Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

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 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.60/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$175.60

51 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$26.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	183.65	759	23
Medium and Large 2	355	177.78	630	16thin
Medium and Large 3	421	157.27	663	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.38/cwt here — about $97 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 sale51 hd

175.60

—

FL average8 barns · 489 hd

169.71

+5.89

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	1,632	96.98	1,582	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	71.62	793	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	62.36	664	5thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,485	95.07/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,412	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	98.88/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	70.17/cwt	67.00–73.00	768	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	76.70/cwt	75.00–78.00	884	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	62.36/cwt	61.00–66.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	211.33/cwt	205.00–215.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	140.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	149.27/cwt	145.00–152.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	164.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	164.32/cwt	160.00–169.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	207.20/cwt	202.00–212.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	188.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	164.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	189.26/cwt	180.00–195.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.03/cwt	162.00–168.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	189.73/cwt	185.00–192.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	180.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	163.11/cwt	160.00–165.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	156.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	179.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	146.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	178.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	487	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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 246Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 111Year ago 44

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	94.00–96.00	95.07
2	—	1,778	97.00–101.00	98.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,094	67.00–73.00	70.17
4	—	1,153	75.00–78.00	76.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	61.00–66.00	62.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.41
3	—	475	140.00–150.00	143.19
5	—	318	160.00–165.00	163.11
3	—	405	150.00–160.00	156.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	135.00–145.00	140.12
2	—	408	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	458	120.00–125.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	150.00–155.00	151.58
6	—	418	135.00–145.00	139.97
3	—	463	130.00–135.00	133.38
2	—	568	115.00–125.00	119.85
3	—	273	140.00–150.00	146.59
6	—	320	150.00–155.00	152.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	205.00–215.00	211.33
2	—	313	202.00–212.00	207.20
6	—	510	162.00–168.00	165.03
3	—	375	185.00–192.00	189.73
4	—	460	175.00–185.00	180.05
5	—	414	175.00–185.00	179.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	145.00–152.00	149.27
2	—	370	160.00–169.00	164.32
3	—	332	175.00–180.00	178.42
2	—	505	137.00–140.00	138.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	160.00–170.00	164.92
3	—	322	185.00–195.00	188.16
4	—	420	160.00–170.00	164.76
5	—	272	180.00–195.00	189.26
2	—	375	170.00–175.00	172.43

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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