Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.61/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$163.61

72 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	170.18	654	40
Medium and Large 3	334	155.48	519	8thin
Medium and Large 2	396	155.37	615	24

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $39 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 sale72 hd

163.61

—

FL average7 barns · 464 hd

146.83

+16.78

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	1,467	86.95	1,276	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	65.06	725	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	56.92	579	9thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	—	—	1,467	86.95/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,276	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	64.33/cwt	61.00–67.00	697	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	68.69/cwt	68.00–70.00	868	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	56.92/cwt	55.00–60.00	579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.63/cwt	131.00–136.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	164.12/cwt	162.00–167.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	157.96/cwt	155.00–161.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	138.55/cwt	135.00–142.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	148.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	141.37/cwt	138.00–147.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	203.38/cwt	195.00–215.00	521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	221.14/cwt	215.00–227.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	106.87/cwt	102.00–112.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	123.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	117.95/cwt	114.00–121.00	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	109.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	156.64/cwt	152.00–160.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	172.22/cwt	167.00–175.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	135.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	180.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	106.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	123.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	160.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	167.14/cwt	160.00–175.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	131.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	178.97/cwt	177.00–180.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	131.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	146.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 1,141Year ago 768

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 444Year ago 230

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	85.00–89.00	86.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,084	61.00–67.00	64.33
5	—	1,263	68.00–70.00	68.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,018	55.00–60.00	56.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	131.00–136.00	132.63
4	—	413	155.00–160.00	157.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	130.00–135.00	131.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	162.00–167.00	164.12
5	—	516	140.00–149.00	143.66
6	—	405	155.00–161.00	157.96
4	—	558	135.00–142.00	138.55
7	—	256	195.00–215.00	203.38
4	—	215	215.00–227.00	221.14
6	—	458	150.00–157.00	153.56
3	—	305	177.00–180.00	178.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	140.00–145.00	142.03
5	—	367	152.00–160.00	156.64
3	—	322	167.00–175.00	172.22
3	—	522	130.00–139.00	135.92
4	—	273	175.00–185.00	180.23
4	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	155.00–165.00	160.85
3	—	368	140.00–150.00	146.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	145.00–155.00	148.81
5	—	374	138.00–147.00	141.37
2	—	263	160.00–175.00	167.14
3	—	427	130.00–135.00	131.56
4	—	455	125.00–128.00	126.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	102.00–112.00	106.87
7	—	426	120.00–128.00	123.54
7	—	481	114.00–121.00	117.95
3	—	355	130.00–135.00	133.29
6	—	513	105.00–114.00	109.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	105.00–110.00	106.64
6	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.43
3	—	327	125.00–135.00	131.84

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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