Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

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 $155.01/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$155.01

84 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$27.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	164.89	731	29
Medium and Large 2	405	160.08	648	30
Medium and Large 3	475	137.45	653	25

One grade step is worth $27.44/cwt here — about $78 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 sale84 hd

155.01

—

FL average9 barns · 733 hd

150.19

+4.82

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	1,498	88.89	1,331	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	62.06	787	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	55.69	653	3thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	358	149.40/cwt	148.00–152.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	174.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	178.64/cwt	175.00–182.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	151.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	164.92/cwt	162.00–168.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	141.47/cwt	138.00–145.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	180.13/cwt	175.00–185.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	131.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	153.61/cwt	152.00–157.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	128.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	138.60/cwt	137.00–140.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	164.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	192.16/cwt	187.00–195.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	150.40/cwt	149.00–153.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.57/cwt	132.00–139.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	121.75/cwt	116.00–125.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	131.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	668	6
Bulls	—	—	1,375	81.80/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,555	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	60.21/cwt	58.00–63.00	713	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	65.14/cwt	64.00–68.00	917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	55.69/cwt	55.00–57.00	653	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,485Last week 1,392Year ago 1,012

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 326Year ago 100

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
3	—	358	148.00–152.00	149.40
9	—	418	137.00–140.00	138.60
3	—	583	125.00–127.00	125.65
4	—	606	116.00–125.00	121.75
6	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.43
6	—	318	150.00–157.00	153.58
6	—	520	127.00–130.00	128.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.44
3	—	325	140.00–147.00	144.59
4	—	470	120.00–128.00	123.91
6	—	368	132.00–139.00	135.57
11	—	414	128.00–135.00	131.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.43
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	170.00–180.00	174.17
4	—	606	130.00–135.00	133.71
6	—	473	160.00–170.00	164.92
8	—	415	165.00–175.00	169.88
3	—	310	187.00–195.00	192.16
3	—	513	149.00–153.00	150.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	175.00–182.00	178.64
5	—	468	147.00–155.00	151.72
6	—	375	162.00–168.00	164.92
6	—	505	138.00–145.00	141.47
4	—	283	175.00–185.00	180.13
5	—	419	150.00–160.00	154.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.47
8	—	520	128.00–135.00	131.40
3	—	378	152.00–157.00	153.61
3	—	563	124.00–130.00	128.05
5	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	80.00–84.00	81.80
2	—	1,620	95.00–97.00	95.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,184	58.00–63.00	60.21
3	—	1,407	64.00–68.00	65.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	55.00–57.00	55.69

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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