Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.99/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$149.99

62 head · 373 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$29.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	370	160.48	595	31
Medium and Large 2	372	143.05	532	22
Medium and Large 3	385	130.80	503	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $92 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 sale62 hd

149.99

—

FL average10 barns · 759 hd

142.22

+7.76

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	1,713	87.96	1,507	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	63.14	695	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,237	56.75	702	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	—	470	167.05/cwt	162.00–172.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	247.86/cwt	240.00–255.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	197.44/cwt	195.00–200.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	154.05/cwt	151.00–157.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	629	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	70.49/cwt	69.00–73.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	192.59/cwt	190.00–195.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	176.17/cwt	172.00–182.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	205.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	676	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,237	56.75/cwt	53.00–58.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	216.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	229.80/cwt	220.00–240.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	183.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	154.13/cwt	151.00–157.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	214.65/cwt	205.00–225.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.90/cwt	137.00–143.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.83/cwt	130.00–138.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	137.08/cwt	134.00–140.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	138.56/cwt	137.00–142.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.92/cwt	127.00–133.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	164.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.72/cwt	142.00–148.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	160.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	175.47/cwt	170.00–185.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	154.01/cwt	150.00–157.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	517	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	87.96/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	61.44/cwt	60.00–66.00	657	13

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 531Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 238Year ago 318

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	162.00–172.00	167.05
6	—	210	240.00–255.00	247.86
4	—	363	190.00–195.00	192.59
5	—	417	172.00–182.00	176.17
3	—	305	210.00–220.00	216.56
4	—	513	155.00–160.00	157.44
6	—	255	220.00–240.00	229.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	195.00–200.00	197.44
4	—	473	151.00–157.00	154.05
2	—	273	200.00–210.00	205.23
4	—	420	165.00–170.00	167.53
3	—	363	180.00–185.00	183.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	170.00–175.00	172.40
2	—	458	145.00–150.00	147.54
2	—	310	185.00–190.00	187.46
4	—	418	151.00–157.00	154.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	213	205.00–225.00	214.65
4	—	470	137.00–143.00	139.90
3	—	525	127.00–133.00	128.92
4	—	420	140.00–150.00	145.18
5	—	316	160.00–170.00	164.11
2	—	558	123.00–128.00	125.47
4	—	358	155.00–165.00	160.10
5	—	274	170.00–185.00	175.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	130.00–138.00	133.83
4	—	465	125.00–135.00	130.11
4	—	308	150.00–157.00	153.59
5	—	373	142.00–148.00	145.72
2	—	520	120.00–126.00	122.97
5	—	267	150.00–157.00	154.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	134.00–140.00	137.08
3	—	325	137.00–142.00	138.56
2	—	465	118.00–122.00	120.06
2	—	418	120.00–127.00	123.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	69.00–73.00	70.49
13	—	1,069	60.00–66.00	61.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,237	53.00–58.00	56.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	87.00–89.00	87.96

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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