Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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 $149.97/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$149.97

50 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$26.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	158.04	668	23
Medium and Large 2	352	154.20	543	14thin
Medium and Large 3	451	131.14	592	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.90/cwt here — about $76 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 sale50 hd

149.97

—

FL average9 barns · 306 hd

142.19

+7.78

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	1,448	90.76	1,315	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	65.47	792	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	56.88	646	6thin

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	—	—	1,355	87.64/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	176.09/cwt	172.00–180.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	155.53/cwt	152.00–161.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	161.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	70.58/cwt	67.00–73.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	163.10/cwt	157.00–167.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	159.49/cwt	155.00–162.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.17/cwt	142.00–150.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.88/cwt	134.00–140.00	579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	56.88/cwt	53.00–59.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.06/cwt	153.00–163.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	585	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	63.42/cwt	60.00–66.00	743	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	139.40/cwt	137.00–142.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	132.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	128.57/cwt	127.00–130.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	112.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	120.25/cwt	117.00–125.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	149.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	124.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.52/cwt	132.00–136.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	439	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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 632Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 130Year ago 268

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	86.00–89.00	87.64
1	—	1,635	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,302	67.00–73.00	70.58
15	—	1,172	60.00–66.00	63.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,135	53.00–59.00	56.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	172.00–180.00	176.09
5	—	459	152.00–161.00	155.53
5	—	359	157.00–167.00	163.10
3	—	525	140.00–145.00	141.70
8	—	425	153.00–163.00	158.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	160.00–165.00	161.79
3	—	260	155.00–162.00	159.49
4	—	423	142.00–150.00	146.17
4	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00–147.00	143.67
4	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.46
4	—	423	134.00–140.00	136.88
3	—	462	125.00–130.00	126.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	137.00–142.00	139.40
7	—	409	130.00–136.00	132.52
2	—	318	145.00–150.00	147.44
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.58
2	—	268	147.00–152.00	149.57
3	—	508	120.00–127.00	124.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	512	110.00–116.00	112.05
5	—	404	117.00–125.00	120.25
2	—	320	135.00–140.00	137.62
5	—	368	132.00–136.00	133.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	127.00–130.00	128.57
2	—	410	105.00–110.00	107.44
2	—	358	120.00–125.00	122.55

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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