Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 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 $157.59/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$157.59

99 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$27.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	161.47	783	62
Medium and Large 2	394	154.37	609	31
Medium and Large 3	418	134.11	560	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.36/cwt here — about $223 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 sale99 hd

157.59

—

FL average8 barns · 598 hd

148.54

+9.05

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	—	Low	1,646	83.27	1,371	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	61.66	705	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	54.04	539	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	318	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	122.62/cwt	120.00–128.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.21/cwt	143.00–151.00	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.31/cwt	130.00–139.00	568	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	206.10/cwt	195.00–210.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	165.34/cwt	161.00–169.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	146.19/cwt	143.00–151.00	472	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	138.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	180.09/cwt	175.00–185.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	137.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	154.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	143.62/cwt	137.00–147.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.57/cwt	145.00–154.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	134.01/cwt	131.00–137.00	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	129.96/cwt	127.00–132.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	142.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	170.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	153.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	130.94/cwt	127.00–133.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	138.77/cwt	135.00–142.00	501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.40/cwt	136.00–145.00	660	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	148.10/cwt	140.00–157.00	390	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	151.56/cwt	147.00–160.00	555	8
Bulls	—	—	1,584	78.42/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,242	6
Bulls	—	—	1,631	84.80/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,383	7
Bulls	—	—	1,885	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,743	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	61.66/cwt	60.00–67.00	705	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	54.04/cwt	51.00–58.00	539	4

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,298Last week 1,021Year ago 998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 139Year ago 111

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 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	—	318	155.00–160.00	157.36
8	—	513	130.00–137.00	133.45
4	—	413	140.00–146.00	142.91
5	—	560	130.00–135.00	132.05
12	—	470	136.00–145.00	140.40
8	—	366	147.00–160.00	151.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	120.00–128.00	122.62
4	—	368	125.00–130.00	127.55
4	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	143.00–151.00	146.21
12	—	423	130.00–139.00	134.31
5	—	466	127.00–132.00	129.96
4	—	528	120.00–128.00	123.91
9	—	361	135.00–142.00	138.77
10	—	263	140.00–157.00	148.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	195.00–210.00	206.10
9	—	461	161.00–169.00	165.34
6	—	613	135.00–145.00	138.16
8	—	676	131.00–137.00	134.01
9	—	567	145.00–155.00	149.31
15	—	412	165.00–175.00	170.18
5	—	514	150.00–160.00	153.93
6	—	313	187.00–190.00	188.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	143.00–151.00	146.19
4	—	285	175.00–185.00	180.09
13	—	416	150.00–160.00	154.82
3	—	508	137.00–147.00	143.62
4	—	473	145.00–154.00	149.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	135.00–142.00	137.28
3	—	518	127.00–133.00	130.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,584	77.00–80.00	78.42
7	—	1,631	82.00–87.00	84.80
2	—	1,885	90.00–95.00	92.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	60.00–67.00	61.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	51.00–58.00	54.04

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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