Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.90/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$148.90

128 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$4.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	431	150.36	648	45
Medium and Large 1	539	148.74	801	64
Medium and Large 3	386	145.96	564	19thin

One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about $84 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 sale128 hd

148.90

—

FL average10 barns · 1,378 hd

142.38

+6.52

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	1,550	88.43	1,371	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	59.05	794	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	54.01	613	11

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 1	—	519	140.99/cwt	138.00–145.00	732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	125.36/cwt	122.00–131.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.19/cwt	175.00–185.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	120.18/cwt	119.00–124.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	121.42/cwt	117.00–126.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	135.37/cwt	132.00–138.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	144.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	116.30/cwt	115.00–119.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.34/cwt	118.00–124.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.64/cwt	110.00–114.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	137.83/cwt	134.00–144.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	117.42/cwt	112.00–120.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.16/cwt	127.00–130.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	109.60/cwt	105.00–112.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	156.84/cwt	152.00–162.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	133.84/cwt	130.00–138.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.56/cwt	124.00–131.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	150.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	176.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.23/cwt	128.00–132.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	128.08/cwt	125.00–132.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	134.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	201.11/cwt	195.00–205.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	132.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.66/cwt	145.00–152.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	579	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	88.43/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	62.19/cwt	61.00–64.00	835	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	54.01/cwt	51.00–55.00	613	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	57.71/cwt	54.00–60.00	777	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	114.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	169.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	203.59/cwt	190.00–210.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	159.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,172Last week 1,320Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 650Year ago 144

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	138.00–145.00	140.99
5	—	728	122.00–131.00	125.36
5	—	773	119.00–124.00	120.18
5	—	374	170.00–180.00	176.10
8	—	673	128.00–132.00	130.23
5	—	314	195.00–205.00	201.11
7	—	629	130.00–135.00	132.28
4	—	410	160.00–170.00	165.12
7	—	467	150.00–160.00	154.13
3	—	260	190.00–210.00	203.59
6	—	565	135.00–138.00	136.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	135.00–145.00	139.86
4	—	265	175.00–185.00	180.19
8	—	413	145.00–155.00	150.09
7	—	561	125.00–132.00	128.08
7	—	517	130.00–135.00	132.07
6	—	313	180.00–190.00	184.88
5	—	381	155.00–165.00	159.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.85
5	—	368	145.00–152.00	147.66
5	—	306	165.00–175.00	169.12
3	—	468	125.00–130.00	126.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	117.00–126.00	121.42
2	—	273	155.00–165.00	159.77
9	—	358	140.00–150.00	144.34
3	—	613	115.00–119.00	116.30
5	—	418	134.00–144.00	137.83
5	—	470	127.00–130.00	128.16
6	—	310	152.00–162.00	156.84
6	—	510	120.00–130.00	124.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	132.00–138.00	135.37
7	—	473	118.00–124.00	121.34
3	—	555	110.00–114.00	112.64
6	—	265	145.00–152.00	148.43
6	—	328	140.00–150.00	145.11
6	—	413	124.00–131.00	127.56
6	—	510	112.00–118.00	114.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	112.00–120.00	117.42
3	—	462	105.00–112.00	109.60
4	—	323	130.00–138.00	133.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	87.00–90.00	88.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	61.00–64.00	62.19
14	—	1,346	54.00–60.00	57.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,135	51.00–55.00	54.01

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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