Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.62/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$145.62

60 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.59

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	150.89	711	28
Medium and Large 2	446	144.77	645	17thin
Medium and Large 3	412	136.75	564	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about $147 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 sale60 hd

145.62

—

FL average9 barns · 734 hd

142.03

+3.59

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	1,528	94.97	1,451	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	63.96	742	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	56.41	611	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	362	160.12/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	170.19/cwt	165.00–175.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	160.39/cwt	157.00–162.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	183.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.52/cwt	118.00–123.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	138.47/cwt	135.00–142.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	194.80/cwt	185.00–205.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.98/cwt	133.00–138.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.61/cwt	121.00–128.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	125.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	128.48/cwt	124.00–130.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	134.56/cwt	132.00–140.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	72.08/cwt	70.00–74.00	955	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	56.41/cwt	55.00–61.00	611	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	62.61/cwt	60.00–66.00	709	12
Bulls	—	—	1,555	90.47/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	99.46/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	120.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	143.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	113.62/cwt	112.00–116.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.55/cwt	128.00–133.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.36/cwt	118.00–120.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	133.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	132.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	141.38/cwt	137.00–147.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	141.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 776Last week 894Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 223Year ago 215

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	155.00–165.00	160.12
3	—	323	180.00–190.00	183.51
2	—	418	160.00–165.00	162.43
6	—	505	135.00–142.00	138.47
2	—	255	185.00–205.00	194.80
5	—	569	133.00–138.00	135.98
4	—	633	124.00–130.00	128.48
3	—	462	150.00–155.00	151.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	165.00–175.00	170.19
2	—	285	175.00–180.00	177.46
5	—	462	140.00–145.00	141.95
4	—	568	121.00–128.00	124.61
2	—	513	125.00–128.00	126.46
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	157.00–162.00	160.39
2	—	520	118.00–123.00	120.52
4	—	463	120.00–130.00	125.14
3	—	422	132.00–140.00	134.56
3	—	360	140.00–145.00	141.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	118.00–123.00	120.48
3	—	353	140.00–150.00	143.40
2	—	560	118.00–122.00	119.96
2	—	475	128.00–133.00	130.55
2	—	415	130.00–138.00	133.90
2	—	318	150.00–155.00	152.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	112.00–118.00	114.94
3	—	307	130.00–137.00	132.43
2	—	470	110.00–115.00	112.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	112.00–116.00	113.62
4	—	413	120.00–128.00	124.12
3	—	477	118.00–120.00	119.36
3	—	370	130.00–135.00	133.42
3	—	317	137.00–147.00	141.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	70.00–74.00	72.08
12	—	1,133	60.00–66.00	62.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	55.00–61.00	56.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	90.00–91.00	90.47
2	—	1,500	99.00–100.00	99.46

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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