Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

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 steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.00/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$142.00

155 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$13.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	145.20	687	111
Medium and Large 2	466	134.48	627	35
Medium and Large 3	392	131.88	518	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.32/cwt here — about $169 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 sale155 hd

142.00

—

FL average9 barns · 1,174 hd

144.10

−2.10

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	1,443	95.35	1,376	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	67.66	787	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	58.06	579	9thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	469	134.60/cwt	132.00–138.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.53/cwt	134.00–143.00	984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	147.93/cwt	145.00–151.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	141.41/cwt	137.00–145.00	956	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.58/cwt	126.00–134.00	807	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	167.31/cwt	162.00–172.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	159.64/cwt	154.00–164.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.79/cwt	142.00–152.00	671	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	189.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	180.40/cwt	175.00–185.00	785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.96/cwt	146.00–156.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	129.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	723	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	170.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	439	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	158.95/cwt	157.00–161.00	744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	58.06/cwt	57.00–59.00	579	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	72.90/cwt	70.00–74.00	945	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	65.85/cwt	64.00–69.00	736	29
Bulls	—	—	1,400	89.82/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,257	3
Bulls	—	—	1,476	99.50/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	153.09/cwt	150.00–157.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.09/cwt	137.00–147.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	172.39/cwt	167.00–175.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	213.34/cwt	205.00–225.00	580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	189.27/cwt	185.00–195.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	160.45/cwt	155.00–165.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	129.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.56/cwt	137.00–144.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	206.55/cwt	200.00–215.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	163.62/cwt	160.00–167.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	165.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	695	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.91/cwt	152.00–162.00	672	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	173.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	127.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	156.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	493	3

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,210Last week 815Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 81Year ago 106

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	132.00–138.00	134.60
6	—	433	137.00–147.00	142.09
8	—	528	120.00–128.00	123.91
6	—	573	117.00–120.00	118.48
5	—	367	145.00–150.00	148.07
3	—	315	150.00–160.00	156.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	618	126.00–134.00	130.58
6	—	320	162.00–172.00	167.31
17	—	457	142.00–152.00	146.79
19	—	557	125.00–135.00	129.80
8	—	258	165.00–175.00	170.15
9	—	357	155.00–165.00	160.45
18	—	520	130.00–140.00	135.14
18	—	428	152.00–162.00	156.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	125.00–132.00	129.24
4	—	363	130.00–140.00	135.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	142.00–147.00	144.56
4	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.59
6	—	425	160.00–167.00	163.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	157.00–161.00	158.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	710	134.00–143.00	138.53
16	—	676	137.00–145.00	141.41
7	—	516	154.00–164.00	159.64
10	—	611	140.00–145.00	142.76
11	—	435	175.00–185.00	180.40
4	—	580	146.00–156.00	150.96
10	—	468	160.00–170.00	165.08
9	—	272	205.00–225.00	213.34
9	—	364	185.00–195.00	189.27
9	—	321	200.00–215.00	206.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	145.00–151.00	147.93
4	—	313	185.00–195.00	189.80
7	—	461	150.00–157.00	153.09
4	—	565	137.00–144.00	140.56
13	—	421	160.00–170.00	165.18
3	—	363	170.00–180.00	173.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	167.00–175.00	172.39
4	—	418	150.00–157.00	153.44
6	—	363	155.00–165.00	159.83
5	—	456	140.00–145.00	141.97
3	—	580	125.00–132.00	127.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	998	57.00–59.00	58.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,296	70.00–74.00	72.90
29	—	1,117	64.00–69.00	65.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	88.00–91.00	89.82
4	—	1,476	98.00–102.00	99.50

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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