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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.75/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$146.75

84 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	415	149.87	622	31
Medium and Large 1	483	146.94	709	37
Medium and Large 3	415	140.25	581	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.62/cwt here — about $41 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 sale84 hd

146.75

—

FL average9 barns · 665 hd

146.93

−0.19

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	1,567	87.42	1,370	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	60.62	745	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	52.94	559	6thin

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	—	315	149.74/cwt	145.00–152.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.92/cwt	127.00–137.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	142.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	126.62/cwt	124.00–128.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.57/cwt	157.00–162.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	120.97/cwt	118.00–124.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.69/cwt	111.00–115.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	166.67/cwt	165.00–169.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	138.04/cwt	135.00–142.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	136.46/cwt	133.00–141.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.55/cwt	117.00–124.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.63/cwt	118.00–122.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.58/cwt	133.00–138.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.31/cwt	138.00–143.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	144.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.86/cwt	121.00–129.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	139.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	116.06/cwt	114.00–118.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	129.94/cwt	129.00–132.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.57/cwt	124.00–130.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	170.06/cwt	167.00–172.00	534	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	57.89/cwt	56.00–60.00	754	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	52.94/cwt	52.00–54.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	122.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	117.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	173.33/cwt	170.00–177.00	456	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	82.43/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	64.04/cwt	62.00–65.00	729	4
Bulls	—	—	1,599	89.92/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	149.43/cwt	147.00–152.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	103.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.28/cwt	128.00–135.00	599	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 Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 996Last week 690Year ago 893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 172Year ago 347

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	145.00–152.00	149.74
4	—	458	127.00–137.00	131.92
5	—	368	140.00–146.00	142.48
9	—	416	133.00–141.00	136.46
3	—	508	120.00–125.00	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	111.00–115.00	112.69
6	—	483	117.00–124.00	120.55
4	—	325	133.00–138.00	135.58
6	—	365	127.00–132.00	129.47
4	—	260	140.00–150.00	144.81
6	—	420	121.00–129.00	124.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	114.00–118.00	116.06
3	—	325	129.00–132.00	129.94
2	—	355	121.00–124.00	122.48
3	—	503	101.00–105.00	103.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	124.00–128.00	126.62
10	—	423	157.00–162.00	159.57
2	—	713	118.00–124.00	120.97
7	—	359	165.00–169.00	166.67
9	—	516	135.00–142.00	138.04
2	—	463	150.00–154.00	152.03
4	—	570	125.00–128.00	126.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	118.00–122.00	120.63
3	—	478	138.00–143.00	141.31
5	—	422	150.00–155.00	152.91
8	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.60
5	—	519	124.00–130.00	127.57
5	—	314	167.00–172.00	170.06
2	—	263	170.00–177.00	173.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	135.00–142.00	139.74
3	—	318	160.00–165.00	161.70
3	—	513	115.00–121.00	117.06
4	—	365	147.00–152.00	149.43
3	—	460	128.00–135.00	130.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	56.00–60.00	57.89
4	—	1,138	62.00–65.00	64.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,055	52.00–54.00	52.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	81.00–84.00	82.43
4	—	1,599	88.00–92.00	89.92

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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