Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

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 $178.00/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$178.00

132 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	184.57	755	83
Medium and Large 2	380	172.84	658	33
Medium and Large 3	415	154.57	641	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $115 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

178.00

—

FL average9 barns · 820 hd

158.64

+19.36

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	1,504	89.80	1,350	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	69.81	788	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	61.86	658	17

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1	—	510	134.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.45/cwt	128.00–135.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	153.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	149.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	189.19/cwt	185.00–195.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	158.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	179.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	743	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	154.24/cwt	151.00–158.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	170.14/cwt	165.00–175.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	162.81/cwt	160.00–165.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	195.54/cwt	190.00–205.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	165.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	213.83/cwt	207.00–220.00	665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	141.73/cwt	140.00–143.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.36/cwt	147.00–151.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	172.51/cwt	165.00–180.00	459	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.23/cwt	165.00–175.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.37/cwt	145.00–152.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	219.09/cwt	212.00–227.00	602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	194.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	12
Bulls	—	—	1,397	91.13/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,273	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,506	83.72/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,261	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	67.59/cwt	64.00–70.00	704	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	73.93/cwt	72.00–76.00	955	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	61.86/cwt	60.00–63.00	658	17

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 992Last week 683Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 240Year ago 325

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	132.00–137.00	134.52
8	—	568	128.00–135.00	131.45
10	—	410	150.00–158.00	153.95
12	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.48
15	—	266	165.00–180.00	172.51
8	—	320	165.00–175.00	170.23
8	—	468	145.00–152.00	148.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	258	150.00–160.00	154.85
6	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.62
6	—	358	145.00–155.00	149.90
6	—	423	140.00–147.00	143.60
10	—	463	135.00–142.00	138.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	135.00–140.00	138.29
4	—	325	140.00–150.00	145.08
4	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.40
4	—	465	120.00–130.00	124.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	185.00–195.00	189.19
3	—	462	155.00–160.00	158.25
4	—	518	142.00–150.00	145.86
5	—	276	190.00–205.00	195.54
8	—	358	170.00–180.00	175.10
8	—	413	160.00–170.00	165.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	413	175.00–185.00	179.85
9	—	518	151.00–158.00	154.24
10	—	463	165.00–175.00	170.14
11	—	311	207.00–220.00	213.83
4	—	615	140.00–143.00	141.73
5	—	560	147.00–151.00	149.36
12	—	275	212.00–227.00	219.09
12	—	370	190.00–200.00	194.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	140.00–147.00	143.39
5	—	421	150.00–155.00	151.97
7	—	381	160.00–165.00	162.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	89.00–95.00	91.13
2	—	1,818	100.00–102.00	101.02
5	—	1,506	82.00–86.00	83.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,042	64.00–70.00	67.59
21	—	1,292	72.00–76.00	73.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,064	60.00–63.00	61.86

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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