Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder 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 $176.16/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$176.16

113 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$48.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	182.79	800	81
Medium and Large 2	443	164.06	726	27
Medium and Large 3	526	134.07	705	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.72/cwt here — about $95 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 sale113 hd

176.16

—

FL average9 barns · 781 hd

168.79

+7.37

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	1,635	85.16	1,392	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	60.36	827	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	53.02	554	15

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	208	197.80/cwt	185.00–205.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	139.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.94/cwt	128.00–136.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	145.62/cwt	143.00–147.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	119.03/cwt	118.00–121.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	171.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	194.55/cwt	185.00–200.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	226.76/cwt	215.00–235.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	161.83/cwt	157.00–167.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	152.33/cwt	147.00–156.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	151.87/cwt	147.00–155.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	154.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	144.39/cwt	143.00–147.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	213.28/cwt	205.00–220.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	186.82/cwt	182.00–192.00	785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	199.41/cwt	195.00–205.00	730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	881	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.31/cwt	135.00–139.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	219.26/cwt	210.00–230.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	179.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	134.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	129.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	131.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	129.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	170.37/cwt	165.00–175.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	169.19/cwt	165.00–175.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.40/cwt	122.00–129.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	119.57/cwt	117.00–122.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.80/cwt	152.00–162.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.28/cwt	147.00–157.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	134.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.59/cwt	143.00–148.00	619	6
Bulls	—	—	1,747	86.64/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,514	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	81.46/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,104	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	57.76/cwt	54.00–59.00	792	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	63.93/cwt	61.00–67.00	875	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	53.02/cwt	51.00–55.00	554	15

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 915Last week 1,134Year ago 1,498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 284Year ago 204

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder 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
3	—	208	185.00–205.00	197.80
7	—	564	125.00–135.00	129.37
3	—	607	130.00–136.00	131.98
3	—	658	127.00–134.00	129.32
4	—	270	165.00–175.00	170.37
5	—	310	165.00–175.00	169.19
8	—	463	137.00–145.00	140.89
5	—	368	152.00–162.00	155.80
6	—	528	130.00–140.00	134.93
6	—	425	143.00–148.00	145.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	135.00–145.00	139.77
6	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	463	117.00–122.00	119.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	128.00–136.00	131.94
3	—	372	143.00–147.00	145.62
3	—	558	118.00–121.00	119.03
4	—	520	122.00–129.00	125.40
4	—	318	147.00–157.00	152.28
3	—	435	130.00–137.00	134.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	165.00–175.00	171.06
3	—	262	185.00–200.00	194.55
5	—	527	147.00–155.00	151.87
7	—	466	150.00–160.00	154.18
3	—	562	143.00–147.00	144.39
4	—	370	175.00–185.00	179.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	165.00–175.00	169.86
7	—	219	215.00–235.00	226.76
10	—	518	157.00–167.00	161.83
5	—	613	147.00–156.00	152.33
7	—	316	205.00–220.00	213.28
10	—	420	182.00–192.00	186.82
11	—	366	195.00–205.00	199.41
12	—	568	150.00–160.00	155.07
3	—	725	135.00–139.00	136.31
6	—	270	210.00–230.00	219.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	130.00–140.00	134.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,747	85.00–89.00	86.64
2	—	1,355	81.00–82.00	81.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,371	54.00–59.00	57.76
8	—	1,368	61.00–67.00	63.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,045	51.00–55.00	53.02

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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