Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.86/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$147.86

77 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$14.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	152.33	761	35
Medium and Large 2	448	149.63	670	23
Medium and Large 3	477	137.47	656	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.86/cwt here — about $105 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 sale77 hd

147.86

—

FL average9 barns · 652 hd

148.87

−1.01

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	1,414	83.93	1,187	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	62.81	730	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	53.76	559	7thin

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	—	518	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	121.51/cwt	118.00–124.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	116.09/cwt	112.00–118.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	175.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	177.35/cwt	170.00–185.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	138.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	143.43/cwt	141.00–147.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	147.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	128.95/cwt	126.00–131.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	154.16/cwt	150.00–158.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	130.07/cwt	127.00–133.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	135.45/cwt	134.00–137.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	141.76/cwt	137.00–144.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	130.21/cwt	125.00–133.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	165.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	131.85/cwt	127.00–138.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	145.96/cwt	144.00–148.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	153.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.03/cwt	118.00–124.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	583	6
Bulls	—	—	1,475	86.32/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,273	6
Bulls	—	—	1,323	80.35/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,063	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	59.63/cwt	58.00–60.00	726	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	64.25/cwt	63.00–68.00	730	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	53.76/cwt	52.00–56.00	559	7

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,296Last week 1,013Year ago 1,179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 209Year ago 352

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	127.00–132.00	129.46
3	—	417	137.00–144.00	141.76
5	—	567	125.00–130.00	126.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	130.00–135.00	131.70
4	—	373	125.00–130.00	127.42
5	—	410	118.00–124.00	121.51
3	—	470	112.00–118.00	116.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	115.00–122.00	118.47
8	—	515	118.00–124.00	121.03
3	—	328	140.00–147.00	142.24
4	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.43
4	—	418	125.00–135.00	130.09
6	—	468	120.00–129.00	124.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	170.00–180.00	175.17
3	—	508	145.00–151.00	147.07
4	—	318	180.00–190.00	184.88
4	—	666	125.00–133.00	130.21
6	—	413	160.00–170.00	165.15
9	—	621	127.00–138.00	131.85
2	—	563	144.00–148.00	145.96
3	—	458	150.00–155.00	153.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	255	170.00–185.00	177.35
4	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.57
4	—	513	135.00–141.00	138.01
5	—	469	141.00–147.00	143.43
6	—	573	134.00–137.00	135.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	126.00–131.00	128.95
3	—	468	130.00–140.00	133.38
4	—	370	150.00–158.00	154.16
4	—	523	127.00–133.00	130.07
3	—	420	140.00–145.00	143.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,475	84.00–89.00	86.32
4	—	1,323	78.00–81.00	80.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,218	58.00–60.00	59.63
11	—	1,136	63.00–68.00	64.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,039	52.00–56.00	53.76

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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