Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.06/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$157.06

58 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$12.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	163.46	678	15thin
Medium and Large 2	393	156.85	616	29
Medium and Large 3	373	150.64	562	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.81/cwt here — about $116 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 sale58 hd

157.06

—

FL average10 barns · 419 hd

151.47

+5.59

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	1,575	87.05	1,371	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	70.78	828	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	60.87	635	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,575	87.05/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	68.38/cwt	64.00–70.00	754	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	73.03/cwt	71.00–75.00	900	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	60.87/cwt	58.00–63.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.05/cwt	121.00–127.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	132.12/cwt	128.00–138.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	143.49/cwt	140.00–146.00	465	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.12/cwt	149.00–159.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	171.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.41/cwt	135.00–144.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	172.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	149.13/cwt	145.00–152.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	115.56/cwt	112.00–119.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	135.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	123.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	143.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	149.05/cwt	147.00–151.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	161.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	139.95/cwt	137.00–143.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	530	3

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 495Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 192Year ago 92

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	84.00–90.00	87.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,102	64.00–70.00	68.38
16	—	1,233	71.00–75.00	73.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	58.00–63.00	60.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	120.00–125.00	122.54
4	—	455	135.00–140.00	137.53
5	—	409	140.00–145.00	143.04
6	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	121.00–127.00	124.05
4	—	258	140.00–150.00	144.85
5	—	408	128.00–138.00	132.12
9	—	324	140.00–146.00	143.49
9	—	373	135.00–142.00	138.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	112.00–119.00	115.56
3	—	318	130.00–138.00	135.19
3	—	363	120.00–130.00	123.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	160.00–165.00	162.47
6	—	365	165.00–175.00	169.86
2	—	513	147.00–151.00	149.05
3	—	462	155.00–165.00	161.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	155.00–160.00	157.55
6	—	430	149.00–159.00	154.12
3	—	318	170.00–175.00	171.70
4	—	515	135.00–144.00	139.41
5	—	266	170.00–175.00	172.07
5	—	463	145.00–152.00	149.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	140.00–145.00	141.59
6	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.44
2	—	458	137.00–143.00	139.95
3	—	370	140.00–150.00	143.24

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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