Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.55/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$143.55

77 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$20.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	151.93	614	42
Medium and Large 2	426	134.10	572	26
Medium and Large 3	386	131.75	508	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.18/cwt here — about $106 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

143.55

—

FL average10 barns · 940 hd

140.05

+3.50

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	1,616	88.23	1,426	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	61.38	741	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	51.92	556	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	—	418	158.53/cwt	152.00–162.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	156.94/cwt	155.00–158.00	727	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,481	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	86.30/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,407	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	59.99/cwt	57.00–63.00	743	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	51.92/cwt	49.00–55.00	556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	256.35/cwt	250.00–270.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	173.31/cwt	170.00–178.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.55/cwt	164.00–173.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	196.88/cwt	192.00–202.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	178.43/cwt	175.00–182.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	184.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	165.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.92/cwt	154.00–162.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	231.07/cwt	225.00–240.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	210.73/cwt	205.00–215.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	120.97/cwt	119.00–122.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	151.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	161.59/cwt	158.00–165.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	154.92/cwt	151.00–161.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	210.28/cwt	205.00–215.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	153.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	121.06/cwt	117.00–123.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	139.43/cwt	137.00–142.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.83/cwt	126.00–134.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	173.03/cwt	165.00–182.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.56/cwt	129.00–134.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.83/cwt	125.00–133.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	122.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	141.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	132.19/cwt	127.00–135.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	153.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	64.52/cwt	64.00–68.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.25/cwt	158.00–162.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.58/cwt	138.00–146.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	194.76/cwt	185.00–205.00	399	8

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 788Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 262Year ago 386

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	152.00–162.00	158.53
3	—	463	155.00–158.00	156.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	210	250.00–270.00	256.35
5	—	420	170.00–178.00	173.31
6	—	475	164.00–173.00	168.55
2	—	365	185.00–190.00	187.40
4	—	520	154.00–162.00	157.92
5	—	262	225.00–240.00	231.07
5	—	314	205.00–215.00	210.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	192.00–202.00	196.88
2	—	513	145.00–150.00	147.56
6	—	363	175.00–182.00	178.43
4	—	410	158.00–165.00	161.59
5	—	459	151.00–161.00	154.92
6	—	265	205.00–215.00	210.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	150.00–152.00	150.64
4	—	310	180.00–190.00	184.84
8	—	373	160.00–170.00	165.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	119.00–122.00	120.97
5	—	468	135.00–141.00	138.54
6	—	363	148.00–155.00	151.38
4	—	270	165.00–182.00	173.03
4	—	513	129.00–134.00	131.56
2	—	660	119.00–121.00	120.02
3	—	325	158.00–162.00	159.25
3	—	413	138.00–146.00	140.58
3	—	560	125.00–130.00	126.73
8	—	205	185.00–205.00	194.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	150.00–155.00	153.26
3	—	567	117.00–123.00	121.06
4	—	370	137.00–142.00	139.43
4	—	423	126.00–134.00	129.83
4	—	470	125.00–133.00	128.83
5	—	509	120.00–126.00	122.43
3	—	273	150.00–160.00	153.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	135.00–145.00	141.74
3	—	360	127.00–135.00	132.19
3	—	475	120.00–124.00	121.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,630	84.00–88.00	86.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,239	57.00–63.00	59.99
8	—	1,136	64.00–68.00	64.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,071	49.00–55.00	51.92

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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