Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.02/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$161.02

79 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$13.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	165.24	685	42
Medium and Large 2	374	157.36	589	30
Medium and Large 3	337	151.37	511	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about $174 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 sale79 hd

161.02

—

FL average9 barns · 512 hd

148.96

+12.06

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	1,530	96.91	1,483	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	75.82	878	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	61.32	659	7thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,445	98.31/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,421	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	109.20/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,867	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	87.32/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,305	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	70.89/cwt	69.00–75.00	783	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	81.12/cwt	78.00–85.00	987	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	61.32/cwt	58.00–64.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.33/cwt	131.00–141.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	144.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	147.88/cwt	145.00–152.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	132.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	122.06/cwt	120.00–125.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	141.67/cwt	137.00–147.00	380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	170.38/cwt	167.00–175.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	174.82/cwt	170.00–180.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.82/cwt	150.00–157.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	113.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	159.73/cwt	157.00–165.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	145.10/cwt	142.00–148.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	153.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	117.94/cwt	112.00–121.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	181.92/cwt	177.00–187.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	156.15/cwt	152.00–160.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	198.97/cwt	195.00–205.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	8

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 624Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 166Year ago 113

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	98.00–99.00	98.31
2	—	1,710	108.00–110.00	109.20
3	—	1,495	86.00–88.00	87.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,104	69.00–75.00	70.89
13	—	1,217	78.00–85.00	81.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	58.00–64.00	61.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	160.00–165.00	163.37
3	—	615	131.00–141.00	136.33
4	—	563	140.00–150.00	144.89
5	—	510	145.00–152.00	147.88
6	—	320	177.00–187.00	181.92
6	—	468	152.00–160.00	156.15
7	—	270	195.00–205.00	198.97
8	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	167.00–175.00	170.38
6	—	275	170.00–180.00	174.82
7	—	373	150.00–157.00	152.82
8	—	425	145.00–155.00	149.82
2	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.45
2	—	518	130.00–137.00	133.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	157.00–165.00	159.73
4	—	363	142.00–148.00	145.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	130.00–135.00	132.05
5	—	408	120.00–125.00	122.06
8	—	268	137.00–147.00	141.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	110.00–115.00	113.39
3	—	475	105.00–110.00	106.63
8	—	370	120.00–128.00	124.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	255	150.00–155.00	153.27
3	—	505	112.00–121.00	117.94

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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