Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.37/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$175.37

133 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$26.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	182.22	776	78
Medium and Large 2	392	170.95	670	36
Medium and Large 3	419	155.61	652	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.61/cwt here — about $124 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 sale133 hd

175.37

—

FL average3 barns · 224 hd

172.56

+2.80

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	1,547	90.37	1,398	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	59.99	744	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	54.43	547	10

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	—	557	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.63/cwt	121.00–128.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	154.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	169.55/cwt	160.00–180.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	146.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	187.38/cwt	185.00–190.00	600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	164.39/cwt	160.00–169.00	868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	190.14/cwt	185.00–195.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	229.67/cwt	220.00–240.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	160.05/cwt	156.00–164.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	207.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.70/cwt	135.00–142.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	190.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	175.91/cwt	172.00–180.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	169.81/cwt	165.00–175.00	795	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	200.19/cwt	195.00–205.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	161.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.70/cwt	140.00–147.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	144.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	153.82/cwt	150.00–157.00	940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	139.24/cwt	137.00–142.00	707	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	168.36/cwt	164.00–174.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	167.90/cwt	165.00–170.00	704	7
Bulls	—	—	1,377	87.37/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	93.36/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	58.28/cwt	56.00–60.00	710	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	63.40/cwt	62.00–65.00	815	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.43/cwt	52.00–57.00	547	10

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,224Last week 1,001Year ago 1,193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 299Year ago 441

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	135.00–140.00	138.35
3	—	615	121.00–128.00	125.63
6	—	278	160.00–180.00	169.55
4	—	468	145.00–154.00	149.62
11	—	430	150.00–160.00	155.40
11	—	508	137.00–142.00	139.24
12	—	363	155.00–165.00	159.83
7	—	329	164.00–174.00	168.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	140.00–150.00	144.80
8	—	313	150.00–160.00	154.80
3	—	267	140.00–150.00	146.75
3	—	477	135.00–142.00	139.70
5	—	536	125.00–130.00	126.98
5	—	425	140.00–147.00	142.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	185.00–190.00	187.38
6	—	458	150.00–160.00	154.92
4	—	273	185.00–195.00	190.14
8	—	355	170.00–180.00	174.93
5	—	514	150.00–155.00	153.04
7	—	419	165.00–170.00	167.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	160.00–169.00	164.39
10	—	420	175.00–185.00	180.18
6	—	228	220.00–240.00	229.67
6	—	558	156.00–164.00	160.05
8	—	278	200.00–215.00	207.30
7	—	359	185.00–195.00	190.82
14	—	468	165.00–175.00	169.81
10	—	328	195.00–205.00	200.19
9	—	611	150.00–157.00	153.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.40
4	—	318	172.00–180.00	175.91
3	—	377	160.00–165.00	161.64
5	—	464	140.00–148.00	144.66
3	—	522	135.00–140.00	138.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	84.00–89.00	87.37
3	—	1,717	93.00–94.00	93.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,218	56.00–60.00	58.28
5	—	1,286	62.00–65.00	63.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,005	52.00–57.00	54.43

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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