Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.91/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$140.91

133 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	440	141.82	624	37
Medium and Large 1	521	140.73	733	76
Medium and Large 3	395	139.90	553	20

One grade step is worth $1.92/cwt here — about $71 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 sale133 hd

140.91

—

FL average9 barns · 797 hd

141.90

−1.00

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	—	Low	1,693	98.63	1,670	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	68.90	773	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	60.53	580	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	367	158.74/cwt	157.00–160.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	148.01/cwt	145.00–152.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.55/cwt	113.00–119.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	133.97/cwt	132.00–136.00	681	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	132.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	182.16/cwt	177.00–187.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	115.40/cwt	112.00–118.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	126.08/cwt	122.00–128.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	118.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	168.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	200.38/cwt	190.00–210.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	139.68/cwt	137.00–143.00	640	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	72.71/cwt	72.00–74.00	839	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	60.53/cwt	59.00–62.00	580	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	67.90/cwt	65.00–71.00	756	42
Bulls	—	—	1,683	90.10/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,516	8
Bulls	—	—	1,679	101.85/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	141.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	125.53/cwt	123.00–128.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	133.50/cwt	130.00–136.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	121.06/cwt	117.00–125.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	150.05/cwt	148.00–152.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	124.04/cwt	122.00–127.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	139.76/cwt	138.00–142.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.63/cwt	113.00–120.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	113.89/cwt	110.00–118.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.91/cwt	110.00–116.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	159.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	150.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	109.98/cwt	107.00–113.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	158.43/cwt	156.00–160.00	501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	133.78/cwt	132.00–135.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.25/cwt	118.00–125.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	125.04/cwt	121.00–126.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	144.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.09/cwt	128.00–134.00	682	8
Bulls	—	—	1,757	112.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,982	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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 792Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 250Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	157.00–160.00	158.74
9	—	419	145.00–152.00	148.01
4	—	728	113.00–119.00	117.55
8	—	508	132.00–136.00	133.97
4	—	310	177.00–187.00	182.16
7	—	756	112.00–118.00	115.40
7	—	567	130.00–135.00	132.08
6	—	260	190.00–210.00	200.38
11	—	458	137.00–143.00	139.68
10	—	675	118.00–125.00	120.25
5	—	629	121.00–126.00	125.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	150.00–155.00	152.47
4	—	255	175.00–185.00	179.90
3	—	578	122.00–128.00	126.08
3	—	310	165.00–170.00	168.28
12	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.46
5	—	469	132.00–135.00	133.78
6	—	413	137.00–142.00	139.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	124.00–130.00	127.05
3	—	412	130.00–136.00	132.11
2	—	533	115.00–122.00	118.45
5	—	316	156.00–160.00	158.43
6	—	358	140.00–148.00	144.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	135.00–145.00	141.14
5	—	365	130.00–136.00	133.50
5	—	406	122.00–127.00	124.04
2	—	473	113.00–120.00	116.63
2	—	520	110.00–116.00	112.91
3	—	273	147.00–152.00	150.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	123.00–128.00	125.53
6	—	508	117.00–125.00	121.06
2	—	308	148.00–152.00	150.05
7	—	356	138.00–142.00	139.76
2	—	410	130.00–135.00	132.56
2	—	565	110.00–118.00	113.89
4	—	270	155.00–165.00	159.72
4	—	610	107.00–113.00	109.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	128.00–134.00	131.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,154	72.00–74.00	72.71
42	—	1,113	65.00–71.00	67.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	59.00–62.00	60.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,683	88.00–94.00	90.10
8	—	1,679	98.00–104.00	101.85
3	—	1,757	110.00–116.00	112.78

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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