Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and 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 $154.60/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$154.60

63 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$15.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	156.42	778	38
Medium and Large 2	405	156.05	631	18thin
Medium and Large 3	407	140.96	574	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.46/cwt here — about $204 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 sale63 hd

154.60

—

FL average8 barns · 377 hd

149.50

+5.10

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	1,506	86.30	1,300	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	75.67	838	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	61.88	631	6thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	61.88/cwt	59.00–64.00	631	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	73.18/cwt	70.00–76.00	817	15
Bulls	—	—	1,607	89.35/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,436	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,201	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	79.81/cwt	78.00–84.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	154.07/cwt	150.00–158.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.72/cwt	124.00–130.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	121.61/cwt	117.00–126.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	171.48/cwt	165.00–175.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	162.86/cwt	160.00–165.00	427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	146.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	134.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	115.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	204.72/cwt	195.00–215.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.79/cwt	152.00–162.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	131.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	180.94/cwt	175.00–187.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.33/cwt	127.00–134.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	174.12/cwt	170.00–177.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	142.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	126.62/cwt	124.00–128.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	153.48/cwt	150.00–157.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	143.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	143.94/cwt	142.00–146.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	181.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	137.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.89/cwt	132.00–138.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	146.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	530	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 549Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 203Year ago 249

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and 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
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,020	59.00–64.00	61.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,117	70.00–76.00	73.18
9	—	1,092	78.00–84.00	79.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	89.00–90.00	89.35
4	—	1,430	83.00–85.00	84.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	150.00–158.00	154.07
10	—	513	117.00–126.00	121.61
5	—	262	160.00–165.00	162.86
3	—	458	124.00–128.00	126.62
2	—	420	132.00–138.00	134.89
3	—	362	140.00–150.00	146.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	130.00–137.00	134.06
4	—	458	110.00–120.00	115.08
4	—	328	140.00–147.00	143.63
3	—	270	140.00–150.00	143.09
3	—	525	110.00–115.00	111.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00–127.00	123.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	124.00–130.00	127.72
2	—	418	165.00–175.00	169.91
3	—	360	165.00–175.00	171.48
3	—	562	145.00–148.00	146.98
5	—	523	145.00–155.00	148.86
4	—	268	195.00–215.00	204.72
6	—	470	152.00–162.00	156.79
3	—	675	127.00–134.00	130.33
3	—	317	180.00–185.00	181.58
6	—	611	135.00–142.00	137.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.53
3	—	560	125.00–135.00	131.55
2	—	268	175.00–187.00	180.94
5	—	306	170.00–177.00	174.12
2	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	408	150.00–157.00	153.48
2	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	140.00–147.00	142.27
2	—	468	135.00–137.00	136.02
2	—	418	142.00–146.00	143.94

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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