Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.31/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$170.31

86 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$20.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	176.41	834	48
Medium and Large 2	447	166.78	746	23
Medium and Large 3	434	156.18	678	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $155 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 sale86 hd

170.31

—

FL average9 barns · 530 hd

171.24

−0.93

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	—	High	1,607	87.52	1,406	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	61.12	708	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	53.55	519	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	147.03/cwt	145.00–148.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	180.69/cwt	180.00–182.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	201.87/cwt	195.00–205.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	139.08/cwt	134.00–144.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	204.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	149.03/cwt	145.00–153.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	164.43/cwt	160.00–169.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	168.45/cwt	164.00–173.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	175.51/cwt	172.00–178.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	155.06/cwt	153.00–157.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	218.53/cwt	215.00–222.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	224.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	192.19/cwt	187.00–195.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	255.16/cwt	245.00–260.00	528	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	64.75/cwt	63.00–69.00	828	16
Bulls	—	—	1,695	90.75/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	82.68/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.42/cwt	147.00–152.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	127.23/cwt	123.00–130.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	143.61/cwt	141.00–145.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	152.79/cwt	150.00–158.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	176.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	53.55/cwt	51.00–57.00	519	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	58.35/cwt	56.00–62.00	623	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.56/cwt	124.00–129.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	136.46/cwt	132.00–140.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	124.31/cwt	121.00–127.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.11/cwt	125.00–131.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	153.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.44/cwt	124.00–127.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	156.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	169.60/cwt	167.00–172.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	153.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	165.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	183.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	578	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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 1,395Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 246Year ago 227

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder classes mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	145.00–155.00	150.05
3	—	567	145.00–148.00	147.03
3	—	367	180.00–182.00	180.69
3	—	325	195.00–205.00	201.87
2	—	615	134.00–144.00	139.08
2	—	268	200.00–210.00	204.67
3	—	473	155.00–160.00	156.58
3	—	408	160.00–165.00	163.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	137.00–140.00	138.48
2	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.46
4	—	370	167.00–172.00	169.60
3	—	422	150.00–155.00	153.40
2	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	315	180.00–187.00	183.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	145.00–153.00	149.03
6	—	508	160.00–169.00	164.43
6	—	465	164.00–173.00	168.45
5	—	410	172.00–178.00	175.51
4	—	728	132.00–137.00	134.54
4	—	568	153.00–157.00	155.06
4	—	303	215.00–222.00	218.53
4	—	265	220.00–230.00	224.72
3	—	655	140.00–145.00	141.69
3	—	365	187.00–195.00	192.19
3	—	207	245.00–260.00	255.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	150.00–156.00	152.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	147.00–152.00	149.42
2	—	420	167.00–170.00	168.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	123.00–130.00	127.23
3	—	408	141.00–145.00	143.61
3	—	358	150.00–158.00	152.79
3	—	273	170.00–180.00	176.95
7	—	518	132.00–140.00	136.46
6	—	473	137.00–145.00	140.89
3	—	655	121.00–127.00	124.31
5	—	563	130.00–136.00	132.45
5	—	308	160.00–170.00	165.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	150.00–157.00	153.31
6	—	410	130.00–140.00	134.88
3	—	477	125.00–131.00	129.11
3	—	373	140.00–147.00	142.19
3	—	257	150.00–160.00	153.51
2	—	520	124.00–127.00	125.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	124.00–129.00	126.56
2	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	308	140.00–145.00	142.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,279	63.00–69.00	64.75
21	—	1,067	56.00–62.00	58.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	969	51.00–57.00	53.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	88.00–92.00	90.75
2	—	1,475	81.00–84.00	82.68

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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