Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.65/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$144.65

74 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	149.88	672	28
Medium and Large 2	425	145.00	617	30
Medium and Large 3	417	134.86	562	16thin

One grade step is worth $15.02/cwt here — about $109 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 sale74 hd

144.65

—

FL average10 barns · 1,327 hd

138.15

+6.50

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	1,313	89.40	1,174	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	62.29	808	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	55.66	571	19

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	570	132.95/cwt	127.00–136.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	139.90/cwt	137.00–142.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	161.06/cwt	157.00–165.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.52/cwt	132.00–141.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	173.36/cwt	170.00–177.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	189.81/cwt	185.00–195.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	148.76/cwt	146.00–153.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.44/cwt	122.00–131.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	183.33/cwt	180.00–187.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	135.55/cwt	131.00–138.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	123.01/cwt	121.00–124.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,313	89.40/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,174	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	130.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.59/cwt	112.00–119.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.58/cwt	118.00–127.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	139.03/cwt	137.00–141.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	110.07/cwt	107.00–112.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	133.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	118.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	141.85/cwt	136.00–145.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	111.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	158.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	125.07/cwt	121.00–127.00	460	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	58.52/cwt	58.00–60.00	621	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	62.29/cwt	60.00–66.00	808	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	53.99/cwt	52.00–56.00	543	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 851Last week 1,234Year ago 1,232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 331Last week 290Year ago 252

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	127.00–136.00	132.95
2	—	360	157.00–165.00	161.06
5	—	517	132.00–141.00	135.52
2	—	265	185.00–195.00	189.81
5	—	406	146.00–153.00	148.76
4	—	473	141.00–145.00	143.05
4	—	315	180.00–187.00	183.33
3	—	607	121.00–124.00	123.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	170.00–180.00	175.05
7	—	414	137.00–142.00	139.90
6	—	313	170.00–177.00	173.36
5	—	524	122.00–131.00	125.44
4	—	573	121.00–125.00	122.94
3	—	467	131.00–138.00	135.55
3	—	372	150.00–155.00	151.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	125.00–130.00	127.45
6	—	368	140.00–148.00	143.81
4	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	128.00–134.00	130.74
4	—	458	125.00–130.00	127.46
4	—	355	137.00–141.00	139.03
4	—	310	150.00–160.00	154.84
3	—	508	115.00–121.00	118.93
3	—	265	155.00–160.00	158.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	112.00–119.00	115.59
6	—	418	118.00–127.00	122.58
5	—	528	107.00–112.00	110.07
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.58
3	—	323	136.00–145.00	141.85
2	—	263	145.00–150.00	147.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	130.00–135.00	133.07
3	—	425	110.00–115.00	111.59
3	—	368	121.00–127.00	125.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	88.00–93.00	89.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	58.00–60.00	58.52
12	—	1,005	52.00–56.00	53.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,297	60.00–66.00	62.29

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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