00	732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.11/cwt	152.00–160.00	799	5
Bulls	—	—	1,353	84.02/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,137	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	93.20/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	59.85/cwt	57.00–63.00	669	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	51.87/cwt	51.00–55.00	614	4

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,013Last week 976Year ago 1,456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 418Year ago 320

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.38
5	—	468	134.00–138.00	136.36
7	—	531	128.00–134.00	130.52
7	—	414	142.00–152.00	146.40
9	—	624	116.00–125.00	120.18
10	—	568	125.00–133.00	128.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00–137.00	133.58
5	—	476	122.00–130.00	126.74
2	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.55
4	—	333	145.00–150.00	147.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	120.00–127.00	123.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	150.00–160.00	155.63
2	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.56
3	—	257	175.00–185.00	178.25
3	—	427	155.00–162.00	159.76
2	—	565	137.00–140.00	138.54
3	—	323	180.00–187.00	182.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	190.00–210.00	203.90
4	—	465	165.00–175.00	169.84
5	—	418	170.00–180.00	173.83
4	—	620	138.00–143.00	140.71
4	—	719	129.00–131.00	130.51
6	—	575	147.00–153.00	149.92
3	—	305	190.00–200.00	193.44
3	—	358	185.00–195.00	191.51
5	—	515	152.00–160.00	155.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	155.00–165.00	159.83
4	—	428	140.00–149.00	144.53
2	—	468	140.00–147.00	143.37
3	—	573	125.00–135.00	131.80
4	—	508	130.00–138.00	134.06
2	—	333	170.00–175.00	172.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,353	81.00–87.00	84.02
2	—	1,835	91.00–95.00	93.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,118	57.00–63.00	59.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	51.00–55.00	51.87

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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