Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.70/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$156.70

81 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$10.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	160.49	730	29
Medium and Large 2	380	157.79	599	31
Medium and Large 3	379	149.84	568	21

One grade step is worth $10.66/cwt here — about $162 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 sale81 hd

156.70

—

FL average10 barns · 308 hd

149.50

+7.20

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	1,780	85.51	1,522	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	46.93	547	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	44.40	472	26

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	310	178.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	153.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	164.86/cwt	160.00–172.00	435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	137.47/cwt	135.00–142.00	636	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	44.40/cwt	42.00–46.00	472	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	163.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	165.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	152.81/cwt	150.00–155.00	559	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	45.98/cwt	44.00–48.00	525	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	148.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	679	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	132.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	138.82/cwt	137.00–140.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	115.39/cwt	112.00–120.00	545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	127.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	141.27/cwt	135.00–147.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	121.07/cwt	117.00–125.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	148.63/cwt	147.00–152.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	142.02/cwt	139.00–145.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	163.36/cwt	160.00–168.00	500	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	50.86/cwt	50.00–52.00	646	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 211Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 359Year ago 324

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	177.00–180.00	178.48
9	—	511	150.00–157.00	153.96
3	—	422	160.00–170.00	163.20
7	—	479	160.00–170.00	165.61
2	—	258	180.00–190.00	184.85
4	—	555	131.00–137.00	134.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	150.00–157.00	152.68
7	—	264	160.00–172.00	164.86
4	—	515	137.00–145.00	141.08
6	—	355	160.00–165.00	162.54
4	—	333	170.00–175.00	172.44
5	—	456	145.00–155.00	148.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	135.00–142.00	137.47
2	—	515	117.00–120.00	118.46
7	—	366	150.00–155.00	152.81
2	—	418	139.00–145.00	142.02
7	—	306	160.00–168.00	163.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	130.00–137.00	132.66
3	—	455	122.00–130.00	127.27
3	—	312	147.00–152.00	148.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	137.00–140.00	138.82
9	—	472	112.00–120.00	115.39
4	—	278	135.00–147.00	141.27
6	—	413	117.00–125.00	121.07
3	—	510	110.00–113.00	110.98
5	—	366	130.00–135.00	131.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,063	42.00–46.00	44.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,141	44.00–48.00	45.98
8	—	1,270	50.00–52.00	50.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	85.00–86.00	85.51

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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