Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $137.73/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$137.73

76 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$21.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	146.33	648	29
Medium and Large 2	439	137.52	604	28
Medium and Large 3	434	124.90	542	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $105 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 sale76 hd

137.73

—

FL average9 barns · 877 hd

125.85

+11.88

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	1,576	77.59	1,223	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	53.16	603	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	46.82	495	16

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	365	131.86/cwt	127.00–137.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	119.95/cwt	118.00–122.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	139.63/cwt	137.00–145.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	178.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.05/cwt	126.00–131.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	114.94/cwt	112.00–117.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	161.10/cwt	157.00–167.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.87/cwt	126.00–133.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	119.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	105.46/cwt	103.00–109.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	111.95/cwt	110.00–114.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	111.12/cwt	107.00–117.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	122.78/cwt	121.00–124.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	182.14/cwt	175.00–190.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	116.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.36/cwt	105.00–109.00	508	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	52.19/cwt	50.00–56.00	549	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.40/cwt	145.00–152.00	545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	46.82/cwt	45.00–50.00	495	16
Bulls	—	—	1,576	77.59/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,223	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,583	58.33/cwt	58.00–59.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	117.76/cwt	115.00–119.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,179Last week 1,456Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 352Last week 320Year ago 112

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. 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	—	365	127.00–137.00	131.86
4	—	415	118.00–122.00	119.95
4	—	470	115.00–117.00	116.02
4	—	520	112.00–117.00	114.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	112.00–117.00	114.94
5	—	513	103.00–109.00	105.46
6	—	463	110.00–114.00	111.95
4	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	117.00–122.00	119.42
5	—	473	105.00–109.00	107.36
3	—	377	115.00–119.00	117.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	137.00–145.00	139.63
3	—	325	175.00–185.00	178.23
7	—	523	126.00–131.00	128.05
5	—	366	157.00–167.00	161.10
4	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.46
5	—	556	121.00–124.00	122.78
2	—	263	175.00–190.00	182.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	114.00–118.00	116.04
7	—	475	126.00–133.00	128.87
3	—	420	140.00–145.00	143.25
2	—	263	160.00–170.00	165.14
3	—	370	145.00–152.00	147.40
7	—	524	120.00–125.00	122.08
4	—	318	160.00–170.00	164.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.07
5	—	510	107.00–117.00	111.12
6	—	363	135.00–142.00	138.57
3	—	483	115.00–121.00	116.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,051	50.00–56.00	52.19
3	—	1,583	58.00–59.00	58.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,057	45.00–50.00	46.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	75.00–80.00	77.59

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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