Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $144.18/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$144.18

97 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$6.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	146.95	731	47
Medium and Large 2	464	141.94	658	37
Medium and Large 3	414	140.52	582	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.43/cwt here — about $149 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

144.18

—

FL average10 barns · 864 hd

148.09

−3.91

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	1,618	84.11	1,361	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	69.03	879	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,330	56.95	757	16

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	409	130.44/cwt	128.00–134.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.98/cwt	119.00–122.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	138.05/cwt	134.00–144.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	120.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	167.11/cwt	165.00–170.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	129.71/cwt	123.00–133.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	109.44/cwt	105.00–114.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	117.40/cwt	113.00–122.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	171.46/cwt	165.00–175.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	126.08/cwt	121.00–130.00	787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	144.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	186.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	150.97/cwt	149.00–155.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	134.50/cwt	131.00–137.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	117.40/cwt	112.00–120.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	125.32/cwt	124.00–127.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	108.05/cwt	105.00–110.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	142.12/cwt	139.00–145.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.08/cwt	157.00–167.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	139.70/cwt	135.00–142.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.94/cwt	108.00–116.00	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	159.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	148.94/cwt	145.00–152.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.65/cwt	124.00–132.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	469	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	56.95/cwt	54.00–60.00	757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	124.62/cwt	122.00–128.00	722	7
Bulls	—	—	1,578	83.04/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,310	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	65.82/cwt	63.00–69.00	884	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	73.20/cwt	70.00–76.00	865	10
Bulls	—	—	1,840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.53/cwt	114.00–121.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	421	8

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,512Last week 996Year ago 1,446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 451Last week 136Year ago 212

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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
5	—	409	128.00–134.00	130.44
3	—	513	120.00–124.00	122.60
3	—	575	119.00–122.00	120.98
3	—	462	123.00–133.00	129.71
4	—	320	150.00–155.00	152.38
2	—	358	140.00–147.00	143.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	105.00–114.00	109.44
10	—	460	113.00–122.00	117.40
3	—	272	142.00–150.00	144.50
5	—	360	131.00–137.00	134.50
7	—	414	124.00–127.00	125.32
2	—	318	139.00–145.00	142.12
8	—	528	108.00–116.00	111.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	112.00–120.00	117.40
5	—	482	105.00–110.00	108.05
4	—	368	125.00–130.00	127.38
8	—	315	130.00–137.00	133.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	134.00–144.00	138.05
5	—	662	120.00–125.00	120.98
7	—	366	165.00–170.00	167.11
10	—	624	121.00–130.00	126.08
5	—	314	180.00–190.00	186.11
3	—	457	149.00–155.00	150.97
7	—	425	157.00–167.00	161.08
5	—	564	130.00–140.00	133.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	165.00–175.00	171.46
9	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.70
4	—	368	157.00–162.00	159.45
7	—	421	145.00–152.00	148.94
7	—	521	124.00–132.00	128.65
7	—	579	122.00–128.00	124.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	135.00–142.00	139.70
4	—	310	160.00–165.00	162.58
2	—	360	140.00–147.00	143.60
4	—	535	114.00–121.00	117.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,330	54.00–60.00	56.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,343	63.00–69.00	65.82
10	—	1,182	70.00–76.00	73.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,578	80.00–86.00	83.04
2	—	1,840	90.00	90.00

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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