Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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 $158.26/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$158.26

132 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$22.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.06

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	166.54	765	57
Medium and Large 2	435	157.43	685	45
Medium and Large 3	439	143.76	631	30

One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about $134 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 sale132 hd

158.26

—

FL average9 barns · 1,128 hd

151.20

+7.06

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	1,626	99.92	1,624	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	68.48	787	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	60.19	616	13

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	323	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.88/cwt	127.00–137.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.12/cwt	125.00–133.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	168.64/cwt	165.00–172.00	545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	165.92/cwt	162.00–170.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	144.70/cwt	140.00–155.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.86/cwt	127.00–135.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	186.46/cwt	175.00–195.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.48/cwt	146.00–155.00	719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	149.26/cwt	145.00–152.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.91/cwt	132.00–142.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	138.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	201.87/cwt	195.00–205.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	152.13/cwt	147.00–157.00	578	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	60.19/cwt	57.00–63.00	616	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	72.57/cwt	71.00–74.00	840	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	66.91/cwt	64.00–70.00	767	34
Bulls	—	—	1,778	102.36/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,820	3
Bulls	—	—	1,473	97.47/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	129.55/cwt	127.00–132.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.41/cwt	114.00–121.00	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	681	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	209.77/cwt	205.00–215.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	156.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	144.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	156.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	150.83/cwt	148.00–155.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	166.33/cwt	160.00–175.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	161.88/cwt	158.00–168.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.49/cwt	156.00–162.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	140.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	514	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	180.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	137.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	135.49/cwt	132.00–140.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	117.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	126.39/cwt	122.00–130.00	589	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	664	4

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,182Last week 1,110Year ago 919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 244Year ago 188

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
6	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.40
3	—	277	140.00–155.00	144.70
10	—	425	127.00–135.00	130.86
8	—	513	114.00–121.00	117.41
9	—	366	135.00–145.00	140.32
13	—	466	122.00–130.00	126.39
4	—	563	115.00–121.00	117.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	127.00–137.00	131.88
5	—	570	125.00–133.00	128.12
20	—	423	140.00–150.00	145.15
4	—	380	147.00–157.00	152.13
5	—	270	160.00–175.00	166.33
5	—	309	158.00–168.00	161.88
4	—	458	134.00–140.00	137.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.44
6	—	313	130.00–140.00	134.80
3	—	365	125.00–130.00	128.38
5	—	467	115.00–120.00	117.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	125.00–128.00	126.99
5	—	562	145.00–152.00	149.26
3	—	330	195.00–205.00	201.87
12	—	378	175.00–185.00	180.10
4	—	268	205.00–215.00	209.77
5	—	509	148.00–155.00	150.83
14	—	413	165.00–175.00	170.15
7	—	474	156.00–162.00	158.49
4	—	713	127.00–130.00	128.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	165.00–172.00	168.64
3	—	562	125.00–130.00	128.29
6	—	520	127.00–132.00	129.55
3	—	357	150.00–160.00	156.64
5	—	410	140.00–147.00	144.10
7	—	471	132.00–140.00	135.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	162.00–170.00	165.92
5	—	267	175.00–195.00	186.46
10	—	478	146.00–155.00	150.48
8	—	580	132.00–142.00	136.91
5	—	524	137.00–142.00	138.97
5	—	422	150.00–160.00	156.11
6	—	325	175.00–185.00	180.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,023	57.00–63.00	60.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,157	71.00–74.00	72.57
34	—	1,147	64.00–70.00	66.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	101.00–105.00	102.36
3	—	1,473	95.00–99.00	97.47

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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