Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.40/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$184.40

47 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	189.75	765	22
Medium and Large 3	353	181.38	640	7thin
Medium and Large 2	383	179.02	685	18thin

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $80 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 sale47 hd

184.40

—

FL average10 barns · 519 hd

174.69

+9.71

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	—	High	1,703	86.93	1,480	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	64.27	817	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	53.93	628	19

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	418	173.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	153.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	163.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	693	5
Bulls	—	—	1,674	91.24/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,527	4
Bulls	—	—	1,726	83.48/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	174.97/cwt	172.00–178.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	157.93/cwt	155.00–161.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	248.07/cwt	235.00–255.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	223.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.41/cwt	157.00–200.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	157.37/cwt	152.00–160.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	181.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	167.95/cwt	166.00–170.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	221.46/cwt	215.00–225.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	211.59/cwt	205.00–215.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.65/cwt	157.00–165.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	146.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	168.77/cwt	150.00–190.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	190.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	177.87/cwt	175.00–180.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	159.84/cwt	154.00–163.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	155.60/cwt	153.00–158.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.04/cwt	132.00–138.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	127.07/cwt	124.00–133.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	153.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	183.87/cwt	177.00–190.00	487	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	68.67/cwt	67.00–70.00	813	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	61.52/cwt	59.00–64.00	816	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	53.93/cwt	51.00–57.00	628	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.81/cwt	167.00–175.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.81/cwt	147.00–155.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	141.55/cwt	139.00–144.00	651	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 (Wed)

Wed Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 934Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 263Year ago 409

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	170.00–175.00	173.39
3	—	510	150.00–155.00	153.37
5	—	470	160.00–170.00	163.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	150.00–155.00	151.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	172.00–178.00	174.97
2	—	568	155.00–161.00	157.93
3	—	255	235.00–255.00	248.07
3	—	313	220.00–230.00	223.19
4	—	375	157.00–200.00	176.41
5	—	416	180.00–185.00	181.97
3	—	513	154.00–163.00	159.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	152.00–160.00	157.37
2	—	420	166.00–170.00	167.95
3	—	263	215.00–225.00	221.46
3	—	308	205.00–215.00	211.59
3	—	508	145.00–150.00	146.72
4	—	361	150.00–190.00	168.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	185.00–195.00	190.16
5	—	366	175.00–180.00	177.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	157.00–165.00	161.65
4	—	265	177.00–190.00	183.87
2	—	315	167.00–175.00	170.81
2	—	420	147.00–155.00	150.81
6	—	460	139.00–144.00	141.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	153.00–158.00	155.60
2	—	410	132.00–138.00	135.04
3	—	455	124.00–133.00	127.07
5	—	366	150.00–155.00	153.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,674	91.00–92.00	91.24
5	—	1,726	82.00–86.00	83.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,184	67.00–70.00	68.67
8	—	1,326	59.00–64.00	61.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,164	51.00–57.00	53.93

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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