Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.32/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$144.32

57 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	157.52	632	19thin
Medium and Large 2	423	143.38	606	25
Medium and Large 3	477	126.84	606	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $27 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 sale57 hd

144.32

—

FL average10 barns · 347 hd

144.07

+0.25

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	—	Low	1,478	82.70	1,222	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	61.64	707	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	55.76	588	54

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	265	172.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	148.44/cwt	145.00–155.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	164.42/cwt	160.00–169.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.09/cwt	115.00–121.00	620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	60.32/cwt	57.00–63.00	670	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	615	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	153.97/cwt	152.00–158.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	160.28/cwt	157.00–165.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	145.89/cwt	142.00–148.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	112.55/cwt	111.00–114.00	645	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	65.36/cwt	64.00–68.00	814	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	51.72/cwt	50.00–53.00	530	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	167.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.04/cwt	147.00–155.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,341	76.61/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,027	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,477	85.24/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	126.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.12/cwt	117.00–124.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	108.46/cwt	105.00–112.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	130.04/cwt	127.00–133.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	112.50/cwt	110.00–116.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	113.45/cwt	110.00–117.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	103.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	117.37/cwt	114.00–120.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	122.87/cwt	120.00–127.00	437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	158.61/cwt	155.00–162.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.91/cwt	127.00–135.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	137.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	563	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	60.96/cwt	60.00–63.00	605	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 315Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 420Last week 99Year ago 270

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	170.00–175.00	172.64
3	—	508	145.00–155.00	148.44
3	—	412	152.00–158.00	153.97
5	—	366	157.00–165.00	160.28
2	—	313	165.00–170.00	167.40
4	—	470	147.00–155.00	151.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.42
4	—	285	160.00–169.00	164.42
6	—	508	125.00–132.00	128.45
3	—	417	142.00–148.00	145.89
4	—	555	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.58
4	—	310	155.00–162.00	158.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	115.00–121.00	118.09
2	—	573	111.00–114.00	112.55
2	—	460	127.00–135.00	130.91
5	—	408	135.00–140.00	137.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	134.00–140.00	136.94
2	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	124.00–130.00	126.97
2	—	415	127.00–133.00	130.04
2	—	368	138.00–142.00	139.96
4	—	518	110.00–117.00	113.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	130.00–136.00	132.11
7	—	418	117.00–124.00	120.12
3	—	257	140.00–145.00	143.38
4	—	305	135.00–140.00	137.54
3	—	528	101.00–105.00	103.65
7	—	469	114.00–120.00	117.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	105.00–112.00	108.46
2	—	318	127.00–130.00	128.54
5	—	417	110.00–116.00	112.50
5	—	356	120.00–127.00	122.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,111	57.00–63.00	60.32
17	—	1,246	64.00–68.00	65.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,088	55.00–58.00	56.53
16	—	1,024	50.00–53.00	51.72
8	—	993	60.00–63.00	60.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,341	74.00–80.00	76.61
3	—	1,800	91.00	91.00
7	—	1,477	82.00–90.00	85.24

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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