Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.78/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$169.78

133 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$23.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	175.43	784	80
Medium and Large 2	432	165.08	713	38
Medium and Large 3	430	151.60	652	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.83/cwt here — about $132 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 sale133 hd

169.78

—

FL average7 barns · 610 hd

166.62

+3.17

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	1,616	87.20	1,409	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	59.58	725	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	51.55	583	16

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 2	—	473	132.38/cwt	128.00–137.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.74/cwt	130.00–136.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	186.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	185.75/cwt	182.00–190.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	198.65/cwt	192.00–205.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	184.46/cwt	180.00–190.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	157.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	176.91/cwt	172.00–182.00	722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	169.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	795	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	158.58/cwt	153.00–162.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	157.55/cwt	153.00–163.00	892	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	147.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.70/cwt	167.00–175.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	148.37/cwt	144.00–151.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	138.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	129.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	144.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	630	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	47.18/cwt	45.00–49.00	467	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	53.00/cwt	51.00–56.00	624	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	56.61/cwt	54.00–59.00	640	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	63.15/cwt	61.00–66.00	834	15
Bulls	—	—	1,740	95.61/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,664	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	87.15/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	73.23/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	150.61/cwt	145.00–157.00	404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	139.04/cwt	136.00–142.00	563	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	129.77/cwt	125.00–134.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.91/cwt	118.00–128.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.56/cwt	128.00–133.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	157.17/cwt	152.00–162.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	153.78/cwt	150.00–157.00	506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	161.96/cwt	157.00–165.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	150.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	210.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	122.46/cwt	121.00–127.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	170.28/cwt	160.00–180.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.43/cwt	139.00–148.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.90/cwt	157.00–167.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	149.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	139.58/cwt	135.00–142.00	712	3

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 1,280Year ago 1,054

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 244Year ago 247

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	128.00–137.00	132.38
3	—	568	120.00–127.00	124.60
9	—	382	140.00–148.00	144.37
4	—	268	145.00–157.00	150.61
14	—	405	136.00–142.00	139.04
6	—	530	118.00–128.00	122.91
9	—	329	150.00–157.00	153.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	130.00–136.00	132.74
9	—	422	145.00–155.00	149.27
5	—	633	125.00–134.00	129.77
6	—	563	128.00–133.00	130.56
6	—	363	152.00–162.00	157.17
4	—	669	121.00–127.00	122.46
4	—	268	160.00–180.00	170.28
8	—	458	139.00–148.00	143.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	135.00–145.00	138.23
3	—	420	125.00–132.00	129.72
4	—	365	125.00–135.00	129.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	160.00–167.00	163.54
3	—	278	180.00–190.00	186.59
6	—	320	182.00–190.00	185.75
5	—	474	153.00–162.00	158.58
5	—	563	145.00–150.00	147.96
5	—	373	167.00–175.00	171.70
6	—	528	145.00–155.00	149.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	192.00–205.00	198.65
7	—	361	180.00–190.00	184.46
4	—	608	150.00–160.00	157.53
14	—	408	172.00–182.00	176.91
17	—	469	165.00–175.00	169.52
9	—	566	153.00–163.00	157.55
3	—	660	144.00–151.00	148.37
8	—	280	200.00–220.00	210.36
10	—	515	157.00–167.00	161.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	145.00–150.00	148.29
5	—	368	157.00–165.00	161.96
4	—	423	145.00–155.00	150.15
3	—	510	135.00–142.00	139.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	45.00–49.00	47.18
12	—	1,178	51.00–56.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,130	54.00–59.00	56.61
15	—	1,321	61.00–66.00	63.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,740	93.00–99.00	95.61
3	—	1,590	83.00–89.00	87.15
3	—	1,435	72.00–76.00	73.23

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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