Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $142.91/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$142.91

116 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$3.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	144.59	732	60
Medium and Large 3	382	142.48	545	15thin
Medium and Large 2	449	140.60	631	41

One grade step is worth $3.99/cwt here — about $101 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 sale116 hd

142.91

—

FL average10 barns · 784 hd

136.87

+6.04

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	1,699	100.06	1,700	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	69.55	812	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	63.19	638	14

Every lot, as filed

45 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 3	—	470	124.61/cwt	121.00–128.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.57/cwt	124.00–128.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	182.86/cwt	175.00–190.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.86/cwt	147.00–157.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.09/cwt	128.00–135.00	742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.83/cwt	137.00–145.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	121.73/cwt	121.00–125.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	133.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	145.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	166.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	142.57/cwt	138.00–147.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.06/cwt	162.00–170.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	132.02/cwt	127.00–136.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	141.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	116.69/cwt	112.00–121.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	140.03/cwt	138.00–143.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	109.71/cwt	107.00–111.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	112.71/cwt	110.00–114.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	153.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	114.05/cwt	112.00–118.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	122.25/cwt	120.00–127.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	153.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.66/cwt	116.00–124.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.89/cwt	132.00–138.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	6
Bulls	—	—	1,518	96.00/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,457	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	105.48/cwt	103.00–109.00	2,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.97/cwt	124.00–129.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	179.67/cwt	177.00–185.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	136.63/cwt	132.00–140.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	157.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	500	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	73.43/cwt	72.00–75.00	887	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	62.24/cwt	60.00–65.00	606	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	66.67/cwt	66.00–68.00	760	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	68.25/cwt	66.00–71.00	788	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	209.80/cwt	200.00–220.00	535	6

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 852Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 332Year ago 480

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	121.00–128.00	124.61
5	—	374	140.00–149.00	145.63
4	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.58
4	—	318	155.00–160.00	157.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	124.00–128.00	125.57
5	—	415	147.00–157.00	150.86
11	—	566	128.00–135.00	131.09
4	—	708	120.00–123.00	120.74
8	—	674	121.00–125.00	121.73
3	—	362	160.00–170.00	166.54
8	—	458	138.00–147.00	142.57
3	—	300	177.00–185.00	179.67
7	—	509	132.00–140.00	136.63
6	—	255	200.00–220.00	209.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	175.00–190.00	182.86
10	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.55
8	—	423	137.00–145.00	140.83
7	—	469	130.00–136.00	133.40
6	—	325	162.00–170.00	166.06
5	—	576	120.00–126.00	122.38
3	—	372	150.00–155.00	151.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	127.00–136.00	132.02
5	—	359	138.00–143.00	140.03
3	—	308	150.00–155.00	153.24
3	—	270	150.00–155.00	153.40
2	—	558	118.00–120.00	119.01
10	—	515	120.00–128.00	123.88
8	—	420	132.00–138.00	134.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	140.00–145.00	141.87
3	—	567	107.00–111.00	109.71
3	—	507	112.00–118.00	114.05
3	—	280	140.00–147.00	142.42
7	—	466	116.00–124.00	120.66
6	—	428	122.00–128.00	124.95
6	—	360	130.00–135.00	132.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	112.00–121.00	116.69
3	—	463	110.00–114.00	112.71
3	—	378	120.00–127.00	122.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	124.00–129.00	125.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	94.00–99.00	96.00
3	—	1,940	103.00–109.00	105.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,208	72.00–75.00	73.43
24	—	1,155	66.00–71.00	68.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	974	60.00–65.00	62.24
3	—	1,140	66.00–68.00	66.67

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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