Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

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 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.69/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$168.69

115 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$29.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	175.08	766	62
Medium and Large 2	393	167.96	660	37
Medium and Large 3	454	145.64	661	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.44/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 sale115 hd

168.69

—

FL average9 barns · 717 hd

159.88

+8.81

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	1,718	85.70	1,473	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	63.73	725	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	53.87	573	12

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	558	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.00	616	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	143.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	125.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	148.11/cwt	145.00–153.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	184.20/cwt	180.00–190.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	204.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	149.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.99/cwt	138.00–145.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	154.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	183.59/cwt	180.00–187.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	169.93/cwt	165.00–175.00	646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.17/cwt	157.00–167.00	848	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	146.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	193.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	218.82/cwt	210.00–225.00	490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.42/cwt	154.00–161.00	886	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	53.87/cwt	52.00–57.00	573	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	68.21/cwt	66.00–72.00	720	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	62.32/cwt	58.00–64.00	725	19
Bulls	—	—	1,790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,704	83.84/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	184.20/cwt	175.00–195.00	402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	169.81/cwt	160.00–180.00	442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	183.65/cwt	175.00–190.00	477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	120.06/cwt	117.00–125.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.38/cwt	132.00–140.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.26/cwt	160.00–175.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	175.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	152.13/cwt	147.00–155.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.44/cwt	137.00–145.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	161.94/cwt	157.00–165.00	685	5

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,280Last week 1,252Year ago 996

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 353Year ago 136

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	125.00–130.00	127.53
14	—	415	145.00–152.00	148.54
3	—	458	140.00–145.00	141.73
4	—	218	175.00–195.00	184.20
6	—	358	150.00–160.00	155.10
10	—	260	160.00–180.00	169.81
6	—	627	120.00–124.00	122.66
4	—	513	130.00–138.00	133.90
6	—	310	160.00–175.00	167.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	130.00–137.00	133.93
3	—	565	115.00–123.00	120.29
6	—	283	140.00–150.00	145.13
4	—	518	125.00–127.00	126.02
9	—	427	132.00–140.00	136.38
3	—	312	147.00–155.00	152.13
7	—	376	137.00–145.00	141.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	140.00–145.00	143.23
6	—	418	120.00–130.00	125.21
5	—	471	117.00–125.00	120.06
2	—	358	130.00–135.00	132.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	145.00–153.00	148.11
6	—	308	180.00–187.00	183.59
10	—	380	165.00–175.00	169.93
6	—	470	155.00–160.00	157.53
5	—	260	175.00–190.00	183.65
5	—	423	157.00–165.00	161.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	180.00–190.00	184.20
5	—	260	200.00–210.00	204.23
6	—	620	138.00–145.00	140.99
14	—	523	157.00–167.00	162.17
3	—	330	190.00–200.00	193.13
7	—	224	210.00–225.00	218.82
6	—	563	154.00–161.00	157.42
8	—	463	165.00–170.00	167.43
8	—	413	170.00–180.00	175.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	145.00–155.00	149.91
2	—	578	130.00–135.00	132.53
5	—	359	150.00–157.00	154.27
3	—	458	140.00–150.00	146.55
4	—	520	135.00–142.00	138.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,063	52.00–57.00	53.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,055	66.00–72.00	68.21
19	—	1,164	58.00–64.00	62.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,704	83.00–85.00	83.84

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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