Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $142.38/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$142.38

110 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	145.47	756	62
Medium and Large 3	412	142.52	588	13thin
Medium and Large 2	493	136.86	675	35

One grade step is worth $8.61/cwt here — about $81 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 sale110 hd

142.38

—

FL average10 barns · 918 hd

136.66

+5.72

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	57.58	684	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	52.76	592	16

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	—	416	170.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	177.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	141.42/cwt	138.00–145.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	122.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	127.44/cwt	123.00–133.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.03/cwt	118.00–124.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	126.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	135.96/cwt	132.00–141.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	195.32/cwt	190.00–200.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	170.29/cwt	165.00–175.00	627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	117.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	56.73/cwt	55.00–59.00	626	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	60.28/cwt	60.00–62.00	879	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	52.76/cwt	51.00–54.00	592	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	126.66/cwt	122.00–130.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	115.96/cwt	112.00–119.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.89/cwt	114.00–124.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.69/cwt	121.00–127.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	113.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	113.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.92/cwt	150.00–156.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	164.58/cwt	162.00–167.00	510	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,072Last week 1,112Year ago 954

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 296Year ago 130

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
5	—	416	165.00–175.00	170.91
4	—	709	120.00–127.00	122.97
12	—	608	123.00–133.00	127.44
3	—	755	118.00–124.00	120.03
10	—	568	130.00–137.00	133.39
2	—	308	190.00–195.00	192.52
9	—	536	132.00–141.00	135.96
2	—	273	190.00–200.00	195.32
9	—	368	165.00–175.00	170.29
6	—	463	150.00–156.00	152.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	175.00–180.00	177.62
8	—	465	138.00–145.00	141.42
7	—	567	120.00–128.00	123.32
7	—	521	122.00–130.00	126.48
5	—	423	150.00–160.00	154.11
4	—	608	115.00–120.00	117.27
2	—	365	155.00–160.00	157.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	135.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	458	130.00–137.00	134.63
2	—	378	145.00–150.00	147.45
2	—	310	162.00–167.00	164.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	120.00–127.00	123.03
7	—	461	122.00–130.00	126.66
6	—	568	114.00–124.00	118.89
4	—	415	132.00–140.00	135.86
3	—	613	110.00–118.00	113.63
2	—	368	137.00–140.00	138.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00–118.00	113.93
8	—	383	120.00–128.00	123.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	112.00–119.00	115.96
5	—	420	121.00–127.00	124.69
4	—	515	110.00–117.00	113.57
3	—	363	130.00–135.00	133.39
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,103	55.00–59.00	56.73
5	—	1,459	60.00–62.00	60.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,123	51.00–54.00	52.76

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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