Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.59/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$151.59

71 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$14.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.97

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	157.85	674	14thin
Medium and Large 2	370	155.25	575	32
Medium and Large 3	421	143.40	604	25

One grade step is worth $14.45/cwt here — about $70 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 sale71 hd

151.59

—

FL average9 barns · 404 hd

144.62

+6.97

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	1,523	87.58	1,334	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	71.73	838	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	62.38	600	15

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	—	—	1,523	87.58/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,334	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	75.44/cwt	74.00–79.00	932	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	69.97/cwt	67.00–72.00	796	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	57.85/cwt	54.00–60.00	546	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	65.40/cwt	64.00–68.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	143.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	146.05/cwt	144.00–149.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	150.63/cwt	145.00–155.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	133.70/cwt	132.00–137.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	129.14/cwt	125.00–132.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	164.95/cwt	160.00–172.00	444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	112.43/cwt	110.00–116.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	167.02/cwt	165.00–168.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	128.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.60/cwt	115.00–122.00	508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.05/cwt	157.00–161.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.95/cwt	145.00–149.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	137.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	162.94/cwt	160.00–166.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.98/cwt	153.00–157.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	127.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	133.59/cwt	132.00–137.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	159.12/cwt	155.00–163.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	129.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	467	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.96/cwt	141.00–149.00	674	2

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 545Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 192Year ago 77

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	85.00–89.00	87.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,236	74.00–79.00	75.44
19	—	1,137	67.00–72.00	69.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	944	54.00–60.00	57.85
9	—	975	64.00–68.00	65.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	150.00–155.00	152.60
4	—	370	140.00–144.00	141.92
5	—	426	135.00–140.00	137.04
3	—	460	130.00–137.00	134.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	140.00–150.00	143.13
5	—	504	110.00–116.00	112.43
4	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	428	125.00–131.00	127.91
3	—	367	132.00–137.00	133.59
8	—	328	140.00–145.00	142.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	125.00–135.00	128.48
4	—	428	115.00–122.00	118.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	135.00–140.00	137.55
5	—	366	144.00–149.00	146.05
3	—	475	132.00–137.00	133.70
5	—	563	125.00–132.00	129.14
8	—	325	155.00–163.00	159.12
2	—	520	125.00–135.00	129.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	145.00–155.00	150.63
9	—	269	160.00–172.00	164.95
3	—	312	165.00–168.00	167.02
7	—	364	150.00–155.00	152.91
4	—	525	140.00–144.00	141.94
2	—	465	141.00–149.00	144.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	157.00–161.00	159.05
2	—	523	145.00–149.00	146.95
4	—	368	160.00–166.00	162.94
2	—	455	153.00–157.00	154.98

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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