Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls 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 $156.52/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$156.52

88 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	164.98	673	46
Medium and Large 2	413	149.72	618	26
Medium and Large 3	394	143.26	564	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $109 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 sale88 hd

156.52

—

FL average10 barns · 588 hd

148.78

+7.75

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	1,663	85.73	1,426	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	71.02	863	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	55.34	521	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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	—	364	132.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	136.98/cwt	132.00–140.00	442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	171.25/cwt	167.00–175.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	109.08/cwt	105.00–113.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	180.84/cwt	177.00–185.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	126.49/cwt	126.00–128.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	214.25/cwt	205.00–225.00	443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	149.58/cwt	145.00–152.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	163.43/cwt	160.00–167.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	155.89/cwt	152.00–160.00	418	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	55.34/cwt	53.00–59.00	521	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	73.75/cwt	70.00–76.00	878	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	66.39/cwt	63.00–69.00	833	10
Bulls	—	—	1,663	85.73/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	176.88/cwt	170.00–182.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	118.91/cwt	115.00–122.00	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.55/cwt	136.00–141.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	154.90/cwt	152.00–157.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.54/cwt	124.00–127.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	111.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	144.46/cwt	142.00–147.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	159.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	128.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	146.55/cwt	143.00–150.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	140.92/cwt	137.00–145.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	132.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	616	2

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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 811Year ago 977

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 300Year ago 275

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	130.00–136.00	132.34
5	—	323	132.00–140.00	136.98
6	—	515	105.00–113.00	109.08
7	—	471	115.00–122.00	118.91
2	—	430	125.00–127.00	125.99
4	—	258	140.00–150.00	144.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	117.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	268	152.00–160.00	155.89
3	—	467	125.00–130.00	128.39
4	—	320	143.00–150.00	146.55
4	—	358	137.00–145.00	140.92
6	—	410	130.00–136.00	132.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	110.00–115.00	111.73
4	—	355	120.00–128.00	124.06
3	—	318	125.00–130.00	126.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	167.00–175.00	171.25
5	—	267	170.00–182.00	176.88
4	—	465	136.00–141.00	138.55
5	—	367	152.00–157.00	154.90
2	—	528	124.00–127.00	125.54
4	—	573	120.00–128.00	123.95
4	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	177.00–185.00	180.84
6	—	515	135.00–145.00	139.85
4	—	628	126.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	408	155.00–160.00	157.45
9	—	207	205.00–225.00	214.25
4	—	258	190.00–200.00	194.85
3	—	458	145.00–152.00	149.58
2	—	713	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	658	121.00–125.00	122.98
2	—	568	130.00–132.00	130.99
8	—	368	160.00–167.00	163.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	142.00–147.00	144.46
4	—	415	135.00–140.00	137.47
6	—	323	155.00–165.00	159.73
2	—	478	127.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	518	118.00–120.00	118.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	941	53.00–59.00	55.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,191	70.00–76.00	73.75
10	—	1,255	63.00–69.00	66.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	83.00–88.00	85.73

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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