Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

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 $143.26/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$143.26

91 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	146.90	695	43
Medium and Large 2	414	144.02	597	32
Medium and Large 3	423	131.96	559	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $137 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 sale91 hd

143.26

—

FL average9 barns · 577 hd

139.59

+3.67

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	1,493	93.95	1,403	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	66.59	817	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	58.87	585	14

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	—	308	188.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	135.19/cwt	133.00–137.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	123.44/cwt	120.00–127.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	159.88/cwt	157.00–163.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	125.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	164.06/cwt	162.00–167.00	502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	130.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	131.04/cwt	128.00–134.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	117.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	139.55/cwt	138.00–142.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	149.03/cwt	147.00–152.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	167.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	91.42/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,353	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	60.81/cwt	60.00–62.00	599	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	56.28/cwt	54.00–58.00	566	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	64.81/cwt	62.00–68.00	765	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	70.52/cwt	69.00–73.00	939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	137.05/cwt	133.00–141.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	132.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	153.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	118.06/cwt	114.00–122.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	113.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	123.64/cwt	122.00–127.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	121.05/cwt	118.00–123.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	114.41/cwt	111.00–118.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	124.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	131.68/cwt	127.00–135.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	141.84/cwt	137.00–147.00	447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	196.36/cwt	185.00–205.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.38/cwt	125.00–132.00	665	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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 723Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 482Year ago 230

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	185.00–195.00	188.30
9	—	512	133.00–137.00	135.19
2	—	365	157.00–163.00	159.88
8	—	626	121.00–130.00	125.56
6	—	558	128.00–134.00	131.04
5	—	480	138.00–142.00	139.55
5	—	404	147.00–152.00	149.03
5	—	264	185.00–205.00	196.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	130.00–135.00	133.04
5	—	306	162.00–167.00	164.06
4	—	413	140.00–145.00	142.58
4	—	358	150.00–155.00	152.45
4	—	265	160.00–175.00	167.78
2	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.46
8	—	518	125.00–132.00	128.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	120.00–127.00	123.44
4	—	405	127.00–135.00	130.95
3	—	522	117.00–120.00	117.97
3	—	373	140.00–145.00	141.61
2	—	318	155.00–160.00	157.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	133.00–141.00	137.05
4	—	313	150.00–157.00	153.36
3	—	615	110.00–117.00	113.68
2	—	563	118.00–122.00	119.96
2	—	355	140.00–145.00	142.46
7	—	506	120.00–127.00	124.03
2	—	260	150.00–155.00	152.60
7	—	464	127.00–135.00	131.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	130.00–137.00	132.75
4	—	483	114.00–122.00	118.06
3	—	412	122.00–127.00	123.64
2	—	513	111.00–118.00	114.41
8	—	315	137.00–147.00	141.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	118.00–123.00	121.05
4	—	460	110.00–113.00	111.53
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	90.00–93.00	91.42
1	—	1,520	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	985	60.00–62.00	60.81
6	—	1,006	54.00–58.00	56.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,180	62.00–68.00	64.81
10	—	1,332	69.00–73.00	70.52

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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