Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.28/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$166.28

129 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$34.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	180.13	756	62
Medium and Large 2	460	157.88	727	43
Medium and Large 3	451	145.55	656	24

One grade step is worth $34.58/cwt here — about $100 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 sale129 hd

166.28

—

FL average9 barns · 1,080 hd

158.17

+8.11

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	1,402	85.85	1,204	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	68.48	784	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	59.04	582	9thin

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	—	—	1,422	91.04/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,295	3
Bulls	—	—	1,397	84.43/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,179	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	66.79/cwt	64.00–70.00	753	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	73.97/cwt	71.00–77.00	891	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	59.04/cwt	57.00–62.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	154.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	189.76/cwt	185.00–195.00	698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.61/cwt	148.00–155.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	218.98/cwt	212.00–227.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	173.06/cwt	165.00–180.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	212.44/cwt	205.00–220.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	164.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	179.56/cwt	175.00–184.00	727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	146.09/cwt	142.00–150.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	155.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	123.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	189.18/cwt	185.00–195.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	132.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.15/cwt	150.00–158.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	143.09/cwt	140.00–146.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	134.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	163.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	148.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	130.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	124.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	159.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	650	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.62/cwt	125.00–131.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.67/cwt	162.00–172.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	174.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	559	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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 1,210Year ago 965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 197Year ago 119

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	90.00–93.00	91.04
11	—	1,397	81.00–86.00	84.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,127	64.00–70.00	66.79
8	—	1,204	71.00–77.00	73.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	986	57.00–62.00	59.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	458	150.00–160.00	154.46
6	—	270	165.00–180.00	173.06
8	—	375	160.00–170.00	164.87
12	—	518	135.00–145.00	140.17
15	—	407	155.00–165.00	159.70
6	—	625	125.00–131.00	128.62
9	—	323	162.00–172.00	167.67
4	—	573	135.00–140.00	137.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	142.00–150.00	146.09
5	—	326	150.00–160.00	155.89
5	—	564	122.00–127.00	123.97
6	—	478	135.00–145.00	140.08
6	—	518	127.00–132.00	129.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	130.00–137.00	134.70
3	—	465	125.00–130.00	128.26
2	—	323	140.00–148.00	144.16
2	—	355	135.00–145.00	139.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	185.00–195.00	189.76
3	—	518	154.00–160.00	156.03
3	—	562	148.00–155.00	152.61
7	—	267	212.00–227.00	218.98
8	—	308	205.00–220.00	212.44
8	—	607	140.00–147.00	143.39
11	—	460	160.00–170.00	164.60
12	—	405	175.00–184.00	179.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	185.00–195.00	189.18
6	—	618	130.00–135.00	132.73
8	—	468	150.00–158.00	154.15
10	—	520	140.00–146.00	143.09
6	—	420	160.00–167.00	163.54
8	—	375	170.00–180.00	175.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	160.00–165.00	163.38
2	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.43
4	—	425	145.00–152.00	148.42
9	—	522	125.00–135.00	130.70
2	—	563	122.00–127.00	124.44
4	—	320	170.00–180.00	174.84

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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