Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.14/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$138.14

84 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$17.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	142.04	679	36
Medium and Large 2	444	140.37	623	32
Medium and Large 3	503	124.91	629	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.12/cwt here — about $51 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 sale84 hd

138.14

—

FL average8 barns · 344 hd

143.95

−5.81

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	1,514	83.28	1,261	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	62.21	764	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	53.43	624	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	165.46/cwt	163.00–168.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	117.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	153.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	122.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	114.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	647	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	57.67/cwt	56.00–60.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.87/cwt	147.00–157.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	114.66/cwt	113.00–115.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.56/cwt	152.00–155.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	144.75/cwt	142.00–147.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.45/cwt	122.00–130.00	599	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	53.43/cwt	52.00–55.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	150.38/cwt	147.00–157.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	153.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	144.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	551	7
Bulls	—	—	1,514	83.28/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	147.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	113.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	114.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.89/cwt	134.00–140.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	127.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	121.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	96.77/cwt	95.00–98.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	132.10/cwt	128.00–136.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	143.17/cwt	142.00–145.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	136.59/cwt	135.00–139.00	441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	99.44/cwt	97.00–102.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	126.10/cwt	122.00–130.00	653	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	65.13/cwt	63.00–69.00	797	14

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 313Year ago 933

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 83Year ago 248

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, 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
2	—	310	163.00–168.00	165.46
5	—	602	117.00–120.00	117.61
9	—	366	150.00–157.00	153.06
5	—	470	147.00–157.00	150.87
6	—	663	113.00–115.00	114.66
3	—	503	147.00–157.00	150.38
6	—	410	150.00–158.00	153.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	120.00–127.00	122.85
7	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.21
4	—	318	152.00–155.00	153.56
7	—	415	142.00–147.00	144.75
2	—	463	137.00–140.00	138.52
7	—	381	140.00–148.00	144.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	112.00–118.00	114.96
3	—	470	122.00–130.00	127.45
3	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.28
6	—	518	122.00–130.00	126.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	145.00–150.00	147.34
3	—	370	134.00–140.00	137.89
2	—	410	128.00–136.00	132.10
5	—	314	142.00–145.00	143.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.02
3	—	368	127.00–130.00	127.96
9	—	426	120.00–124.00	121.75
7	—	323	135.00–139.00	136.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	110.00–117.00	114.57
6	—	463	105.00–110.00	107.43
5	—	563	95.00–98.00	96.77
8	—	305	125.00–132.00	128.44
4	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.42
6	—	523	97.00–102.00	99.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,238	56.00–60.00	57.67
14	—	1,223	63.00–69.00	65.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	52.00–55.00	53.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	82.00–85.00	83.28

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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