Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.61/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$142.61

125 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$6.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	143.91	690	72
Medium and Large 2	430	142.15	611	39
Medium and Large 3	388	137.25	532	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.66/cwt here — about $158 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 sale125 hd

142.61

—

FL average10 barns · 845 hd

134.08

+8.53

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	1,582	73.21	1,158	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	53.02	581	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	47.77	464	6thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	320	133.05/cwt	132.00–134.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	119.36/cwt	116.00–124.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	109.92/cwt	107.00–112.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	106.48/cwt	103.00–111.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	116.55/cwt	114.00–119.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	123.38/cwt	119.00–129.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	114.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	173.18/cwt	172.00–175.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	105.10/cwt	99.00–108.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	127.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	162.11/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.33/cwt	128.00–138.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	120.09/cwt	115.00–124.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	127.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	151.65/cwt	147.00–157.00	631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	208.11/cwt	195.00–215.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	152.10/cwt	147.00–157.00	583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.36/cwt	117.00–124.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	114.31/cwt	109.00–116.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	139.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	389	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.80/cwt	118.00–126.00	759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	178.12/cwt	170.00–190.00	479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	164.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	102.93/cwt	101.00–107.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	107.07/cwt	105.00–109.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	109.67/cwt	108.00–112.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.37/cwt	127.00–132.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	113.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.16/cwt	147.00–157.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	132.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.05/cwt	137.00–145.00	592	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	51.91/cwt	49.00–54.00	561	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	47.77/cwt	46.00–51.00	464	6
Bulls	—	—	1,629	77.67/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,265	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	56.46/cwt	55.00–58.00	646	9
Bulls	—	—	1,519	67.26/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	509	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 Oct 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 1,179Year ago 1,016

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 352Year ago 375

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	132.00–134.00	133.05
7	—	409	116.00–124.00	119.36
7	—	514	107.00–112.00	109.92
7	—	581	103.00–111.00	106.48
4	—	465	114.00–119.00	116.55
8	—	622	99.00–108.00	105.10
5	—	370	125.00–132.00	127.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	126.00–130.00	127.27
6	—	278	135.00–145.00	139.86
4	—	375	120.00–123.00	121.54
5	—	464	108.00–112.00	109.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	118.00–120.00	118.65
3	—	472	101.00–107.00	102.93
2	—	420	105.00–109.00	107.07
3	—	363	112.00–115.00	113.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	119.00–129.00	123.38
3	—	458	140.00–146.00	143.93
3	—	707	113.00–116.00	114.00
5	—	316	172.00–175.00	173.18
7	—	361	160.00–165.00	162.11
7	—	519	128.00–138.00	132.33
7	—	661	115.00–124.00	120.09
9	—	416	147.00–157.00	151.65
3	—	203	195.00–215.00	208.11
12	—	618	118.00–126.00	122.80
7	—	269	170.00–190.00	178.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	147.00–157.00	152.10
3	—	528	117.00–124.00	119.36
4	—	623	109.00–116.00	114.31
7	—	324	160.00–170.00	164.10
7	—	461	130.00–137.00	132.93
8	—	420	137.00–145.00	141.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	127.00–132.00	130.37
4	—	465	121.00–125.00	122.96
4	—	315	147.00–157.00	152.16
3	—	355	140.00–145.00	143.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,081	49.00–54.00	51.91
9	—	1,144	55.00–58.00	56.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	972	46.00–51.00	47.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,629	75.00–81.00	77.67
6	—	1,519	65.00–71.00	67.26

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)