Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

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 $170.79/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$170.79

124 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$36.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	184.46	733	64
Medium and Large 2	446	160.26	714	41
Medium and Large 3	466	147.48	687	19thin

One grade step is worth $36.98/cwt here — about $45 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 sale124 hd

170.79

—

FL average9 barns · 1,077 hd

157.00

+13.79

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	1,570	97.71	1,534	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	69.55	827	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	62.19	599	13

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	188.48/cwt	185.00–195.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	165.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.58/cwt	136.00–145.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	151.61/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	176.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	152.92/cwt	150.00–156.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	179.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	152.25/cwt	147.00–155.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	215.41/cwt	207.00–225.00	577	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	163.33/cwt	160.00–167.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.83/cwt	137.00–145.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	160.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	186.56/cwt	180.00–190.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	147.18/cwt	145.00–150.00	521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	127.82/cwt	125.00–132.00	648	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	66.93/cwt	63.00–69.00	746	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	62.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	599	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	71.56/cwt	70.00–76.00	891	30
Bulls	—	—	1,633	101.68/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,660	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	95.07/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	176.24/cwt	167.00–185.00	499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	134.11/cwt	130.00–137.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	208.40/cwt	200.00–215.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	123.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	190.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	690	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.55/cwt	142.00–148.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	153.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	192.79/cwt	185.00–200.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	135.70/cwt	132.00–138.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	229.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	482	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 863Year ago 875

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 216Year ago 232

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	150.00–160.00	155.07
8	—	413	175.00–185.00	179.85
3	—	558	147.00–155.00	152.25
3	—	605	140.00–147.00	144.63
12	—	268	207.00–225.00	215.41
7	—	326	200.00–215.00	208.40
8	—	363	185.00–195.00	190.17
12	—	458	160.00–170.00	165.08
3	—	210	220.00–235.00	229.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	185.00–195.00	188.48
7	—	423	160.00–170.00	165.95
3	—	620	124.00–130.00	128.06
6	—	570	136.00–145.00	140.58
4	—	463	150.00–156.00	152.92
4	—	370	170.00–180.00	174.73
8	—	528	140.00–147.00	143.58
6	—	260	185.00–200.00	192.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	145.00–155.00	151.61
3	—	335	170.00–180.00	176.77
2	—	368	160.00–167.00	163.33
2	—	470	137.00–145.00	140.83
4	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.54
5	—	526	132.00–138.00	135.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	155.00–160.00	157.56
7	—	354	145.00–150.00	147.18
3	—	512	120.00–125.00	123.26
3	—	463	135.00–140.00	136.62
4	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	361	155.00–165.00	160.69
3	—	218	180.00–190.00	186.56
12	—	315	170.00–180.00	175.08
12	—	283	167.00–185.00	176.24
5	—	511	130.00–135.00	131.98
5	—	471	142.00–148.00	145.55
5	—	424	150.00–160.00	153.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–130.00	125.16
5	—	373	130.00–137.00	134.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	125.00–132.00	127.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,115	63.00–69.00	66.93
30	—	1,245	70.00–76.00	71.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	963	60.00–65.00	62.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	100.00–103.00	101.68
3	—	1,528	92.00–97.00	95.07

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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