Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.46/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$137.46

147 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$16.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	145.94	723	58
Medium and Large 2	500	133.84	670	54
Medium and Large 3	453	129.02	585	35

One grade step is worth $16.92/cwt here — about $138 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 sale147 hd

137.46

—

FL average10 barns · 1,026 hd

138.32

−0.86

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	1,660	94.98	1,577	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	64.35	786	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	58.59	664	25

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,663	93.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	542	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	58.59/cwt	55.00–61.00	664	25
Bulls	—	—	1,650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.26/cwt	110.00–113.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	116.34/cwt	116.00–119.00	764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	209.77/cwt	200.00–220.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.52/cwt	132.00–138.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	122.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	142.88/cwt	140.00–147.00	520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	122.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	182.15/cwt	175.00–190.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	141.78/cwt	140.00–143.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.98/cwt	112.00–121.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	170.84/cwt	167.00–175.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	204.52/cwt	195.00–215.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	114.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	113.77/cwt	112.00–118.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.89/cwt	127.00–134.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	162.47/cwt	157.00–165.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.40/cwt	131.00–138.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	122.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	119.39/cwt	115.00–124.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	160.81/cwt	157.00–165.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	110.66/cwt	108.00–114.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	116.83/cwt	113.00–120.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	151.06/cwt	147.00–155.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	140.90/cwt	137.00–147.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	109.44/cwt	107.00–112.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	125.04/cwt	123.00–128.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	145.89/cwt	137.00–150.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	110.60/cwt	109.00–113.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.14/cwt	110.00–118.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	131.12/cwt	127.00–135.00	548	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	68.88/cwt	68.00–70.00	902	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	63.99/cwt	62.00–67.00	777	25

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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,234Last week 938Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 249Year ago 608

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	90.00–95.00	93.47
1	—	1,650	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,134	55.00–61.00	58.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	68.00–70.00	68.88
25	—	1,215	62.00–67.00	63.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	130.00–135.00	132.94
6	—	463	120.00–130.00	124.86
7	—	364	140.00–147.00	142.88
7	—	518	112.00–121.00	115.98
7	—	559	110.00–118.00	114.62
3	—	322	157.00–165.00	162.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	110.00–113.00	112.26
7	—	469	132.00–138.00	134.52
7	—	561	120.00–126.00	122.64
4	—	268	175.00–190.00	182.15
10	—	528	123.00–130.00	126.42
4	—	318	167.00–175.00	170.84
10	—	635	112.00–118.00	113.77
4	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.57
4	—	425	137.00–140.00	138.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	657	116.00–119.00	116.34
4	—	215	200.00–220.00	209.77
12	—	624	120.00–127.00	122.19
4	—	313	180.00–190.00	184.96
5	—	459	140.00–143.00	141.78
6	—	263	195.00–215.00	204.52
7	—	565	127.00–134.00	130.89
8	—	520	131.00–138.00	134.40
3	—	405	145.00–150.00	148.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	120.00–125.00	122.20
7	—	518	108.00–114.00	110.66
8	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.42
2	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.58
2	—	563	107.00–112.00	109.44
3	—	263	137.00–150.00	145.89
6	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	115.00–124.00	119.39
4	—	268	157.00–165.00	160.81
9	—	564	113.00–120.00	116.83
4	—	310	147.00–155.00	151.06
5	—	359	137.00–147.00	140.90
5	—	456	123.00–128.00	125.04
5	—	614	109.00–113.00	110.60
8	—	418	127.00–135.00	131.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.39
4	—	363	120.00–125.00	122.59
4	—	425	110.00–118.00	114.14

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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