Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.85/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$141.85

250 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	424	143.07	606	77
Medium and Large 1	480	143.00	686	140
Medium and Large 3	419	134.12	563	33

One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about $44 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 sale250 hd

141.85

—

FL average8 barns · 882 hd

140.14

+1.71

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	1,461	76.03	1,111	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	60.00	814	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	55.32	623	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	891	36.05	321	12

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

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 3	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	128.18/cwt	123.00–132.00	414	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	124.57/cwt	120.00–132.00	353	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	122.39/cwt	118.00–126.00	516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.45/cwt	114.00–120.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	105.56/cwt	102.00–109.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.38/cwt	115.00–118.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	133.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	508	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	131.59/cwt	127.00–137.00	561	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	127.10/cwt	123.00–133.00	609	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	137.64/cwt	134.00–143.00	451	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	143.35/cwt	137.00–150.00	390	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.17/cwt	119.00–129.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.53/cwt	113.00–121.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	142.43/cwt	135.00–150.00	320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	108.21/cwt	105.00–111.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	182	146.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	160.08/cwt	157.00–165.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.26/cwt	135.00–144.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	119.29/cwt	116.00–122.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	147.66/cwt	147.00–149.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	186.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	107.90/cwt	104.00–112.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	40.79/cwt	40.00–42.00	404	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	30.16/cwt	28.00–32.00	235	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	36.00/cwt	35.00–37.00	315	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	62.66/cwt	61.00–64.00	871	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	776	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	686	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	51.02/cwt	49.00–53.00	538	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	55.59/cwt	54.00–58.00	615	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	60.76/cwt	59.00–63.00	755	12
Bulls	—	—	1,498	76.42/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,145	9
Bulls	—	—	1,346	71.95/cwt	70.00–74.00	968	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	82.40/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	136.73/cwt	133.00–142.00	520	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	105.39/cwt	104.00–108.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	160.90/cwt	157.00–165.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	111.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	155.64/cwt	155.00–157.00	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.67/cwt	137.00–146.00	602	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	148.13/cwt	145.00–152.00	554	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	655	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	170.94/cwt	167.00–175.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.14/cwt	126.00–133.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	121.46/cwt	118.00–123.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	168.99/cwt	167.00–170.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	665	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	135.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.74/cwt	147.00–157.00	648	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.71/cwt	128.00–135.00	748	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	157.73/cwt	154.00–163.00	595	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.65/cwt	124.00–133.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	184.71/cwt	182.00–187.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	120.30/cwt	118.00–122.00	377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	114.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	109.44/cwt	107.00–112.00	476	2

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 (Wed)

Wed Nov 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,446Last week 893Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 347Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	111.00	111.00
1	—	240	117.00	117.00
6	—	313	118.00–122.00	120.30
5	—	376	110.00–118.00	114.48
2	—	558	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	435	107.00–112.00	109.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	323	123.00–132.00	128.18
12	—	283	120.00–132.00	124.57
11	—	422	118.00–126.00	122.39
11	—	376	120.00–129.00	124.46
6	—	477	114.00–120.00	117.45
5	—	576	102.00–109.00	105.56
5	—	513	115.00–118.00	116.38
4	—	245	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	380	130.00–140.00	133.65
30	—	426	127.00–137.00	131.59
24	—	479	123.00–133.00	127.10
17	—	328	134.00–143.00	137.64
14	—	272	137.00–150.00	143.35
12	—	523	119.00–129.00	124.17
5	—	565	113.00–121.00	118.53
5	—	225	135.00–150.00	142.43
4	—	616	105.00–111.00	108.21
3	—	182	140.00–155.00	146.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	157.00–165.00	160.08
2	—	515	115.00–119.00	116.96
2	—	360	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	135.00–144.00	140.26
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	230	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	116.00–122.00	119.29
3	—	443	147.00–149.00	147.66
3	—	265	180.00–190.00	186.42
2	—	625	104.00–112.00	107.90
2	—	540	130.00–133.00	131.49
2	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.42
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	133.00–142.00	136.73
5	—	638	104.00–108.00	105.39
5	—	329	157.00–165.00	160.90
4	—	539	110.00–116.00	111.45
3	—	230	155.00–157.00	155.64
2	—	420	131.00–135.00	132.95
2	—	283	150.00–152.00	150.99
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	425	137.00–146.00	141.67
13	—	374	145.00–152.00	148.13
10	—	528	120.00–128.00	124.04
8	—	329	167.00–175.00	170.94
5	—	468	126.00–133.00	131.14
4	—	566	118.00–123.00	121.46
3	—	267	167.00–170.00	168.99
2	—	635	114.00–118.00	115.97
2	—	213	175.00–177.00	175.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	475	135.00–145.00	139.92
29	—	521	130.00–140.00	135.80
24	—	430	147.00–157.00	150.74
17	—	577	128.00–135.00	129.71
17	—	377	154.00–163.00	157.73
10	—	618	124.00–133.00	129.65
4	—	313	182.00–187.00	184.71
2	—	240	180.00–185.00	182.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	40.00–42.00	40.79
4	—	778	28.00–32.00	30.16
3	—	875	35.00–37.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	61.00–64.00	62.66
1	—	1,315	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,295	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,055	49.00–53.00	51.02
13	—	1,106	54.00–58.00	55.59
12	—	1,243	59.00–63.00	60.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,498	75.00–79.00	76.42
4	—	1,346	70.00–74.00	71.95
2	—	1,523	81.00–84.00	82.40

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