Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.73/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$145.73

118 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	156.55	683	49
Medium and Large 2	470	141.50	665	38
Medium and Large 3	457	133.83	611	31

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $72 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 sale118 hd

145.73

—

FL average10 barns · 956 hd

147.67

−1.93

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	1,708	83.08	1,419	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	63.08	760	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,233	53.97	665	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	362	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	107.07/cwt	102.00–112.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	118.62/cwt	116.00–122.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	130.88/cwt	127.00–135.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	117.94/cwt	116.00–121.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	139.55/cwt	137.00–142.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	53.97/cwt	51.00–56.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	192.72/cwt	185.00–200.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	128.27/cwt	123.00–130.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	182.08/cwt	180.00–185.00	579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.92/cwt	155.00–162.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	150.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	164.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	140.91/cwt	137.00–145.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	109.57/cwt	105.00–114.00	557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,766	83.13/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,468	8
Bulls	—	—	1,956	89.68/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,754	6
Bulls	—	—	1,316	75.08/cwt	72.00–77.00	988	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	59.62/cwt	57.00–63.00	718	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	65.06/cwt	64.00–68.00	784	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	118.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	122.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	137.72/cwt	135.00–142.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	125.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	113.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	128.57/cwt	127.00–130.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.09/cwt	138.00–142.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	133.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.75/cwt	150.00–157.00	569	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,054Last week 1,512Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 451Year ago 286

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	130.00–135.00	131.93
6	—	558	102.00–112.00	107.07
7	—	414	120.00–125.00	122.80
7	—	476	116.00–122.00	118.62
2	—	323	137.00–145.00	140.91
4	—	508	105.00–114.00	109.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	413	127.00–135.00	130.88
6	—	460	124.00–128.00	125.98
5	—	515	116.00–121.00	117.94
4	—	358	137.00–142.00	139.55
2	—	668	108.00–112.00	109.98
2	—	558	115.00–118.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	120.00–129.00	125.32
6	—	423	110.00–117.00	113.36
4	—	315	127.00–130.00	128.57
2	—	463	105.00–110.00	107.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	170.00–175.00	172.46
10	—	470	138.00–142.00	140.09
9	—	517	130.00–137.00	133.01
9	—	429	145.00–150.00	147.75
5	—	582	125.00–130.00	128.04
3	—	368	150.00–157.00	154.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	122.00–126.00	123.98
4	—	258	185.00–200.00	192.72
4	—	608	123.00–130.00	128.27
5	—	318	180.00–185.00	182.08
7	—	414	155.00–162.00	158.92
8	—	463	145.00–155.00	150.14
9	—	356	160.00–170.00	164.38
10	—	518	140.00–147.00	143.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	130.00–137.00	133.63
6	—	368	140.00–147.00	143.62
5	—	566	115.00–120.00	118.02
5	—	528	120.00–127.00	122.86
5	—	417	135.00–142.00	137.72
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	51.00–56.00	53.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	57.00–63.00	59.62
14	—	1,205	64.00–68.00	65.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,766	80.00–85.00	83.13
6	—	1,956	89.00–93.00	89.68
5	—	1,316	72.00–77.00	75.08

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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