Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $158.66/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$158.66

131 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$16.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	165.44	759	61
Medium and Large 2	454	154.31	700	51
Medium and Large 3	416	148.58	619	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.87/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 sale131 hd

158.66

—

FL average9 barns · 1,022 hd

152.97

+5.69

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	—	High	1,690	100.36	1,696	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	71.91	867	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	61.70	610	13

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	144.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.45/cwt	118.00–123.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	126.56/cwt	123.00–130.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	117.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.87/cwt	155.00–163.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.05/cwt	165.00–171.00	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.45/cwt	148.00–155.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	128.08/cwt	126.00–131.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	197.38/cwt	190.00–205.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	139.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	208.59/cwt	195.00–215.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	154.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	163.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	685	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	61.70/cwt	58.00–64.00	610	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	77.32/cwt	75.00–80.00	994	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	69.62/cwt	67.00–73.00	817	26
Bulls	—	—	1,943	109.32/cwt	106.00–112.00	2,124	2
Bulls	—	—	1,564	95.88/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	147.55/cwt	144.00–152.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	127.56/cwt	124.00–133.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	155.93/cwt	152.00–160.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.83/cwt	137.00–145.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	117.24/cwt	112.00–120.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	169.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	132.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	131.23/cwt	126.00–135.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	180.93/cwt	177.00–185.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	133.75/cwt	129.00–138.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.69/cwt	129.00–138.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	143.44/cwt	140.00–148.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	139.44/cwt	137.00–142.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	158.67/cwt	155.00–162.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	149.46/cwt	147.00–152.00	699	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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,110Last week 1,233Year ago 889

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 389Year ago 121

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	266	140.00–152.00	144.96
4	—	530	118.00–123.00	120.45
10	—	458	123.00–130.00	126.56
3	—	555	115.00–121.00	117.04
4	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.60
4	—	320	140.00–147.00	143.66
6	—	423	129.00–138.00	133.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	148.00–155.00	151.45
10	—	318	150.00–160.00	154.88
7	—	627	126.00–131.00	128.08
7	—	411	144.00–152.00	147.55
8	—	513	125.00–135.00	129.93
6	—	468	135.00–145.00	139.81
5	—	556	124.00–133.00	127.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	112.00–120.00	117.24
2	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.59
5	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.07
7	—	379	126.00–135.00	131.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	137.00–145.00	140.94
4	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	160.00–168.00	163.83
4	—	458	152.00–160.00	155.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	155.00–163.00	158.87
10	—	418	165.00–171.00	168.05
12	—	380	170.00–180.00	174.93
6	—	320	190.00–205.00	197.38
4	—	654	137.00–145.00	139.03
3	—	260	195.00–215.00	208.59
4	—	621	140.00–149.00	143.45
9	—	514	150.00–160.00	154.32
7	—	569	145.00–150.00	147.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	145.00–150.00	147.47
4	—	470	137.00–145.00	140.83
4	—	355	150.00–155.00	152.54
3	—	570	125.00–130.00	126.64
4	—	315	165.00–175.00	169.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	305	177.00–185.00	180.93
5	—	629	129.00–138.00	133.75
10	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.45
9	—	527	140.00–148.00	143.44
4	—	563	137.00–142.00	139.44
11	—	421	155.00–162.00	158.67
6	—	468	147.00–152.00	149.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	989	58.00–64.00	61.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,285	75.00–80.00	77.32
26	—	1,173	67.00–73.00	69.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	106.00–112.00	109.32
4	—	1,564	93.00–99.00	95.88

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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