Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.59/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$146.59

72 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	151.64	736	38
Medium and Large 2	451	145.47	655	26
Medium and Large 3	493	126.21	622	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.44/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 sale72 hd

146.59

—

FL average10 barns · 982 hd

137.01

+9.58

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	1,603	92.50	1,482	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	60.83	736	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	54.51	593	17

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls	—	—	1,670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	54.51/cwt	52.00–57.00	593	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	59.31/cwt	58.00–63.00	756	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	64.31/cwt	64.00–66.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	145.12/cwt	142.00–150.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	118.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	139.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	107.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	135.05/cwt	132.00–137.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	120.38/cwt	118.00–125.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	148.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	119.61/cwt	117.00–125.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	109.06/cwt	105.00–112.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	133.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	128.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	174.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	180.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	129.44/cwt	127.00–132.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	122.81/cwt	122.00–126.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	186.69/cwt	177.00–192.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	160.81/cwt	157.00–165.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	131.04/cwt	127.00–135.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	149.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.85/cwt	137.00–145.00	666	6

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 1,201Year ago 1,041

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 264Year ago 156

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,535	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,087	52.00–57.00	54.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,274	58.00–63.00	59.31
7	—	1,062	64.00–66.00	64.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	142.00–150.00	145.12
4	—	408	135.00–145.00	139.91
3	—	560	115.00–125.00	121.73
3	—	505	118.00–125.00	120.38
3	—	318	150.00–155.00	151.60
2	—	458	130.00–137.00	133.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	115.00–122.00	118.44
5	—	466	105.00–112.00	109.06
4	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	105.00–110.00	107.04
5	—	359	132.00–137.00	135.05
5	—	266	145.00–155.00	148.91
3	—	465	117.00–125.00	119.61
3	—	408	125.00–130.00	128.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	170.00–180.00	174.91
6	—	373	175.00–185.00	180.23
5	—	607	122.00–126.00	122.81
5	—	560	130.00–135.00	132.05
8	—	513	135.00–145.00	139.88
8	—	470	150.00–160.00	154.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	120.00–127.00	123.41
4	—	513	127.00–132.00	129.44
3	—	268	177.00–192.00	186.69
2	—	368	157.00–165.00	160.81
7	—	429	145.00–155.00	149.14
6	—	473	137.00–145.00	140.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	118.00–125.00	121.37
4	—	465	127.00–135.00	131.04

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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