Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.38/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$143.38

82 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$6.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	146.51	644	39
Medium and Large 2	430	140.95	606	25
Medium and Large 3	392	140.00	549	18thin

One grade step is worth $6.51/cwt here — about $95 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 sale82 hd

143.38

—

FL average10 barns · 537 hd

139.45

+3.94

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	1,563	93.31	1,458	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	70.04	806	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	61.05	616	19

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	567	130.38/cwt	127.00–132.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	164.56/cwt	162.00–167.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	154.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	159.55/cwt	157.00–162.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.96/cwt	125.00–128.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	135.84/cwt	134.00–138.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.58/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	143.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	182.34/cwt	180.00–185.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.43/cwt	148.00–155.00	580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	67.72/cwt	65.00–70.00	692	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	72.90/cwt	71.00–76.00	956	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	63.38/cwt	62.00–65.00	610	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	58.46/cwt	55.00–60.00	620	9
Bulls	—	—	1,482	90.33/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,339	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	99.26/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	142.10/cwt	137.00–147.00	516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	122.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	139.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	150.90/cwt	147.00–155.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	131.06/cwt	128.00–134.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	115.90/cwt	113.00–120.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	108.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	109.52/cwt	107.00–115.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	158.67/cwt	155.00–162.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.90/cwt	124.00–130.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	133.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	145.61/cwt	140.00–152.00	398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	129.93/cwt	128.00–132.00	552	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 704Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 482Last week 50Year ago 362

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	127.00–132.00	130.38
2	—	358	157.00–162.00	159.55
2	—	310	170.00–180.00	175.08
10	—	458	138.00–142.00	140.03
9	—	516	134.00–138.00	135.84
9	—	422	140.00–148.00	144.58
4	—	273	180.00–185.00	182.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	162.00–167.00	164.56
2	—	270	160.00–165.00	162.59
7	—	476	130.00–136.00	132.65
6	—	433	135.00–140.00	137.54
4	—	533	125.00–130.00	127.46
4	—	383	148.00–155.00	151.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	150.00–160.00	154.69
3	—	470	125.00–128.00	125.96
7	—	381	140.00–146.00	143.37
4	—	425	128.00–132.00	129.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	130.00–132.00	131.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	363	137.00–147.00	142.10
9	—	414	135.00–145.00	139.56
6	—	308	147.00–155.00	150.90
5	—	512	113.00–120.00	115.90
2	—	263	155.00–162.00	158.67
10	—	458	130.00–140.00	134.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	120.00–127.00	122.75
5	—	322	140.00–145.00	141.93
4	—	383	128.00–134.00	131.06
3	—	512	105.00–110.00	108.29
3	—	420	124.00–130.00	127.90
6	—	273	140.00–152.00	145.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	107.00–115.00	109.52
3	—	328	132.00–137.00	133.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,022	65.00–70.00	67.72
34	—	1,311	71.00–76.00	72.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	962	62.00–65.00	63.38
9	—	1,060	55.00–60.00	58.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,482	87.00–92.00	90.33
3	—	1,725	96.00–102.00	99.26

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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