Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.93/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$143.93

109 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	433	147.34	639	28
Medium and Large 1	500	146.51	732	60
Medium and Large 3	465	132.03	613	21

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $25 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 sale109 hd

143.93

—

FL average10 barns · 985 hd

140.63

+3.30

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	1,703	90.03	1,533	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	64.22	731	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	56.64	555	15

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	559	139.78/cwt	134.00–144.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	176.73/cwt	175.00–180.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.43/cwt	160.00–167.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	124.60/cwt	122.00–128.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.47/cwt	123.00–130.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	181.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	128.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	188.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	147.95/cwt	143.00–153.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	134.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.85/cwt	147.00–157.00	642	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	54.58/cwt	52.00–58.00	526	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	59.74/cwt	59.00–61.00	599	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	63.74/cwt	62.00–66.00	724	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	68.08/cwt	67.00–70.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	701	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	90.03/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.89/cwt	118.00–126.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	143.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	153.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.53/cwt	124.00–127.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	160.82/cwt	157.00–165.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	122.88/cwt	118.00–128.00	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	130.82/cwt	128.00–133.00	597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	109.46/cwt	107.00–112.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	134.33/cwt	132.00–136.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.18/cwt	118.00–123.00	578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	174.25/cwt	170.00–179.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	146.08/cwt	140.00–149.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	129.39/cwt	115.00–134.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	164.60/cwt	162.00–167.00	532	2

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 894Last week 851Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 331Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	134.00–144.00	139.78
6	—	373	160.00–167.00	163.43
9	—	667	122.00–128.00	124.60
3	—	315	180.00–185.00	181.72
9	—	518	140.00–149.00	143.94
3	—	263	185.00–190.00	188.42
8	—	455	143.00–153.00	147.95
8	—	423	147.00–157.00	151.85
7	—	631	115.00–134.00	129.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	175.00–180.00	176.73
6	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.55
4	—	580	123.00–130.00	126.47
4	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.44
4	—	370	150.00–157.00	153.36
4	—	318	170.00–179.00	174.25
3	—	470	137.00–140.00	137.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	120.00–126.00	123.07
4	—	558	118.00–121.00	119.52
3	—	465	125.00–130.00	128.37
3	—	417	130.00–137.00	134.54
3	—	375	140.00–149.00	146.08
2	—	323	162.00–167.00	164.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	135.00–140.00	137.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	118.00–126.00	121.89
4	—	355	140.00–144.00	142.03
4	—	308	150.00–157.00	153.41
4	—	273	157.00–165.00	160.82
10	—	528	118.00–128.00	122.88
3	—	603	120.00–121.00	120.34
7	—	456	128.00–133.00	130.82
7	—	411	132.00–136.00	134.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	140.00–148.00	143.93
2	—	568	110.00–114.00	112.06
2	—	423	124.00–127.00	125.53
7	—	481	118.00–123.00	120.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	107.00–112.00	109.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	963	52.00–58.00	54.58
6	—	1,003	59.00–61.00	59.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,136	62.00–66.00	63.74
3	—	1,153	67.00–70.00	68.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	88.00–92.00	90.03

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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