Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.83/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$146.83

70 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	149.03	719	36
Medium and Large 2	441	145.90	643	21
Medium and Large 3	404	142.24	575	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about $144 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 sale70 hd

146.83

—

FL average10 barns · 1,015 hd

139.41

+7.42

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	1,444	88.64	1,280	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	60.70	709	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	53.97	558	16

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	123.51/cwt	118.00–127.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	114.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.44/cwt	137.00–142.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	111.36/cwt	110.00–112.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	138.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	129.60/cwt	127.00–132.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	158.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	118.45/cwt	116.00–121.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	117.66/cwt	115.00–121.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	150.90/cwt	147.00–155.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	128.35/cwt	125.00–132.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	165.90/cwt	162.00–172.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	176.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	164.62/cwt	160.00–167.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	124.49/cwt	124.00–126.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.89/cwt	152.00–162.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	127.36/cwt	125.00–132.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.94/cwt	126.00–132.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.40/cwt	135.00–142.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	181.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	563	3
Bulls	—	—	1,438	87.10/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,252	7
Bulls	—	—	1,463	94.03/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	53.97/cwt	52.00–57.00	558	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	60.70/cwt	58.00–63.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	114.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.96/cwt	141.00–147.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	146.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	533	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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,112Last week 1,179Year ago 1,335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 332Year ago 421

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	110.00–111.00	110.32
3	—	578	114.00–117.00	114.98
3	—	460	120.00–125.00	121.63
3	—	358	137.00–140.00	138.95
3	—	258	155.00–160.00	158.23
8	—	525	116.00–121.00	118.45
2	—	308	147.00–155.00	150.90
6	—	418	125.00–132.00	128.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	130.00–132.00	131.02
3	—	512	110.00–112.00	110.66
3	—	325	137.00–142.00	140.44
2	—	258	140.00–145.00	142.57
7	—	411	115.00–121.00	117.66
5	—	462	110.00–118.00	114.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	118.00–127.00	123.51
4	—	475	105.00–108.00	106.52
3	—	417	110.00–112.00	111.36
2	—	318	127.00–132.00	129.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	162.00–172.00	165.90
4	—	666	124.00–126.00	124.49
4	—	465	152.00–162.00	156.89
3	—	603	125.00–132.00	127.36
3	—	562	130.00–135.00	131.71
8	—	520	135.00–142.00	138.40
3	—	310	180.00–185.00	181.61
6	—	403	160.00–167.00	163.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	175.00–180.00	176.54
2	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.44
2	—	368	155.00–160.00	157.59
2	—	313	170.00–175.00	172.40
6	—	520	126.00–132.00	128.94
3	—	580	121.00–125.00	122.31
3	—	460	141.00–147.00	142.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	160.00–167.00	164.62
2	—	518	115.00–120.00	117.44
2	—	413	140.00–145.00	142.58
3	—	460	130.00–135.00	131.63
3	—	363	140.00–150.00	146.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,438	85.00–91.00	87.10
2	—	1,463	93.00–95.00	94.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,033	52.00–57.00	53.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,168	58.00–63.00	60.70

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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