Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

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 $137.44/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$137.44

97 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	140.75	744	51
Medium and Large 2	474	138.04	655	34
Medium and Large 3	523	121.69	636	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $108 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 sale97 hd

137.44

—

FL average10 barns · 887 hd

141.21

−3.77

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	1,489	81.66	1,216	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	54.65	649	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	50.71	540	11

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	367	138.59/cwt	137.00–142.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	172.46/cwt	170.00–177.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	84.55/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,241	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	61.05/cwt	59.00–64.00	851	5
Bulls	—	—	1,517	77.81/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.95/cwt	112.00–118.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	117.36/cwt	114.00–122.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.02/cwt	129.00–132.00	734	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	53.20/cwt	51.00–56.00	607	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	50.71/cwt	48.00–52.00	540	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.46/cwt	123.00–128.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	133.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	122.11/cwt	118.00–125.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	120.73/cwt	119.00–126.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	108.56/cwt	105.00–112.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	110.42/cwt	107.00–114.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.79/cwt	121.00–127.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	123.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	131.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	124.82/cwt	118.00–128.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	131.09/cwt	127.00–135.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	124.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.55/cwt	123.00–126.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	112.21/cwt	110.00–119.00	702	4

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 1,072Year ago 1,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 235Year ago 324

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	137.00–142.00	138.59
5	—	572	118.00–125.00	122.11
5	—	432	130.00–135.00	131.94
10	—	530	120.00–128.00	124.08
4	—	470	123.00–126.00	124.55
4	—	626	110.00–119.00	112.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	105.00–110.00	108.30
2	—	433	105.00–112.00	108.56
3	—	372	118.00–128.00	124.82
6	—	318	127.00–135.00	131.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	140.00–145.00	141.70
5	—	466	114.00–122.00	117.36
8	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.47
4	—	518	110.00–116.00	113.04
2	—	563	107.00–114.00	110.42
4	—	380	130.00–132.00	130.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	145.00–155.00	149.85
3	—	308	170.00–177.00	172.46
8	—	518	123.00–128.00	125.46
10	—	558	121.00–126.00	123.47
3	—	467	140.00–145.00	141.61
4	—	378	150.00–157.00	153.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	180.00–185.00	182.42
3	—	560	129.00–132.00	131.02
9	—	516	130.00–136.00	133.36
4	—	713	119.00–126.00	120.73
11	—	630	121.00–127.00	123.79
6	—	360	165.00–170.00	167.57
5	—	663	120.00–126.00	122.02
6	—	410	160.00–170.00	164.88
5	—	460	150.00–157.00	154.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.57
4	—	575	112.00–118.00	114.95
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,468	82.00–88.00	84.55
3	—	1,517	75.00–79.00	77.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,394	59.00–64.00	61.05
22	—	1,141	51.00–56.00	53.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,064	48.00–52.00	50.71

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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