Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.61/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$147.61

126 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$27.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	159.32	727	53
Medium and Large 2	472	142.62	673	49
Medium and Large 3	464	131.94	612	24

One grade step is worth $27.39/cwt here — about $115 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 sale126 hd

147.61

—

FL average10 barns · 1,165 hd

139.50

+8.11

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	1,428	94.35	1,347	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	60.93	733	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	54.72	567	18

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	—	215	216.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	207.43/cwt	200.00–215.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.45/cwt	117.00–122.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	148.71/cwt	147.00–152.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	123.79/cwt	123.00–127.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	181.10/cwt	177.00–185.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	127.85/cwt	123.00–132.00	712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.46/cwt	135.00–144.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	183.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.86/cwt	124.00–134.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	128.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.51/cwt	138.00–144.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	194.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.87/cwt	146.00–156.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	124.41/cwt	121.00–128.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	159.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.56/cwt	110.00–118.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	111.55/cwt	108.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.97/cwt	131.00–134.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.08/cwt	132.00–136.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	114.37/cwt	110.00–119.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	146.23/cwt	140.00–152.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	122.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	461	6
Bulls	—	—	1,428	94.35/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,347	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	65.66/cwt	65.00–67.00	835	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	54.72/cwt	53.00–57.00	567	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	60.18/cwt	58.00–63.00	717	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.30/cwt	148.00–155.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.96/cwt	116.00–122.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.69/cwt	133.00–135.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	164.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	158.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	116.92/cwt	115.00–121.00	670	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,201Last week 1,172Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 175Year ago 111

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	210.00–220.00	216.82
6	—	273	200.00–215.00	207.43
5	—	662	123.00–127.00	123.79
4	—	510	135.00–144.00	139.46
4	—	363	165.00–175.00	169.90
9	—	609	127.00–130.00	128.23
4	—	315	190.00–200.00	194.92
8	—	468	146.00–156.00	150.87
3	—	558	133.00–135.00	133.69
7	—	421	160.00–170.00	164.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	117.00–122.00	119.45
4	—	313	177.00–185.00	181.10
11	—	557	123.00–132.00	127.85
3	—	278	180.00–190.00	183.05
10	—	520	124.00–134.00	128.86
7	—	469	138.00–144.00	141.51
5	—	420	148.00–155.00	152.30
5	—	364	155.00–160.00	158.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	147.00–152.00	148.71
8	—	468	125.00–135.00	129.81
6	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.54
4	—	523	116.00–122.00	118.96
3	—	573	115.00–121.00	116.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	140.00–143.00	141.48
4	—	310	155.00–165.00	159.84
3	—	460	125.00–130.00	126.63
3	—	423	131.00–134.00	131.97
2	—	558	119.00–122.00	120.48
2	—	265	155.00–160.00	157.64
7	—	506	120.00–125.00	122.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	121.00–128.00	124.41
3	—	520	110.00–118.00	112.56
2	—	583	108.00–115.00	111.55
2	—	365	132.00–136.00	134.08
2	—	265	140.00–152.00	146.23
6	—	455	120.00–123.00	121.52
6	—	313	145.00–150.00	147.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	120.00–130.00	125.17
4	—	315	130.00–140.00	134.84
2	—	418	110.00–119.00	114.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	92.00–96.00	94.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	65.00–67.00	65.66
19	—	1,192	58.00–63.00	60.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,036	53.00–57.00	54.72

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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