Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.54/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$132.54

49 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$16.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	136.85	575	15thin
Medium and Large 2	400	132.47	530	29
Medium and Large 3	428	120.06	514	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about $61 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 sale49 hd

132.54

—

FL average10 barns · 743 hd

129.68

+2.86

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	1,762	96.19	1,695	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	65.37	773	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	54.08	639	16

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,769	92.17/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,630	8
Bulls	—	—	1,754	100.78/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	151.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.95/cwt	145.00–147.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	144.81/cwt	140.00–152.00	387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.95/cwt	115.00–118.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	128.38/cwt	125.00–132.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.87/cwt	110.00–119.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	138.06/cwt	135.00–141.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.39/cwt	122.00–129.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	142.45/cwt	140.00–144.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.84/cwt	127.00–135.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	190.86/cwt	187.00–195.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	155.94/cwt	152.00–158.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	158.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	67.92/cwt	67.00–69.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	164.61/cwt	160.00–169.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	176.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	166.65/cwt	165.00–169.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	166.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	54.08/cwt	51.00–57.00	639	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	174.54/cwt	172.00–177.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	153.07/cwt	151.00–155.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	178.39/cwt	175.00–182.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	128.59/cwt	125.00–132.00	660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	64.00/cwt	60.00–66.00	763	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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 703Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 260Year ago 289

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,769	90.00–96.00	92.17
7	—	1,754	98.00–104.00	100.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,164	67.00–69.00	67.92
13	—	1,192	60.00–66.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,182	51.00–57.00	54.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	150.00–155.00	151.79
2	—	470	130.00–132.00	130.97
4	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.55
2	—	368	145.00–148.00	146.47
4	—	408	135.00–141.00	138.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	145.00–147.00	145.95
4	—	558	110.00–116.00	112.96
7	—	267	140.00–152.00	144.81
3	—	513	115.00–118.00	116.95
6	—	420	125.00–132.00	128.38
2	—	465	122.00–129.00	125.39
5	—	372	140.00–144.00	142.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	110.00–119.00	112.87
2	—	365	127.00–135.00	130.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	187.00–195.00	190.86
3	—	462	152.00–158.00	155.94
2	—	415	160.00–169.00	164.61
2	—	355	172.00–177.00	174.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	140.00–147.00	144.73
3	—	277	170.00–180.00	176.51
5	—	368	165.00–169.00	166.65
2	—	415	151.00–155.00	153.07
4	—	310	175.00–182.00	178.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.59
3	—	380	155.00–160.00	158.42
3	—	323	165.00–170.00	166.60
2	—	513	125.00–132.00	128.59

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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