Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $152.83/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$152.83

78 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	160.92	734	22
Medium and Large 2	441	153.25	676	29
Medium and Large 3	430	145.78	626	27

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $107 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 sale78 hd

152.83

—

FL average9 barns · 773 hd

155.37

−2.54

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	1,606	81.16	1,304	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	60.21	736	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	54.87	650	13

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 1	—	455	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.95/cwt	112.00–118.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	144.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.89/cwt	121.00–127.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	167.88/cwt	165.00–172.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.97/cwt	145.00–148.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.39/cwt	135.00–142.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	165.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	176.94/cwt	175.00–180.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	152.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	139.78/cwt	137.00–145.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.10/cwt	150.00–157.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	173.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	128.95/cwt	125.00–131.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.09/cwt	118.00–124.00	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	129.08/cwt	127.00–132.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	158.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	150.42/cwt	147.00–157.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.57/cwt	127.00–135.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	139.46/cwt	135.00–144.00	704	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	83.85/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,409	6
Bulls	—	—	1,385	73.07/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,012	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	59.45/cwt	57.00–61.00	725	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	63.26/cwt	63.00–64.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	54.87/cwt	53.00–56.00	650	13

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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,252Last week 1,005Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 353Last week 285Year ago 172

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
2	—	455	130.00–140.00	134.95
4	—	563	121.00–125.00	123.04
3	—	408	137.00–145.00	139.78
2	—	515	125.00–131.00	127.94
3	—	305	155.00–160.00	158.28
3	—	365	147.00–157.00	150.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	112.00–118.00	114.95
5	—	260	140.00–150.00	144.23
4	—	473	121.00–127.00	123.89
4	—	368	135.00–142.00	138.67
2	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.60
8	—	520	118.00–124.00	121.09
7	—	418	127.00–135.00	130.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	125.00–132.00	129.27
4	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.54
3	—	467	117.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	145.00–150.00	147.45
3	—	367	160.00–165.00	161.59
4	—	573	135.00–142.00	138.39
5	—	319	175.00–180.00	176.94
7	—	424	150.00–157.00	154.10
4	—	505	135.00–144.00	139.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	165.00–172.00	167.88
3	—	558	145.00–148.00	146.97
4	—	478	155.00–160.00	157.54
5	—	517	150.00–155.00	152.07
5	—	359	170.00–180.00	173.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	140.00–147.00	143.38
3	—	365	150.00–155.00	153.29
8	—	335	160.00–170.00	165.07
3	—	562	125.00–131.00	128.95
5	—	514	127.00–132.00	129.08
4	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,680	81.00–87.00	83.85
2	—	1,385	71.00–75.00	73.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,220	57.00–61.00	59.45
4	—	1,234	63.00–64.00	63.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,184	53.00–56.00	54.87

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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