Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.13/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$172.13

82 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$203

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

$10.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	335	179.00	600	9thin
Medium and Large 2	389	175.57	683	28
Medium and Large 1	476	168.61	803	45

One grade step is worth $10.39/cwt here — about −$203 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 sale82 hd

172.13

—

FL average10 barns · 418 hd

175.28

−3.15

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	1,428	79.79	1,139	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	63.90	725	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	58.05	560	29

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	174.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	153.88/cwt	151.00–157.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	128.11/cwt	125.00–131.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.62/cwt	126.00–134.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	119.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.64/cwt	140.00–147.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.94/cwt	141.00–145.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	165.93/cwt	162.00–170.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.71/cwt	127.00–134.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	155.60/cwt	150.00–165.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.47/cwt	137.00–147.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	120.43/cwt	118.00–124.00	862	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	63.03/cwt	61.00–67.00	711	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	195.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	149.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	776	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	87.55/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,399	77.57/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	153.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	172.54/cwt	170.00–176.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	191.14/cwt	187.00–195.00	694	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	58.05/cwt	55.00–61.00	560	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	169.73/cwt	165.00–172.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	197.91/cwt	195.00–200.00	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	140.91/cwt	137.00–145.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	154.89/cwt	152.00–158.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	161.05/cwt	157.00–167.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	215.38/cwt	205.00–225.00	560	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	70.84/cwt	69.00–73.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	183.64/cwt	180.00–187.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	180.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.54/cwt	162.00–169.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	771	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 Feb 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 482Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 106Year ago 360

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	170.00–180.00	174.72
6	—	420	142.00–150.00	146.10
3	—	570	126.00–134.00	128.62
6	—	358	150.00–157.00	153.52
2	—	470	141.00–145.00	142.94
6	—	305	162.00–170.00	165.93
7	—	521	130.00–136.00	132.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	118.00–121.00	119.49
4	—	313	151.00–157.00	153.88
2	—	425	132.00–140.00	135.86
3	—	557	115.00–122.00	119.69
6	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.64
3	—	485	127.00–134.00	131.71
5	—	268	150.00–165.00	155.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	125.00–131.00	128.11
4	—	383	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	318	140.00–145.00	142.36
2	—	455	120.00–122.00	120.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	137.00–147.00	141.47
5	—	716	118.00–124.00	120.43
6	—	310	205.00–215.00	210.00
5	—	416	170.00–176.00	172.54
2	—	363	187.00–195.00	191.14
6	—	570	152.00–158.00	154.89
5	—	509	157.00–167.00	161.05
4	—	260	205.00–225.00	215.38
8	—	468	160.00–170.00	164.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	190.00–200.00	195.24
4	—	518	145.00–155.00	149.83
2	—	468	150.00–157.00	153.63
5	—	263	195.00–200.00	197.91
2	—	578	137.00–145.00	140.91
5	—	368	175.00–185.00	180.87
4	—	420	162.00–169.00	165.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	165.00–172.00	169.73
6	—	318	180.00–187.00	183.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,128	61.00–67.00	63.03
4	—	1,183	69.00–73.00	70.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	964	55.00–61.00	58.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	86.00–89.00	87.55
7	—	1,399	75.00–80.00	77.57

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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