Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 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 $127.67/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$127.67

57 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	130.97	548	27
Medium and Large 3	334	124.95	418	7thin
Medium and Large 2	410	124.64	511	23

One grade step is worth $6.33/cwt here — about $38 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

127.67

—

FL average10 barns · 859 hd

125.75

+1.92

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	1,614	96.31	1,554	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	65.89	790	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	55.44	554	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	55.44/cwt	52.00–58.00	554	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	64.03/cwt	61.00–67.00	759	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	70.35/cwt	69.00–74.00	869	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	126.15/cwt	122.00–129.00	701	5
Bulls	—	—	1,653	98.39/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	593	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	93.20/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.04/cwt	137.00–141.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	166.36/cwt	160.00–177.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	155.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.06/cwt	142.00–146.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.54/cwt	128.00–133.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.02/cwt	140.00–143.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	133.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	185.89/cwt	180.00–192.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	172.12/cwt	167.00–177.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.69/cwt	142.00–149.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	147.68/cwt	145.00–149.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	151.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	186.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	151.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	122.78/cwt	121.00–124.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	139.34/cwt	137.00–143.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.14/cwt	118.00–126.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	115.03/cwt	112.00–118.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	139.91/cwt	137.00–143.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	111.33/cwt	110.00–112.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.36/cwt	104.00–109.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	394	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 542Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 305Year ago 217

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	999	52.00–58.00	55.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,185	61.00–67.00	64.03
10	—	1,235	69.00–74.00	70.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	95.00–100.00	98.39
2	—	1,555	92.00–94.00	93.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	125.00–132.00	128.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	123.00–130.00	126.38
6	—	470	130.00–138.00	133.91
5	—	556	122.00–129.00	126.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	145.00–147.00	146.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	137.00–141.00	139.04
2	—	465	142.00–146.00	144.06
2	—	368	160.00–162.00	161.05
2	—	280	180.00–192.00	185.89
3	—	408	145.00–149.00	147.68
3	—	303	180.00–190.00	186.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	160.00–177.00	166.36
4	—	523	128.00–133.00	130.54
3	—	415	140.00–143.00	142.02
2	—	313	167.00–177.00	172.12
6	—	380	150.00–154.00	151.97
5	—	460	135.00–140.00	137.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	152.00–160.00	155.91
3	—	517	120.00–125.00	121.71
3	—	417	130.00–135.00	133.24
2	—	370	142.00–149.00	145.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	150.00–155.00	151.56
5	—	476	121.00–124.00	122.78
5	—	359	137.00–143.00	139.34
4	—	510	112.00–118.00	115.03
4	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.41
3	—	553	110.00–112.00	111.33
3	—	312	147.00–150.00	149.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	110.00–120.00	114.92
4	—	420	118.00–126.00	122.14
4	—	355	131.00–135.00	133.03
4	—	320	137.00–143.00	139.91
3	—	565	104.00–109.00	107.36
2	—	270	135.00–140.00	137.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	120.00–125.00	122.46
3	—	307	125.00–130.00	128.26

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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