Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.93/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$146.93

118 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$17.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	413	153.24	633	40
Medium and Large 1	494	147.79	731	51
Medium and Large 3	447	135.97	608	27

One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $25 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 sale118 hd

146.93

—

FL average10 barns · 927 hd

138.52

+8.41

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	1,415	86.93	1,230	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	61.15	723	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	55.36	628	14

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	263	192.62/cwt	190.00–195.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.84/cwt	122.00–127.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	178.06/cwt	170.00–185.00	481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	150.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	151.62/cwt	147.00–155.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	163.08/cwt	160.00–165.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.71/cwt	111.00–118.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	123.58/cwt	120.00–126.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	128.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	116.47/cwt	113.00–120.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.35/cwt	133.00–137.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	179.10/cwt	177.00–182.00	566	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	60.42/cwt	58.00–63.00	706	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	65.51/cwt	65.00–67.00	825	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	55.36/cwt	53.00–58.00	628	14
Bulls	—	—	1,415	86.93/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	192.16/cwt	187.00–197.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	174.39/cwt	170.00–180.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	130.77/cwt	130.00–132.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	108.38/cwt	103.00–111.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	108.41/cwt	105.00–112.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	118.92/cwt	115.00–121.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	141.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	114.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	129.12/cwt	125.00–132.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	109.36/cwt	104.00–113.00	557	5

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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,365Last week 812Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 385Last week 271Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	190.00–195.00	192.62
6	—	615	122.00–127.00	123.84
6	—	463	155.00–165.00	160.14
6	—	410	160.00–170.00	165.06
5	—	657	120.00–126.00	123.58
5	—	510	133.00–137.00	135.35
12	—	568	125.00–135.00	129.85
2	—	310	187.00–197.00	192.16
7	—	356	170.00–180.00	174.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	170.00–185.00	178.06
5	—	416	147.00–155.00	151.62
5	—	370	160.00–165.00	163.08
3	—	615	110.00–118.00	115.38
8	—	510	125.00–131.00	128.06
7	—	316	177.00–182.00	179.10
6	—	473	140.00–148.00	143.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	145.00–155.00	150.17
4	—	320	165.00–170.00	167.38
3	—	580	111.00–118.00	115.71
6	—	505	113.00–120.00	116.47
6	—	465	130.00–137.00	133.58
4	—	430	135.00–142.00	138.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	130.00–132.00	130.77
3	—	570	103.00–111.00	108.38
3	—	408	115.00–121.00	118.92
3	—	312	140.00–145.00	141.79
9	—	457	110.00–118.00	114.38
6	—	268	140.00–145.00	142.66
5	—	509	104.00–113.00	109.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	105.00–112.00	108.41
2	—	383	125.00–129.00	126.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	125.00–132.00	129.12
2	—	278	150.00–160.00	155.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,169	58.00–63.00	60.42
4	—	1,260	65.00–67.00	65.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,134	53.00–58.00	55.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	85.00–89.00	86.93

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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