Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.42/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$162.42

122 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$14.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	164.37	766	57
Medium and Large 2	396	163.83	648	51
Medium and Large 3	413	149.40	617	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about $148 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 sale122 hd

162.42

—

FL average9 barns · 806 hd

147.87

+14.56

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	1,597	79.85	1,275	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	60.30	725	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	55.19	596	7thin

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	—	270	165.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	159.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	138.87/cwt	135.00–142.00	446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	168.45/cwt	165.00–172.00	623	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	160.08/cwt	157.00–162.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	195.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	179.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.52/cwt	145.00–154.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	144.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.46/cwt	158.00–168.00	773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	137.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	149.13/cwt	147.00–152.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	149.58/cwt	147.00–152.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.10/cwt	128.00–134.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	172.21/cwt	167.00–177.00	713	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	178.60/cwt	170.00–185.00	502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	149.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	143.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	157.59/cwt	152.00–162.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	156.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	141.52/cwt	137.00–145.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	667	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.59/cwt	130.00–138.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	129.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	133.64/cwt	131.00–139.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	6
Bulls	—	—	1,838	83.23/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	76.46/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	59.04/cwt	57.00–61.00	714	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	63.23/cwt	62.00–65.00	751	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	55.19/cwt	54.00–57.00	596	7

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 1,437Year ago 1,215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 142Year ago 166

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	160.00–170.00	165.37
7	—	319	155.00–165.00	159.17
5	—	366	147.00–152.00	149.13
11	—	408	140.00–148.00	143.56
17	—	478	135.00–145.00	139.58
9	—	529	130.00–138.00	133.59
6	—	563	125.00–135.00	129.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	120.00–125.00	121.66
8	—	418	130.00–137.00	133.65
4	—	325	147.00–152.00	149.58
4	—	465	128.00–134.00	131.10
4	—	275	145.00–155.00	149.73
9	—	368	137.00–145.00	141.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	130.00–135.00	131.93
7	—	321	135.00–142.00	138.87
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	165.00–172.00	168.45
5	—	428	157.00–162.00	160.08
8	—	313	175.00–185.00	179.80
11	—	521	140.00–150.00	144.40
9	—	281	170.00–185.00	178.60
6	—	473	145.00–155.00	149.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	137.00–140.00	137.98
4	—	263	190.00–200.00	195.24
6	—	568	145.00–154.00	149.52
13	—	473	158.00–168.00	163.46
6	—	378	175.00–180.00	177.45
15	—	414	167.00–177.00	172.21
7	—	511	152.00–162.00	157.59
3	—	672	131.00–139.00	133.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	130.00–135.00	133.28
4	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.42
4	—	468	135.00–141.00	137.92
3	—	363	150.00–160.00	156.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	81.00–85.00	83.23
2	—	1,355	75.00–78.00	76.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,209	57.00–61.00	59.04
6	—	1,188	62.00–65.00	63.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,080	54.00–57.00	55.19

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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