Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.06/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$161.06

109 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$31.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	174.77	728	37
Medium and Large 2	379	166.16	629	33
Medium and Large 3	439	143.73	631	39

One grade step is worth $31.04/cwt here — about $97 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 sale109 hd

161.06

—

FL average9 barns · 748 hd

151.77

+9.29

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	1,501	86.82	1,303	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	60.69	706	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	55.30	643	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	513	138.90/cwt	135.00–143.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	133.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	141.57/cwt	137.00–146.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.09/cwt	132.00–138.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	193.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	149.63/cwt	147.00–151.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	181.65/cwt	177.00–185.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	144.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	144.06/cwt	142.00–148.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	175.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	140.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	169.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	156.08/cwt	152.00–160.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	143.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.57/cwt	126.00–131.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	145.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	389	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.35/cwt	152.00–161.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	160.91/cwt	157.00–165.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	145.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	165.89/cwt	160.00–172.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.87/cwt	147.00–155.00	475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	176.13/cwt	170.00–185.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	156.79/cwt	135.00–175.00	505	8
Bulls	—	—	1,424	88.73/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,264	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,374	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	60.69/cwt	59.00–65.00	706	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	55.30/cwt	54.00–60.00	643	5

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,437Last week 1,005Year ago 961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 353Year ago 226

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	135.00–143.00	138.90
5	—	559	130.00–140.00	133.94
6	—	358	150.00–155.00	152.45
8	—	458	137.00–146.00	141.57
6	—	333	157.00–165.00	160.91
12	—	408	142.00–150.00	145.93
6	—	270	160.00–172.00	165.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	132.00–138.00	136.09
7	—	381	140.00–148.00	143.33
4	—	520	126.00–131.00	128.57
5	—	267	140.00–155.00	145.73
6	—	463	127.00–132.00	129.43
10	—	315	147.00–155.00	150.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.45
5	—	466	120.00–125.00	123.03
7	—	321	135.00–145.00	140.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.47
5	—	325	177.00–185.00	181.65
3	—	518	142.00–148.00	144.06
8	—	363	165.00–175.00	169.83
10	—	413	155.00–165.00	159.85
5	—	269	170.00–185.00	176.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	130.00–137.00	133.59
8	—	458	135.00–145.00	139.97
7	—	427	140.00–150.00	144.11
4	—	383	152.00–160.00	156.08
4	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.44
8	—	322	135.00–175.00	156.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	190.00–200.00	193.23
3	—	558	147.00–151.00	149.63
11	—	416	170.00–180.00	175.63
12	—	358	180.00–190.00	185.10
4	—	465	160.00–170.00	164.89
4	—	518	152.00–161.00	156.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	86.00–92.00	88.73
2	—	1,655	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,163	59.00–65.00	60.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,163	54.00–60.00	55.30

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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