Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

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 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.64/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$148.64

96 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$15.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	150.65	761	57
Medium and Large 2	422	149.76	631	28
Medium and Large 3	430	135.40	582	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $179 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 sale96 hd

148.64

—

FL average10 barns · 851 hd

145.77

+2.88

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	—	High	1,592	94.79	1,509	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	67.53	802	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	56.58	629	56

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	258	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	128.98/cwt	127.00–131.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	144.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	174.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	122.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	125.56/cwt	122.00–129.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	129.06/cwt	125.00–133.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.43/cwt	118.00–123.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	145.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	159.78/cwt	157.00–165.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	143.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	142.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.09/cwt	110.00–116.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	134.92/cwt	131.00–139.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	118.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	121.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	133.09/cwt	131.00–136.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	139.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	127.56/cwt	123.00–130.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.38/cwt	122.00–130.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.31/cwt	115.00–118.00	600	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	62.04/cwt	61.00–64.00	673	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	55.93/cwt	53.00–58.00	623	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	71.30/cwt	70.00–73.00	860	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	65.31/cwt	63.00–68.00	768	17
Bulls	—	—	1,485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,470	3
Bulls	—	—	1,656	92.26/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	207.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	128.13/cwt	122.00–132.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	150.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	173.45/cwt	170.00–177.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	124.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	189.12/cwt	185.00–195.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	152.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	140.55/cwt	137.00–144.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	136.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	577	8

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,320Last week 776Year ago 906

Slaughter CattleReceipts 650Last week 170Year ago 186

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	180.00–190.00	184.85
2	—	313	170.00–180.00	174.80
3	—	512	123.00–130.00	127.56
4	—	463	135.00–140.00	137.54
4	—	560	122.00–128.00	124.95
5	—	431	150.00–155.00	152.04
8	—	360	155.00–165.00	160.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	127.00–131.00	128.98
6	—	415	160.00–170.00	164.88
6	—	673	122.00–130.00	126.38
4	—	273	200.00–210.00	207.71
7	—	457	145.00–155.00	150.69
4	—	355	170.00–177.00	173.45
7	—	722	120.00–125.00	122.91
5	—	306	185.00–195.00	189.12
8	—	508	137.00–144.00	140.55
5	—	556	135.00–140.00	136.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00–150.00	144.79
4	—	418	135.00–145.00	139.79
5	—	465	122.00–132.00	128.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	120.00–125.00	122.83
2	—	268	155.00–160.00	157.38
10	—	468	125.00–133.00	129.06
2	—	565	118.00–123.00	120.43
3	—	312	157.00–165.00	159.78
3	—	358	140.00–147.00	142.44
4	—	609	115.00–125.00	118.02
7	—	431	131.00–136.00	133.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	122.00–129.00	125.56
2	—	263	142.00–150.00	145.81
3	—	308	140.00–145.00	143.24
4	—	363	131.00–139.00	134.92
7	—	459	120.00–124.00	121.68
7	—	516	115.00–118.00	116.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	130.00–135.00	132.60
2	—	378	122.00–128.00	125.06
3	—	460	110.00–116.00	112.09
4	—	425	115.00–120.00	117.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,085	61.00–64.00	62.04
50	—	1,114	53.00–58.00	55.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,206	70.00–73.00	71.30
17	—	1,176	63.00–68.00	65.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,656	90.00–96.00	92.26

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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