Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.96/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$157.96

59 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$11.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	162.26	676	15thin
Medium and Large 2	376	158.76	597	32
Medium and Large 3	369	150.45	556	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $120 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 sale59 hd

157.96

—

FL average9 barns · 493 hd

153.79

+4.17

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	1,609	88.86	1,430	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	66.41	717	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	56.81	617	25

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,665	85.69/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,427	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	93.62/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	64.91/cwt	62.00–68.00	678	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	71.60/cwt	70.00–75.00	861	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	56.81/cwt	54.00–60.00	617	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	133.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	163.93/cwt	162.00–167.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	176.38/cwt	170.00–185.00	460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	144.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	159.48/cwt	155.00–165.00	496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.89/cwt	127.00–137.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	196.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	150.80/cwt	147.00–157.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	171.59/cwt	167.00–175.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	146.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	155.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.41/cwt	136.00–141.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.23/cwt	142.00–149.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	164.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	119.05/cwt	117.00–121.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	134.43/cwt	132.00–137.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	141.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	135.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	434	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.28/cwt	134.00–139.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	766	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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 375Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 352Last week 124Year ago 205

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	84.00–87.00	85.69
2	—	1,525	91.00–96.00	93.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,044	62.00–68.00	64.91
15	—	1,202	70.00–75.00	71.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,086	54.00–60.00	56.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	130.00–137.00	133.44
6	—	313	150.00–160.00	155.20
6	—	425	136.00–141.00	138.41
4	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.40
5	—	260	160.00–170.00	164.23
2	—	513	117.00–121.00	119.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	142.00–147.00	144.56
3	—	467	120.00–125.00	121.61
3	—	270	140.00–150.00	146.91
2	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.55
4	—	420	120.00–130.00	124.82
4	—	360	132.00–137.00	134.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	130.00–140.00	135.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	162.00–167.00	163.93
3	—	268	190.00–200.00	196.46
2	—	458	150.00–157.00	153.56
3	—	523	142.00–149.00	144.23
2	—	563	140.00–145.00	142.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	261	170.00–185.00	176.38
4	—	355	155.00–160.00	157.54
5	—	426	147.00–157.00	150.80
5	—	314	167.00–175.00	171.59
4	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.54
3	—	518	134.00–139.00	137.28
2	—	570	132.00–137.00	134.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	155.00–165.00	159.48
2	—	475	127.00–137.00	131.89
3	—	435	135.00–145.00	141.74

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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