Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

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 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.53/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$142.53

60 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$21.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	148.30	687	20
Medium and Large 2	415	144.03	598	30
Medium and Large 3	467	126.47	590	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.82/cwt here — about $97 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 sale60 hd

142.53

—

FL average9 barns · 770 hd

138.46

+4.07

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	1,402	76.88	1,078	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	50.84	671	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	47.75	488	11

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	418	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	123.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	120.04/cwt	118.00–122.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	123.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.94/cwt	117.00–121.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	152.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,402	76.88/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,078	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	50.84/cwt	48.00–54.00	671	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	47.75/cwt	46.00–52.00	488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	119.45/cwt	116.00–123.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	141.20/cwt	137.00–147.00	578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	119.67/cwt	116.00–122.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	117.43/cwt	115.00–119.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	169.19/cwt	160.00–175.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.04/cwt	135.00–138.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	131.08/cwt	127.00–135.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	136.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	104.94/cwt	102.00–108.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.09/cwt	142.00–150.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	134.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	141.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	126.44/cwt	124.00–129.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	183.68/cwt	180.00–185.00	468	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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 868Last week 873Year ago 1,268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 232Year ago 242

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.57
2	—	463	120.00–128.00	123.89
2	—	573	120.00–122.00	120.97
3	—	305	140.00–143.00	141.97
4	—	518	124.00–129.00	126.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	118.00–122.00	120.04
3	—	317	120.00–130.00	123.37
6	—	408	105.00–112.00	108.44
4	—	458	105.00–110.00	107.54
4	—	530	102.00–108.00	104.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	116.00–122.00	119.67
5	—	479	115.00–119.00	117.43
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
2	—	358	127.00–135.00	131.08
3	—	270	130.00–140.00	136.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	117.00–121.00	118.94
2	—	463	127.00–132.00	129.43
4	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	150.00–157.00	152.73
4	—	558	116.00–123.00	119.45
7	—	409	137.00–147.00	141.20
2	—	315	160.00–170.00	165.08
5	—	284	160.00–175.00	169.19
3	—	475	135.00–138.00	137.04
4	—	523	124.00–128.00	125.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	155.00–165.00	159.85
2	—	465	142.00–150.00	146.09
2	—	508	130.00–139.00	134.43
4	—	573	130.00–138.00	133.95
4	—	613	121.00–126.00	122.47
2	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.41
4	—	255	180.00–185.00	183.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	74.00–80.00	76.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,320	48.00–54.00	50.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,023	46.00–52.00	47.75

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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