Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.07/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$156.07

97 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$14.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	161.14	685	57
Medium and Large 2	420	149.65	628	29
Medium and Large 3	376	146.75	551	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.40/cwt here — about $133 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

156.07

—

FL average10 barns · 763 hd

144.12

+11.95

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	1,555	86.05	1,338	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	58.59	682	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	49.74	547	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.95/cwt	126.00–132.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	185.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.47/cwt	131.00–138.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	171.51/cwt	167.00–177.00	616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	148.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	173.58/cwt	170.00–177.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.98/cwt	118.00–121.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	119.37/cwt	118.00–122.00	388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	129.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	168.45/cwt	165.00–175.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	156.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	159.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	113.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	117.14/cwt	113.00–121.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	128.24/cwt	125.00–131.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	123.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.30/cwt	138.00–142.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	114.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	138.31/cwt	135.00–141.00	444	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	131.35/cwt	127.00–136.00	497	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	191.73/cwt	180.00–200.00	520	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	56.01/cwt	54.00–60.00	636	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	49.74/cwt	47.00–51.00	547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	86.85/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	112.37/cwt	110.00–117.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.56/cwt	125.00–128.00	658	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.03/cwt	61.00–64.00	744	12
Bulls	—	—	1,650	96.25/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,512	78.71/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	106.93/cwt	105.00–109.00	554	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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 784Year ago 1,326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 234Year ago 198

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	126.00–132.00	129.95
14	—	413	160.00–170.00	165.03
3	—	613	126.00–130.00	127.96
5	—	314	180.00–190.00	185.92
6	—	520	131.00–138.00	134.47
9	—	359	167.00–177.00	171.51
5	—	271	180.00–200.00	191.73
12	—	468	150.00–160.00	155.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	145.00–155.00	148.88
6	—	318	170.00–177.00	173.58
3	—	615	118.00–121.00	118.98
3	—	275	165.00–175.00	168.45
5	—	372	150.00–160.00	156.13
3	—	478	138.00–142.00	139.30
2	—	525	125.00–128.00	126.53
2	—	583	119.00–121.00	119.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.38
3	—	467	125.00–130.00	126.64
6	—	315	155.00–165.00	159.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	118.00–122.00	119.37
2	—	418	110.00–114.00	111.94
4	—	373	110.00–117.00	113.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	125.00–132.00	129.69
7	—	376	120.00–125.00	123.56
6	—	460	111.00–117.00	114.03
2	—	518	105.00–109.00	106.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	113.00–121.00	117.14
9	—	411	125.00–131.00	128.24
10	—	460	120.00–128.00	123.91
7	—	321	135.00–141.00	138.31
12	—	378	127.00–136.00	131.35
3	—	570	110.00–117.00	112.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	125.00–128.00	126.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,136	54.00–60.00	56.01
12	—	1,200	61.00–64.00	62.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	47.00–51.00	49.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,525	86.00–89.00	86.85
4	—	1,650	96.00–97.00	96.25
6	—	1,512	77.00–82.00	78.71

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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