Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.88/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$152.88

71 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$14.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.20

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	157.94	649	27
Medium and Large 2	384	153.00	588	29
Medium and Large 3	399	143.56	572	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $77 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 sale71 hd

152.88

—

FL average7 barns · 438 hd

141.69

+11.20

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	1,630	96.36	1,571	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	67.25	771	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	58.89	660	15

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,630	96.36/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	58.89/cwt	55.00–61.00	660	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	65.07/cwt	63.00–68.00	699	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	71.21/cwt	70.00–74.00	909	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	139.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	144.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	151.00/cwt	147.00–156.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	125.96/cwt	124.00–128.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	134.42/cwt	130.00–139.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	116.85/cwt	113.00–121.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	129.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.27/cwt	121.00–126.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	176.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.02/cwt	140.00–143.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	133.06/cwt	132.00–135.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	156.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	156.03/cwt	153.00–160.00	641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.38/cwt	143.00–150.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.36/cwt	160.00–167.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	155.59/cwt	152.00–158.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	163.93/cwt	162.00–167.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	138.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	147.68/cwt	145.00–149.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	164.75/cwt	160.00–169.00	445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	551	4

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 689Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 194Year ago 246

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	93.00–98.00	96.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,121	55.00–61.00	58.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,074	63.00–68.00	65.07
11	—	1,277	70.00–74.00	71.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	135.00–142.00	139.74
8	—	368	130.00–137.00	133.38
4	—	458	115.00–120.00	117.46
3	—	418	121.00–126.00	124.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	140.00–150.00	144.35
7	—	314	147.00–156.00	151.00
6	—	418	130.00–139.00	134.42
4	—	520	113.00–121.00	116.85
3	—	460	125.00–132.00	129.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	383	124.00–128.00	125.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	170.00–180.00	176.77
9	—	411	153.00–160.00	156.03
8	—	365	160.00–167.00	163.36
4	—	515	142.00–148.00	144.97
3	—	487	145.00–149.00	147.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–143.00	141.02
2	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.56
8	—	425	143.00–150.00	146.38
7	—	373	152.00–158.00	155.59
5	—	322	162.00–167.00	163.93
4	—	270	160.00–169.00	164.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	132.00–135.00	133.06
3	—	315	155.00–160.00	156.61
5	—	431	137.00–140.00	138.77
4	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.62

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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