Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

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 $185.54/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$185.54

54 head · 344 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$38.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	345	195.60	675	25
Medium and Large 2	326	181.99	593	23
Medium and Large 3	405	157.20	637	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.40/cwt here — about $38 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 sale54 hd

185.54

—

FL average9 barns · 496 hd

166.40

+19.13

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	1,650	91.50	1,510	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	69.68	802	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	58.70	582	8thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,318	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	72.87/cwt	71.00–76.00	915	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	66.27/cwt	64.00–68.00	689	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	58.70/cwt	57.00–62.00	582	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	164.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	189.35/cwt	185.00–195.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	168.36/cwt	160.00–175.00	448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.11/cwt	167.00–177.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	209.98/cwt	205.00–217.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	189.76/cwt	185.00–195.00	499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.90/cwt	132.00–138.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	205.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	191.07/cwt	185.00–195.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	159.06/cwt	155.00–163.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.75/cwt	121.00–129.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.42/cwt	150.00–157.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	156.79/cwt	152.00–162.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	180.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	161.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	587	6

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 556Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 122Year ago 43

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
1	—	1,550	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,750	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,256	71.00–76.00	72.87
14	—	1,039	64.00–68.00	66.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	57.00–62.00	58.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00–170.00	164.92
6	—	465	140.00–150.00	144.89
7	—	266	160.00–175.00	168.36
3	—	425	145.00–155.00	148.18
6	—	363	160.00–165.00	161.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	120.00–125.00	123.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	132.00–138.00	133.90
3	—	518	121.00–129.00	123.75
2	—	323	150.00–157.00	153.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	185.00–195.00	189.35
2	—	465	167.00–177.00	172.11
7	—	264	205.00–217.00	209.98
5	—	319	200.00–210.00	205.92
4	—	418	175.00–185.00	180.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.41
2	—	365	152.00–162.00	156.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	263	185.00–195.00	189.76
2	—	428	165.00–170.00	167.54
5	—	321	185.00–195.00	191.07
2	—	468	155.00–163.00	159.06
4	—	368	165.00–175.00	169.90

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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