Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 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 $149.77/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$149.77

72 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$9.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	154.61	716	15thin
Medium and Large 2	426	150.89	643	35
Medium and Large 3	412	144.68	595	22

One grade step is worth $9.93/cwt here — about $121 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

149.77

—

FL average8 barns · 501 hd

155.92

−6.16

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	1,754	90.69	1,591	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	63.84	715	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	56.53	538	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	—	—	1,630	87.59/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,428	3
Bulls	—	—	2,125	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	62.99/cwt	61.00–65.00	688	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	67.83/cwt	67.00–70.00	846	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	56.53/cwt	54.00–59.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	153.05/cwt	150.00–156.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	527	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	171.26/cwt	166.00–174.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.41/cwt	141.00–150.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	142.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.66/cwt	128.00–134.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.17/cwt	146.00–156.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	174.03/cwt	170.00–178.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	156.77/cwt	152.00–160.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.90/cwt	138.00–144.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	164.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	116.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	114.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	125.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.05/cwt	140.00–144.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	165.13/cwt	160.00–168.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	137.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	128.71/cwt	126.00–134.00	589	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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 0Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 0Year ago 185

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	84.00–90.00	87.59
1	—	2,125	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,093	61.00–65.00	62.99
3	—	1,247	67.00–70.00	67.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	951	54.00–59.00	56.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	150.00–156.00	153.05
7	—	367	140.00–146.00	143.55
2	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.97
2	—	558	118.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	260	160.00–168.00	165.13
3	—	418	134.00–140.00	137.92
3	—	458	130.00–134.00	131.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	120.00–124.00	121.36
6	—	370	130.00–136.00	132.88
2	—	255	140.00–146.00	142.94
2	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	523	110.00–114.00	112.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	110.00–120.00	116.56
4	—	365	122.00–126.00	124.03
4	—	463	110.00–118.00	114.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.21
2	—	558	135.00–142.00	138.45
3	—	355	166.00–174.00	171.26
4	—	465	150.00–158.00	154.09
4	—	515	141.00–150.00	145.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	128.00–134.00	131.66
7	—	431	146.00–156.00	150.17
8	—	308	170.00–178.00	174.03
4	—	510	135.00–140.00	137.55
5	—	357	152.00–160.00	156.77
6	—	465	138.00–144.00	140.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	160.00–168.00	164.81
5	—	519	120.00–130.00	125.95
4	—	425	140.00–144.00	142.05
3	—	375	145.00–150.00	148.38
3	—	458	126.00–134.00	128.71

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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