Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.95/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$166.95

148 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$24.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	174.73	750	88
Medium and Large 2	448	158.86	711	38
Medium and Large 3	436	149.81	653	22

One grade step is worth $24.91/cwt here — about $96 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 sale148 hd

166.95

—

FL average9 barns · 1,451 hd

158.11

+8.84

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	1,632	95.64	1,561	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	73.42	775	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	61.94	675	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,758	94.82/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	100.29/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,740	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	69.21/cwt	66.00–72.00	741	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	77.20/cwt	75.00–80.00	806	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	61.94/cwt	61.00–64.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	142.42/cwt	138.00–148.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.95/cwt	147.00–153.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	214.26/cwt	205.00–225.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	692	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	204.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	676	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	157.12/cwt	152.00–162.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	185.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	175.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	161.92/cwt	157.00–167.00	742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	153.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	144.55/cwt	141.00–148.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	153.05/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	189.69/cwt	185.00–195.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	170.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	161.07/cwt	157.00–165.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	142.67/cwt	139.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	124.53/cwt	120.00–128.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	152.25/cwt	147.00–155.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	130.30/cwt	127.00–132.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	171.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	169.56/cwt	165.00–175.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	172.14/cwt	165.00–180.00	453	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	160.29/cwt	155.00–165.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	143.80/cwt	140.00–148.00	657	15

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 815Last week 1,182Year ago 875

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 314Year ago 205

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	93.00–97.00	94.82
2	—	1,735	98.00–102.00	100.29
1	—	1,175	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,070	66.00–72.00	69.21
10	—	1,044	75.00–80.00	77.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	61.00–64.00	61.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	138.00–148.00	142.42
8	—	575	147.00–153.00	149.95
9	—	264	205.00–225.00	214.26
10	—	330	200.00–210.00	204.85
10	—	513	152.00–162.00	157.12
13	—	362	180.00–190.00	185.21
14	—	410	170.00–180.00	175.12
18	—	458	157.00–167.00	161.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	141.00–148.00	144.55
4	—	570	135.00–142.00	138.38
4	—	620	127.00–130.00	129.23
5	—	467	150.00–155.00	153.05
6	—	320	185.00–195.00	189.69
7	—	364	165.00–175.00	170.88
8	—	418	157.00–165.00	161.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	147.00–155.00	152.25
3	—	472	140.00–145.00	141.61
3	—	555	127.00–132.00	130.30
4	—	385	155.00–160.00	157.53
4	—	528	132.00–137.00	134.44
5	—	319	165.00–175.00	171.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	513	130.00–140.00	134.88
6	—	413	150.00–160.00	155.15
7	—	567	130.00–138.00	134.68
9	—	327	165.00–175.00	169.56
10	—	263	165.00–180.00	172.14
11	—	366	155.00–165.00	160.29
15	—	457	140.00–148.00	143.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	410	135.00–145.00	140.12
3	—	567	115.00–120.00	118.35
4	—	480	130.00–137.00	133.54
4	—	515	117.00–125.00	121.04
5	—	319	150.00–160.00	153.89
5	—	368	140.00–150.00	143.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	139.00–145.00	142.67
7	—	469	120.00–128.00	124.53

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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