Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.62/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$180.62

145 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$23.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.43

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	187.46	821	91
Medium and Large 2	430	170.75	734	40
Medium and Large 3	388	164.39	638	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.08/cwt here — about $183 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 sale145 hd

180.62

—

FL average9 barns · 686 hd

170.20

+10.43

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	—	Low	1,434	87.06	1,248	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	61.71	762	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	54.82	617	13

Every lot, as filed

48 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 3	—	422	130.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	133.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	154.46/cwt	145.00–160.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.36/cwt	121.00–127.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	169.76/cwt	165.00–175.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	199.84/cwt	195.00–205.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	216.76/cwt	210.00–225.00	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	128.93/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.29/cwt	153.00–160.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	193.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	182.03/cwt	180.00–185.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.04/cwt	148.00–151.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	235.67/cwt	225.00–245.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	146.27/cwt	145.00–150.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	223.95/cwt	215.00–235.00	600	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	148.71/cwt	147.00–152.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	182.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	168.55/cwt	165.00–175.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	818	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	54.82/cwt	53.00–57.00	617	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	65.73/cwt	65.00–67.00	747	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	61.34/cwt	57.00–63.00	762	33
Bulls	—	—	1,275	77.10/cwt	75.00–79.00	983	4
Bulls	—	—	1,541	93.10/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,435	8
Bulls	—	—	1,379	84.94/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	176.52/cwt	167.00–187.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	189.44/cwt	180.00–200.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	144.46/cwt	141.00–148.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	147.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	151.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	118.80/cwt	115.00–124.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.46/cwt	141.00–151.00	666	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.14/cwt	152.00–162.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	161.32/cwt	157.00–167.00	497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.96/cwt	128.00–136.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	133.51/cwt	131.00–137.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	125.36/cwt	124.00–129.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.47/cwt	170.00–180.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	196.81/cwt	190.00–205.00	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	140.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	184.53/cwt	180.00–190.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.44/cwt	150.00–160.00	642	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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 915Year ago 1,137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 187Year ago 216

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	125.00–135.00	130.83
3	—	383	130.00–140.00	133.22
5	—	325	140.00–145.00	143.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	145.00–160.00	154.46
5	—	519	121.00–127.00	123.36
7	—	469	130.00–138.00	134.53
4	—	405	141.00–148.00	144.46
3	—	378	142.00–150.00	147.43
3	—	327	150.00–155.00	151.53
7	—	569	115.00–124.00	118.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	167.00–187.00	176.52
2	—	223	180.00–200.00	189.44
11	—	458	141.00–151.00	145.46
10	—	365	152.00–162.00	157.14
9	—	308	157.00–167.00	161.32
8	—	570	128.00–136.00	131.96
7	—	511	131.00–137.00	133.51
5	—	622	124.00–129.00	125.36
13	—	416	150.00–160.00	154.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	140.00–148.00	144.04
10	—	420	165.00–175.00	169.76
4	—	320	195.00–205.00	199.84
5	—	276	190.00–200.00	193.91
5	—	379	180.00–185.00	182.03
6	—	485	160.00–165.00	162.47
4	—	533	150.00–157.00	153.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	333	210.00–225.00	216.76
2	—	820	126.00–132.00	128.93
3	—	575	153.00–160.00	155.29
3	—	623	148.00–151.00	150.04
4	—	225	225.00–245.00	235.67
4	—	654	145.00–150.00	146.27
13	—	268	215.00–235.00	223.95
12	—	525	160.00–170.00	164.90
11	—	473	170.00–180.00	174.47
9	—	377	190.00–205.00	196.81
4	—	719	135.00–143.00	140.04
13	—	423	180.00–190.00	184.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	147.00–152.00	148.71
4	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.62
4	—	418	150.00–160.00	154.79
3	—	362	165.00–175.00	168.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,125	53.00–57.00	54.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	65.00–67.00	65.73
33	—	1,243	57.00–63.00	61.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	75.00–79.00	77.10
8	—	1,541	91.00–96.00	93.10
4	—	1,379	84.00–88.00	84.94

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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