Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.03/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$167.03

74 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$10.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	171.53	724	27
Medium and Large 2	385	166.65	642	30
Medium and Large 3	364	160.55	584	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.98/cwt here — about $140 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 sale74 hd

167.03

—

FL average9 barns · 637 hd

166.76

+0.27

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	—	Low	1,693	88.92	1,505	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	70.93	803	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	58.27	582	11

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,660	81.17/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,347	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	88.35/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,403	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	97.53/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	67.71/cwt	64.00–70.00	753	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	75.53/cwt	74.00–80.00	877	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	58.27/cwt	56.00–62.00	582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.92/cwt	140.00–155.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.19/cwt	142.00–152.00	475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	176.24/cwt	172.00–182.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	196.74/cwt	190.00–200.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	170.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.56/cwt	125.00–131.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	139.43/cwt	137.00–141.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	156.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	162.94/cwt	160.00–167.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	153.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	143.68/cwt	140.00–146.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	133.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	177.01/cwt	170.00–185.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	166.08/cwt	162.00–170.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	152.03/cwt	147.00–157.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	166.81/cwt	162.00–172.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	133.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.46/cwt	118.00–123.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	152.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	147.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.06/cwt	127.00–135.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	180.43/cwt	177.00–185.00	588	9

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 794Last week 596Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 168Year ago 143

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	80.00–82.00	81.17
3	—	1,588	85.00–91.00	88.35
2	—	1,883	96.00–99.00	97.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,112	64.00–70.00	67.71
14	—	1,161	74.00–80.00	75.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	998	56.00–62.00	58.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	140.00–155.00	147.92
6	—	323	142.00–152.00	147.19
4	—	360	140.00–145.00	142.43
5	—	521	125.00–131.00	128.56
6	—	408	130.00–137.00	133.56
2	—	483	127.00–135.00	131.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	142.00–150.00	145.86
5	—	479	137.00–141.00	139.43
6	—	358	147.00–157.00	152.03
10	—	315	155.00–160.00	157.58
2	—	570	118.00–123.00	120.46
4	—	263	160.00–170.00	165.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	130.00–135.00	133.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	172.00–182.00	176.24
3	—	312	190.00–200.00	196.74
4	—	415	170.00–180.00	174.88
5	—	458	165.00–175.00	170.90
3	—	507	150.00–157.00	152.30
3	—	560	147.00–150.00	147.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	155.00–160.00	156.71
5	—	414	160.00–167.00	162.94
5	—	518	140.00–146.00	143.68
4	—	268	170.00–185.00	177.01
4	—	378	162.00–170.00	166.08
9	—	326	177.00–185.00	180.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	155.00–160.00	157.38
5	—	417	150.00–155.00	153.06
8	—	328	162.00–172.00	166.81

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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