Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

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 mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.96/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$160.96

106 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$13.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	167.05	791	50
Medium and Large 2	445	157.57	701	28
Medium and Large 3	400	153.47	614	28

One grade step is worth $13.58/cwt here — about $177 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 sale106 hd

160.96

—

FL average9 barns · 967 hd

154.95

+6.01

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	1,592	90.84	1,446	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	66.73	776	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	59.58	617	19

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	360	153.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	162.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	147.96/cwt	145.00–152.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.54/cwt	130.00–136.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	140.54/cwt	137.00–144.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	130.26/cwt	127.00–135.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	184.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	174.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	199.84/cwt	195.00–205.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	186.80/cwt	182.00–192.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	170.40/cwt	165.00–175.00	552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	146.05/cwt	142.00–150.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	140.03/cwt	138.00–141.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.87/cwt	130.00–139.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.07/cwt	132.00–140.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	160.90/cwt	157.00–165.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	148.23/cwt	145.00–155.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	150.96/cwt	147.00–156.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	175.93/cwt	172.00–180.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	148.65/cwt	145.00–155.00	407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.85/cwt	147.00–155.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	426	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	89.02/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,351	8
Bulls	—	—	1,790	95.69/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	73.94/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,080	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	59.58/cwt	58.00–62.00	617	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	66.10/cwt	64.00–70.00	752	23

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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 1,009Year ago 694

Slaughter CattleReceipts 353Last week 392Year ago 184

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
4	—	360	150.00–157.00	153.40
5	—	466	140.00–145.00	142.04
9	—	319	160.00–167.00	162.98
7	—	416	145.00–152.00	147.96
9	—	522	130.00–139.00	133.87
6	—	570	127.00–135.00	130.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	130.00–135.00	131.62
2	—	405	125.00–130.00	127.47
4	—	310	135.00–140.00	137.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	130.00–136.00	133.54
6	—	418	132.00–140.00	136.07
3	—	315	145.00–155.00	148.23
6	—	368	140.00–147.00	143.33
5	—	274	145.00–155.00	148.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	137.00–144.00	140.54
7	—	467	160.00–170.00	164.13
4	—	320	195.00–205.00	199.84
10	—	370	182.00–192.00	186.80
8	—	515	155.00–165.00	159.85
9	—	556	147.00–156.00	150.96
6	—	433	172.00–180.00	175.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	140.00–150.00	144.90
2	—	323	180.00–190.00	184.81
5	—	356	170.00–180.00	174.10
3	—	572	138.00–141.00	140.03
6	—	415	157.00–165.00	160.90
8	—	468	147.00–155.00	150.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	127.00–135.00	130.26
9	—	324	165.00–175.00	170.40
4	—	415	142.00–150.00	146.05
6	—	365	160.00–165.00	162.40
4	—	463	135.00–142.00	138.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,518	87.00–91.00	89.02
3	—	1,790	94.00–98.00	95.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	73.00–75.00	73.94
23	—	1,137	64.00–70.00	66.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,036	58.00–62.00	59.58

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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