Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.12/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$176.12

94 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$48.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	377	188.10	710	53
Medium and Large 2	422	165.69	699	33
Medium and Large 3	500	139.80	699	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.30/cwt here — about $10 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 sale94 hd

176.12

—

FL average8 barns · 704 hd

166.24

+9.88

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	1,565	87.80	1,374	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	61.81	778	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	53.66	584	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.85/cwt	157.00–165.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	149.39/cwt	148.00–152.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	153.79/cwt	153.00–155.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.73/cwt	121.00–130.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	227.26/cwt	220.00–235.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	211.77/cwt	205.00–220.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	150.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.87/cwt	165.00–171.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	208.71/cwt	200.00–217.00	643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	184.22/cwt	179.00–188.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	169.41/cwt	167.00–172.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	135.94/cwt	132.00–140.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	190.15/cwt	185.00–195.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	187.63/cwt	180.00–195.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	173.21/cwt	168.00–178.00	734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	152.43/cwt	147.00–155.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	151.25/cwt	147.00–155.00	484	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	53.66/cwt	52.00–56.00	584	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	61.81/cwt	59.00–64.00	778	7
Bulls	—	—	1,383	80.72/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,116	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	88.19/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.36/cwt	140.00–147.00	523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	120.39/cwt	117.00–122.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.46/cwt	127.00–134.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	162.69/cwt	160.00–167.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	136.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	165.35/cwt	157.00–170.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	134.62/cwt	132.00–137.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	141.36/cwt	137.00–145.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.83/cwt	142.00–155.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	143.77/cwt	142.00–145.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	149.53/cwt	146.00–152.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	6

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,487Last week 1,224Year ago 1,932

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 167Year ago 239

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	157.00–165.00	160.85
3	—	562	148.00–152.00	149.39
5	—	536	153.00–155.00	153.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	121.00–130.00	125.73
3	—	560	130.00–133.00	132.02
5	—	317	160.00–167.00	162.69
3	—	512	130.00–140.00	136.58
3	—	270	157.00–170.00	165.35
8	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.47
9	—	464	137.00–145.00	141.36
6	—	428	140.00–150.00	145.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	120.00–125.00	122.53
3	—	467	117.00–122.00	120.39
2	—	315	132.00–137.00	134.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	147.00–155.00	151.25
6	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.36
4	—	485	127.00–134.00	130.46
3	—	425	130.00–138.00	132.54
3	—	270	142.00–155.00	150.83
3	—	518	120.00–127.00	122.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	233	220.00–235.00	227.26
7	—	266	205.00–220.00	211.77
10	—	470	165.00–171.00	167.87
10	—	308	200.00–217.00	208.71
5	—	367	179.00–188.00	184.22
13	—	424	168.00–178.00	173.21
4	—	518	155.00–165.00	159.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	145.00–155.00	150.24
2	—	590	137.00	137.00
2	—	478	132.00–140.00	135.94
2	—	513	135.00–137.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	167.00–172.00	169.41
6	—	330	185.00–195.00	190.15
4	—	285	180.00–195.00	187.63
6	—	425	160.00–165.00	162.47
3	—	467	147.00–155.00	152.43
5	—	560	142.00–145.00	143.77
5	—	515	146.00–152.00	149.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	52.00–56.00	53.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	59.00–64.00	61.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	80.00–82.00	80.72
2	—	1,760	95.00–100.00	97.47
5	—	1,596	87.00–89.00	88.19

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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