Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

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 $165.08/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$165.08

70 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$17.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.96

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	171.55	697	30
Medium and Large 2	391	163.18	638	27
Medium and Large 3	385	154.10	594	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $103 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 sale70 hd

165.08

—

FL average9 barns · 769 hd

155.12

+9.96

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	1,533	85.88	1,316	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	64.00	741	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	54.66	598	8thin

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	—	509	133.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	144.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	151.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	164.62/cwt	163.00–168.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.29/cwt	138.00–145.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	180.87/cwt	175.00–190.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	181.08/cwt	177.00–187.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	167.12/cwt	165.00–170.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	193.39/cwt	190.00–197.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	156.76/cwt	155.00–160.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	139.73/cwt	137.00–145.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	169.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	167.28/cwt	155.00–175.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	157.70/cwt	155.00–162.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	135.05/cwt	132.00–137.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	161.42/cwt	157.00–165.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	154.94/cwt	151.00–159.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	147.42/cwt	140.00–152.00	386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	127.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	85.05/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,123	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	95.43/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,870	2
Bulls	—	—	1,318	77.16/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,017	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	62.90/cwt	61.00–65.00	677	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	66.83/cwt	66.00–69.00	912	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	54.66/cwt	52.00–56.00	598	8

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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 1,392Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 209Year ago 94

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
5	—	509	130.00–136.00	133.64
5	—	259	155.00–175.00	167.28
5	—	322	155.00–162.00	157.70
5	—	467	132.00–137.00	135.05
3	—	558	124.00–130.00	127.94
4	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.38
4	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	125.00–127.00	125.98
3	—	377	125.00–130.00	126.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	135.00–143.00	138.95
3	—	318	140.00–147.00	144.54
3	—	478	127.00–130.00	128.99
4	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.40
5	—	262	140.00–152.00	147.42
7	—	519	120.00–127.00	123.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	150.00–155.00	151.95
6	—	423	150.00–157.00	153.60
3	—	385	163.00–168.00	164.62
3	—	510	138.00–145.00	140.29
5	—	281	175.00–190.00	180.87
5	—	319	177.00–187.00	181.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	165.00–170.00	167.12
6	—	320	190.00–197.00	193.39
7	—	465	157.00–165.00	161.42
8	—	363	170.00–180.00	175.10
4	—	508	151.00–159.00	154.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	155.00–160.00	156.76
3	—	425	140.00–147.00	144.72
3	—	455	137.00–145.00	139.73
4	—	315	165.00–175.00	169.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	84.00–86.00	85.05
2	—	1,960	94.00–97.00	95.43
2	—	1,318	75.00–79.00	77.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,077	61.00–65.00	62.90
7	—	1,365	66.00–69.00	66.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	52.00–56.00	54.66

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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