Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.21/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$152.21

80 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	155.51	710	30
Medium and Large 2	383	154.01	591	30
Medium and Large 3	405	144.56	585	20

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $125 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 sale80 hd

152.21

—

FL average10 barns · 591 hd

147.00

+5.21

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	1,269	84.84	1,077	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	67.56	742	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	58.98	590	11

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	—	—	1,269	84.84/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,077	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	66.80/cwt	64.00–70.00	713	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	73.06/cwt	72.00–74.00	959	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	58.98/cwt	56.00–61.00	590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	150.24/cwt	148.00–155.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	141.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	146.37/cwt	145.00–149.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.94/cwt	128.00–132.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	161.88/cwt	155.00–170.00	416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	135.28/cwt	132.00–140.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	146.55/cwt	144.00–149.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.69/cwt	142.00–145.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.79/cwt	135.00–141.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	126.83/cwt	122.00–132.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	117.92/cwt	116.00–120.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	139.95/cwt	136.00–144.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	165.15/cwt	161.00–170.00	604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.39/cwt	159.00–168.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	167.05/cwt	165.00–169.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	151.56/cwt	149.00–154.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.70/cwt	153.00–157.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	158.56/cwt	155.00–161.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	131.84/cwt	127.00–137.00	415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	139.54/cwt	137.00–145.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.65/cwt	122.00–128.00	596	5

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 488Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 433Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,269	83.00–88.00	84.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,068	64.00–70.00	66.80
4	—	1,313	72.00–74.00	73.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,001	56.00–61.00	58.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	148.00–155.00	150.24
3	—	458	130.00–135.00	131.73
8	—	368	144.00–149.00	146.55
6	—	410	136.00–144.00	139.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	110.00–115.00	113.28
5	—	279	135.00–145.00	141.13
6	—	418	128.00–132.00	129.94
2	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.58
9	—	368	135.00–141.00	137.79
5	—	474	122.00–128.00	125.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	122.00–132.00	126.83
2	—	418	116.00–120.00	117.92
4	—	315	127.00–137.00	131.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	145.00–149.00	146.37
5	—	468	132.00–140.00	135.28
2	—	558	120.00–127.00	123.55
7	—	327	155.00–161.00	158.56
3	—	430	137.00–145.00	139.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	257	155.00–170.00	161.88
5	—	578	130.00–138.00	134.73
3	—	473	145.00–150.00	148.38
4	—	313	165.00–169.00	167.05
6	—	415	149.00–154.00	151.56
3	—	380	153.00–157.00	155.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	142.00–145.00	143.69
4	—	568	140.00–144.00	141.97
9	—	366	161.00–170.00	165.15
4	—	420	159.00–168.00	163.39
6	—	463	155.00–162.00	158.59

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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