Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.33/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$128.33

66 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$12.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	132.41	545	22
Medium and Large 2	389	128.48	499	33
Medium and Large 3	386	119.71	462	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about $83 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 sale66 hd

128.33

—

FL average10 barns · 662 hd

126.51

+1.82

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	1,558	84.54	1,317	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	64.41	720	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	58.44	708	14

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	—	450	147.40/cwt	145.00–151.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	137.69/cwt	135.00–139.00	574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	71.59/cwt	69.00–74.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	138.97/cwt	137.00–141.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	143.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	525	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	58.44/cwt	56.00–61.00	708	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	160.23/cwt	157.00–162.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	154.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	164.09/cwt	160.00–167.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	144.64/cwt	140.00–149.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	481	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	63.61/cwt	61.00–67.00	699	27
Bulls	—	—	1,855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,762	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	87.27/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,404	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	129.37/cwt	124.00–132.00	662	3
Bulls	—	—	1,381	76.46/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	123.07/cwt	121.00–125.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.58/cwt	128.00–135.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	122.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	133.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	492	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	121.38/cwt	118.00–125.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	140.48/cwt	139.00–142.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	148.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	139.13/cwt	135.00–145.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.54/cwt	116.00–120.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	107.26/cwt	102.00–110.00	512	3

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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 404Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 420Year ago 271

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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
5	—	450	145.00–151.00	147.40
3	—	525	130.00–137.00	134.76
3	—	362	157.00–162.00	160.23
9	—	409	150.00–160.00	154.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	124.00–128.00	126.05
6	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.62
2	—	458	137.00–141.00	138.97
6	—	278	155.00–165.00	160.14
5	—	313	160.00–167.00	164.09
6	—	413	140.00–149.00	144.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	135.00–139.00	137.69
2	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.59
7	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.84
6	—	313	150.00–157.00	153.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	124.00–132.00	129.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	121.00–125.00	123.07
6	—	415	128.00–135.00	131.58
2	—	360	139.00–142.00	140.48
6	—	318	145.00–152.00	148.42
4	—	515	113.00–117.00	114.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	120.00–127.00	122.72
9	—	369	130.00–138.00	133.42
5	—	281	135.00–145.00	139.13
6	—	325	135.00–142.00	138.66
3	—	568	102.00–104.00	103.33
5	—	473	116.00–120.00	117.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	118.00–125.00	121.38
4	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.38
3	—	477	102.00–110.00	107.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	69.00–74.00	71.59
27	—	1,099	61.00–67.00	63.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,212	56.00–61.00	58.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	95.00	95.00
8	—	1,609	86.00–89.00	87.27
4	—	1,381	75.00–77.00	76.46

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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