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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.36/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$144.36

91 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$8.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	146.89	727	48
Medium and Large 2	453	143.77	652	24
Medium and Large 3	431	138.73	598	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.16/cwt here — about $128 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 sale91 hd

144.36

—

FL average6 barns · 493 hd

137.10

+7.26

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	1,466	92.97	1,363	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	58.52	637	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	54.30	573	17

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	—	363	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	176.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	135.05/cwt	133.00–138.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	160.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.40/cwt	145.00–152.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.69/cwt	115.00–117.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.44/cwt	122.00–126.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	125.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.89/cwt	128.00–138.00	618	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	158.59/cwt	152.00–162.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.74/cwt	126.00–130.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.25/cwt	157.00–167.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	136.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	600	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	57.73/cwt	56.00–62.00	624	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	64.47/cwt	64.00–65.00	734	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	54.30/cwt	53.00–57.00	573	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	146.12/cwt	142.00–150.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	123.59/cwt	122.00–127.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	114.35/cwt	112.00–118.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	115.91/cwt	112.00–119.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	120.48/cwt	117.00–124.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	107.64/cwt	103.00–110.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	139.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	3
Bulls	—	—	1,466	92.97/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	189.52/cwt	185.00–192.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	121.95/cwt	118.00–125.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	174.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	532	2

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,179Last week 1,365Year ago 1,092

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 385Year ago 384

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	170.00–180.00	175.10
5	—	513	133.00–138.00	135.05
5	—	406	155.00–165.00	160.91
4	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.54
9	—	617	122.00–126.00	124.44
3	—	455	152.00–162.00	158.59
7	—	576	126.00–130.00	127.74
3	—	268	185.00–192.00	189.52
6	—	660	118.00–125.00	121.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	170.00–180.00	176.91
2	—	458	140.00–145.00	142.54
5	—	566	120.00–125.00	122.08
2	—	428	145.00–152.00	148.40
3	—	610	115.00–117.00	115.69
3	—	512	120.00–128.00	125.26
3	—	380	157.00–167.00	160.25
3	—	315	170.00–177.00	174.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00–165.00	162.46
10	—	465	128.00–138.00	132.89
5	—	438	135.00–140.00	136.99
2	—	358	145.00–152.00	148.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	142.00–150.00	146.12
7	—	461	112.00–119.00	115.91
4	—	408	117.00–124.00	120.48
3	—	518	103.00–110.00	107.64
3	—	375	130.00–135.00	131.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	130.00–135.00	132.36
3	—	372	122.00–127.00	123.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	114.00–120.00	116.99
5	—	562	112.00–118.00	114.35
4	—	458	120.00–123.00	121.48
3	—	415	125.00–130.00	128.29
3	—	360	137.00–140.00	139.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,081	56.00–62.00	57.73
2	—	1,138	64.00–65.00	64.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,056	53.00–57.00	54.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	89.00–95.00	92.97

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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