Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.83/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$168.83

100 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$34.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	179.25	698	48
Medium and Large 2	408	161.06	657	46
Medium and Large 3	447	145.03	648	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.22/cwt here — about $51 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 sale100 hd

168.83

—

FL average9 barns · 432 hd

161.50

+7.33

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	1,508	91.66	1,382	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	65.36	733	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	57.75	629	18

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	—	—	1,515	86.26/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,307	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	97.07/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	64.34/cwt	62.00–68.00	710	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	69.42/cwt	69.00–71.00	830	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	57.75/cwt	56.00–62.00	629	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	205.48/cwt	195.00–215.00	540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	160.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.24/cwt	143.00–150.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	195.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	170.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.89/cwt	117.00–126.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	151.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	141.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	157.09/cwt	152.00–162.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	179.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	182.30/cwt	175.00–190.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	164.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	133.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	168.22/cwt	160.00–180.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	133.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	126.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	146.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	616	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 Mar 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 665Last week 655Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 207Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	84.00–88.00	86.26
2	—	1,500	95.00–99.00	97.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,103	62.00–68.00	64.34
5	—	1,196	69.00–71.00	69.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,090	56.00–62.00	57.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	160.00–170.00	164.92
8	—	358	155.00–165.00	160.10
12	—	415	145.00–155.00	149.94
7	—	276	160.00–180.00	168.22
9	—	511	130.00–138.00	133.65
4	—	558	122.00–130.00	126.05
6	—	465	140.00–147.00	143.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.39
3	—	525	117.00–126.00	119.89
5	—	319	150.00–155.00	151.94
5	—	365	135.00–145.00	141.16
6	—	433	135.00–142.00	138.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	130.00–140.00	133.54
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.58
4	—	413	120.00–127.00	123.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	263	195.00–215.00	205.48
10	—	368	175.00–185.00	180.10
3	—	513	150.00–160.00	153.25
3	—	573	143.00–150.00	145.24
10	—	418	165.00–175.00	169.91
7	—	306	190.00–200.00	195.79
7	—	476	165.00–175.00	170.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	150.00–160.00	154.86
2	—	568	130.00–140.00	134.93
6	—	418	152.00–162.00	157.09
6	—	518	140.00–147.00	143.55
9	—	322	175.00–185.00	179.21
2	—	278	175.00–190.00	182.30
11	—	358	160.00–170.00	164.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	140.00–145.00	143.31
3	—	420	145.00–150.00	146.75

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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