Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.41/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$173.41

80 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$30.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	184.21	721	32
Medium and Large 2	381	170.87	651	35
Medium and Large 3	409	153.69	629	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $92 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 sale80 hd

173.41

—

FL average10 barns · 397 hd

160.81

+12.60

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	1,627	91.63	1,491	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	67.00	742	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	60.20	639	6thin

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	—	—	1,537	86.75/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,333	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	96.50/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	65.79/cwt	63.00–69.00	693	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	71.13/cwt	70.00–72.00	918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	60.20/cwt	57.00–61.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	156.88/cwt	153.00–163.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	185.24/cwt	182.00–192.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	180.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	199.88/cwt	195.00–205.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	153.98/cwt	145.00–160.00	411	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.14/cwt	142.00–152.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	495	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	182.96/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	188.81/cwt	180.00–197.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	174.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	149.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	164.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	134.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	149.72/cwt	145.00–153.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	166.88/cwt	162.00–172.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	170.62/cwt	165.00–175.00	459	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	160.35/cwt	155.00–165.00	572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	211.48/cwt	205.00–220.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	159.76/cwt	155.00–165.00	588	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 719Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 252Year ago 172

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	84.00–89.00	86.75
3	—	1,717	94.00–98.00	96.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,054	63.00–69.00	65.79
5	—	1,290	70.00–72.00	71.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	57.00–61.00	60.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	153.00–163.00	156.88
5	—	463	145.00–153.00	149.72
6	—	318	162.00–172.00	166.88
7	—	269	165.00–175.00	170.62
11	—	357	155.00–165.00	160.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	140.00–150.00	144.79
7	—	267	145.00–160.00	153.98
2	—	460	135.00–142.00	138.46
8	—	370	142.00–152.00	147.14
12	—	320	150.00–160.00	154.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.60
2	—	463	124.00–130.00	127.05
3	—	335	140.00–145.00	143.38
2	—	410	130.00–137.00	133.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	182.00–192.00	185.24
4	—	463	160.00–170.00	165.14
4	—	563	150.00–157.00	153.58
6	—	410	175.00–185.00	180.12
8	—	318	195.00–205.00	199.88
2	—	505	160.00–167.00	163.47
5	—	264	205.00–220.00	211.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	150.00–155.00	153.04
5	—	319	180.00–185.00	182.96
6	—	270	180.00–197.00	188.81
10	—	368	170.00–180.00	174.76
4	—	513	145.00–155.00	149.88
5	—	413	160.00–170.00	164.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	130.00–137.00	134.73
4	—	415	150.00–155.00	152.47
2	—	323	170.00–175.00	172.40
4	—	368	155.00–165.00	159.76

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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