Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.20/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$147.20

77 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$29.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	158.21	630	39
Medium and Large 2	411	138.42	569	28
Medium and Large 3	396	128.83	510	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.38/cwt here — about $120 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 sale77 hd

147.20

—

FL average10 barns · 1,001 hd

141.46

+5.74

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	1,637	74.98	1,227	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	55.29	722	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	48.64	543	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	172.47/cwt	170.00–177.00	711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	74.98/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,227	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	55.29/cwt	52.00–58.00	722	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	48.64/cwt	47.00–51.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	169.27/cwt	164.00–172.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	202.26/cwt	200.00–207.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	193.57/cwt	190.00–197.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.74/cwt	139.00–148.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	225.66/cwt	220.00–235.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	213.63/cwt	210.00–219.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	169.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	148.91/cwt	145.00–153.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	202.16/cwt	195.00–210.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	154.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	146.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	137.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	181.08/cwt	177.00–185.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	164.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	185.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	133.33/cwt	130.00–138.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	154.40/cwt	152.00–157.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.07/cwt	118.00–124.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	160.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.44/cwt	127.00–130.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	121.07/cwt	117.00–125.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	134.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	137.09/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	204	228.24/cwt	220.00–240.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	181.21/cwt	170.00–188.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	145.42/cwt	141.00–150.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	645	4

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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,395Last week 784Year ago 807

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 172Year ago 131

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	170.00–177.00	172.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	164.00–172.00	169.27
3	—	385	150.00–155.00	151.62
7	—	514	130.00–138.00	133.33
7	—	481	135.00–140.00	137.09
3	—	560	130.00–135.00	131.64
5	—	204	220.00–240.00	228.24
5	—	265	170.00–188.00	181.21
6	—	413	141.00–150.00	145.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	152.00–157.00	154.40
2	—	563	118.00–124.00	121.07
4	—	263	155.00–165.00	160.24
4	—	468	127.00–130.00	128.44
6	—	363	140.00–147.00	143.38
6	—	428	132.00–139.00	135.56
4	—	520	120.00–128.00	124.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	140.00–147.00	143.39
2	—	428	117.00–125.00	121.07
3	—	360	130.00–137.00	134.73
3	—	467	115.00–120.00	118.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	200.00–207.00	202.26
2	—	273	195.00–210.00	202.16
2	—	465	150.00–159.00	154.40
3	—	515	145.00–149.00	146.31
3	—	562	135.00–139.00	137.61
4	—	358	177.00–185.00	181.08
7	—	417	160.00–168.00	164.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	190.00–197.00	193.57
4	—	415	170.00–180.00	174.88
4	—	611	139.00–148.00	141.74
5	—	265	220.00–235.00	225.66
5	—	312	210.00–219.00	213.63
5	—	467	165.00–175.00	169.15
5	—	523	150.00–160.00	156.14
6	—	563	145.00–153.00	148.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	165.00–170.00	167.38
4	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	333	180.00–190.00	185.11
4	—	425	150.00–157.00	153.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	74.00–77.00	74.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,306	52.00–58.00	55.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	47.00–51.00	48.64

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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