Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.90/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$167.90

89 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$23.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	175.72	696	43
Medium and Large 2	372	165.32	614	29
Medium and Large 3	399	152.52	608	17thin

One grade step is worth $23.20/cwt here — about $88 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 sale89 hd

167.90

—

FL average10 barns · 532 hd

161.26

+6.64

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	1,577	83.44	1,316	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	62.69	717	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	55.96	571	10

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	1,534	83.47/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,280	5
Bulls	—	—	1,588	90.56/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	76.24/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,275	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	58.02/cwt	55.00–61.00	722	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	64.86/cwt	63.00–68.00	712	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	55.96/cwt	53.00–59.00	571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	166.67/cwt	162.00–170.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	164.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	133.63/cwt	127.00–137.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	153.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	128.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	155.19/cwt	153.00–160.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	128.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	117.42/cwt	115.00–122.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	149.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	168.64/cwt	163.00–173.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	159.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	144.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	140.06/cwt	137.00–142.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	171.20/cwt	165.00–180.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	201.45/cwt	195.00–205.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.95/cwt	138.00–148.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	188.44/cwt	185.00–192.00	594	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	171.85/cwt	167.00–177.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.95/cwt	146.00–155.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	179.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.40/cwt	142.00–149.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	176.16/cwt	172.00–180.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	178.11/cwt	170.00–190.00	470	7

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 665Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 166Year ago 89

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,534	81.00–85.00	83.47
2	—	1,588	88.00–93.00	90.56
2	—	1,673	74.00–78.00	76.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,245	55.00–61.00	58.02
28	—	1,097	63.00–68.00	64.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,020	53.00–59.00	55.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	162.00–170.00	166.67
3	—	427	153.00–160.00	155.19
4	—	458	150.00–155.00	152.54
4	—	520	142.00–149.00	145.40
6	—	323	172.00–180.00	176.16
7	—	264	170.00–190.00	178.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	160.00–170.00	164.73
3	—	568	127.00–137.00	133.63
5	—	370	150.00–160.00	153.84
3	—	428	140.00–147.00	144.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	195.00–205.00	201.45
8	—	463	160.00–170.00	164.86
12	—	315	185.00–192.00	188.44
6	—	413	167.00–177.00	171.85
3	—	570	146.00–155.00	148.95
7	—	359	175.00–185.00	179.18
4	—	518	155.00–165.00	159.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	140.00–148.00	144.05
5	—	416	135.00–140.00	137.96
3	—	458	125.00–135.00	128.45
6	—	318	150.00–160.00	155.12
2	—	275	150.00–157.00	153.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	125.00–130.00	128.39
3	—	458	115.00–122.00	117.42
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.42
5	—	314	137.00–142.00	140.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	145.00–155.00	149.88
7	—	314	163.00–173.00	168.64
8	—	365	155.00–165.00	159.79
5	—	266	165.00–180.00	171.20
5	—	565	125.00–135.00	128.89
8	—	465	138.00–148.00	142.95
4	—	513	135.00–145.00	139.93

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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