Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00-15.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.25/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$131.25

40 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	139.75	521	20
Medium and Large 2	419	123.91	520	13thin
Medium and Large 3	381	120.61	459	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $62 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 sale40 hd

131.25

—

FL average9 barns · 267 hd

130.03

+1.22

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	1,739	104.80	1,823	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	69.77	925	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	56.17	548	13

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,877	113.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	134.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	497	5
Bulls	—	—	1,621	97.40/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	159.43/cwt	157.00–162.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	115.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	133.57/cwt	132.00–135.00	421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	72.92/cwt	71.00–77.00	989	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	114.53/cwt	112.00–117.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	66.30/cwt	63.00–69.00	858	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	139.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	56.17/cwt	53.00–59.00	548	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	136.78/cwt	134.00–140.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	124.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	112.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	106.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	128.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	427	2

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 486Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 286Year ago 176

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 10.00-15.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,877	110.00–120.00	113.43
7	—	1,621	94.00–100.00	97.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,356	71.00–77.00	72.92
40	—	1,294	63.00–69.00	66.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	975	53.00–59.00	56.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	110.00–117.00	113.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	130.00–138.00	134.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	157.00–162.00	159.43
4	—	413	130.00–137.00	133.39
4	—	325	150.00–152.00	151.02
3	—	457	120.00–125.00	121.64
7	—	367	135.00–145.00	139.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	113.00–118.00	115.46
2	—	455	112.00–117.00	114.53
6	—	425	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	322	140.00–145.00	141.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	132.00–135.00	133.57
3	—	433	110.00–115.00	111.69
2	—	368	120.00–122.00	121.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	134.00–140.00	136.78
2	—	458	110.00–115.00	112.46
2	—	358	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	315	130.00–134.00	131.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	120.00–127.00	124.72
2	—	358	115.00–117.00	116.02
5	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.07
2	—	258	125.00–132.00	128.60
4	—	465	100.00–105.00	102.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	110.00–115.00	112.44
3	—	365	105.00–110.00	106.71
2	—	413	100.00–107.00	103.44

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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