Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $154.49/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$154.49

60 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	167.68	742	19thin
Medium and Large 2	460	151.86	699	22
Medium and Large 3	451	144.35	651	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $91 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 sale60 hd

154.49

—

FL average9 barns · 603 hd

153.08

+1.41

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	—	High	1,610	86.58	1,394	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	64.93	782	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	55.22	644	8thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	313	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	119.75/cwt	118.00–122.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	182.17/cwt	180.00–187.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	169.40/cwt	167.00–172.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	156.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	132.27/cwt	129.00–135.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	131.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	158.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.22/cwt	116.00–119.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	179.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.08/cwt	165.00–175.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	161.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	735	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	93.43/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,811	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	79.61/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,181	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	86.70/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,221	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	63.21/cwt	60.00–65.00	749	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	70.10/cwt	69.00–72.00	886	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	55.22/cwt	54.00–57.00	644	8

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 1,296Year ago 784

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 324Year ago 234

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	155.00–160.00	157.56
3	—	272	155.00–165.00	161.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	130.00–135.00	133.27
5	—	480	120.00–127.00	124.29
7	—	514	118.00–122.00	119.75
4	—	363	135.00–140.00	137.41
3	—	320	145.00–150.00	146.61
5	—	576	116.00–119.00	117.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	180.00–187.00	182.17
4	—	285	175.00–180.00	177.54
3	—	420	150.00–160.00	156.59
9	—	576	129.00–135.00	132.27
3	—	520	140.00–142.00	141.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.15
4	—	355	175.00–185.00	179.93
4	—	468	165.00–175.00	170.08
5	—	516	145.00–150.00	146.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	167.00–172.00	169.40
4	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.43
3	—	570	120.00–125.00	121.64
5	—	530	125.00–135.00	131.11
3	—	355	155.00–160.00	158.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,938	92.00–96.00	93.43
3	—	1,483	77.00–81.00	79.61
3	—	1,408	86.00–88.00	86.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,185	60.00–65.00	63.21
4	—	1,264	69.00–72.00	70.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,166	54.00–57.00	55.22

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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