Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.96/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$157.96

131 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$15.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.46

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	162.21	737	61
Medium and Large 2	408	157.14	641	51
Medium and Large 3	407	146.51	596	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.70/cwt here — about $141 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 sale131 hd

157.96

—

FL average10 barns · 487 hd

154.50

+3.46

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	—	High	1,668	91.20	1,521	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	66.02	901	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	58.22	699	19

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,687	94.57/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	89.75/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,490	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	63.97/cwt	62.00–68.00	876	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	71.71/cwt	70.00–73.00	970	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	58.22/cwt	54.00–60.00	699	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	154.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.24/cwt	138.00–148.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	158.56/cwt	152.00–162.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.61/cwt	126.00–135.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	196.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	161.82/cwt	155.00–167.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	121.95/cwt	117.00–127.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	164.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.81/cwt	170.00–177.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	142.05/cwt	137.00–147.00	717	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	149.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.10/cwt	147.00–155.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	152.63/cwt	147.00–157.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.60/cwt	112.00–122.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	122.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	160.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	175.27/cwt	165.00–185.00	496	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	159.41/cwt	157.00–162.00	579	4

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 382Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 352Year ago 120

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	93.00–97.00	94.57
7	—	1,660	88.00–91.00	89.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,370	62.00–68.00	63.97
9	—	1,353	70.00–73.00	71.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,201	54.00–60.00	58.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	150.00–160.00	154.21
8	—	420	138.00–148.00	143.24
6	—	523	126.00–135.00	130.61
5	—	264	155.00–167.00	161.82
4	—	563	117.00–120.00	118.53
7	—	350	145.00–155.00	149.29
12	—	460	130.00–140.00	135.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00–135.00	130.12
2	—	308	142.00–145.00	143.46
2	—	455	117.00–127.00	121.95
4	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.40
3	—	515	112.00–122.00	118.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	152.00–162.00	158.56
6	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.58
6	—	355	165.00–170.00	167.54
6	—	617	130.00–137.00	133.65
3	—	257	190.00–200.00	196.49
4	—	210	210.00–215.00	212.44
9	—	456	160.00–170.00	164.39
10	—	418	160.00–170.00	164.85
8	—	555	145.00–155.00	149.95
3	—	710	121.00–127.00	122.97
3	—	663	126.00–128.00	126.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	170.00–177.00	172.81
12	—	505	137.00–147.00	142.05
4	—	568	130.00–140.00	135.07
5	—	470	147.00–155.00	150.10
7	—	431	147.00–157.00	152.63
12	—	283	165.00–185.00	175.27
4	—	363	157.00–162.00	159.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	145.00–150.00	147.41
4	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	478	130.00–140.00	135.08
7	—	326	155.00–165.00	160.53

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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