Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.98/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$142.98

84 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$5.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

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	144.86	601	22
Medium and Large 1	491	143.41	704	45
Medium and Large 3	396	139.40	552	17thin

One grade step is worth $5.46/cwt here — about $48 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

142.98

—

FL average10 barns · 844 hd

139.18

+3.80

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	1,493	79.13	1,181	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	59.67	761	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	50.47	536	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	50.47/cwt	49.00–54.00	536	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	56.29/cwt	53.00–58.00	702	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	82.28/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	—	1,330	74.92/cwt	74.00–77.00	996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	63.05/cwt	61.00–66.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	132.64/cwt	128.00–137.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	163.12/cwt	160.00–167.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.08/cwt	132.00–140.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	133.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	144.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	103.98/cwt	102.00–105.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	127.09/cwt	124.00–132.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	178.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	122.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	106.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	115.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	152.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	158.39/cwt	155.00–162.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	116.05/cwt	113.00–121.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	125.56/cwt	121.00–128.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	109.34/cwt	105.00–114.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	133.08/cwt	130.00–137.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	117.14/cwt	113.00–121.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	121.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.66/cwt	121.00–125.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	115.53/cwt	113.00–118.00	656	4

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,498Last week 1,054Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 247Year ago 201

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	49.00–54.00	50.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,248	53.00–58.00	56.29
5	—	1,302	61.00–66.00	63.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,615	82.00–83.00	82.28
3	—	1,330	74.00–77.00	74.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	128.00–137.00	132.64
5	—	524	113.00–121.00	116.05
4	—	468	120.00–128.00	124.11
4	—	568	113.00–118.00	115.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.60
3	—	565	102.00–105.00	103.98
8	—	508	105.00–110.00	107.54
3	—	455	112.00–118.00	115.96
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.58
5	—	425	121.00–125.00	122.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	120.00–127.00	122.98
5	—	476	105.00–110.00	106.97
4	—	415	105.00–114.00	109.34
2	—	310	125.00–130.00	127.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	160.00–167.00	163.12
8	—	510	132.00–140.00	136.08
7	—	556	130.00–136.00	133.46
4	—	455	142.00–147.00	144.47
7	—	612	124.00–132.00	127.09
4	—	309	175.00–180.00	178.64
4	—	413	150.00–160.00	154.91
4	—	651	120.00–127.00	121.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	165.00–170.00	167.54
2	—	558	120.00–123.00	121.48
5	—	359	150.00–157.00	152.73
6	—	408	140.00–147.00	143.44
3	—	512	121.00–128.00	125.56
2	—	473	135.00–138.00	136.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.62
4	—	315	155.00–162.00	158.39
7	—	424	130.00–137.00	133.08
2	—	518	113.00–121.00	117.14

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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