Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the markets being closed the previous two weeks for the holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.81/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$181.81

78 head · 386 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$55.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	197.43	724	47
Medium and Large 2	395	165.84	654	21
Medium and Large 3	458	141.95	650	10thin

One grade step is worth $55.49/cwt here — about $74 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 sale78 hd

181.81

—

FL average4 barns · 198 hd

166.38

+15.44

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	1,548	83.70	1,296	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	57.35	769	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	51.64	556	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	133.35/cwt	132.00–136.00	677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	83.70/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,296	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	58.64/cwt	58.00–62.00	812	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	56.27/cwt	54.00–57.00	734	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	51.64/cwt	49.00–53.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	200.81/cwt	195.00–205.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	166.64/cwt	165.00–169.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.49/cwt	154.00–160.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	220.29/cwt	210.00–230.00	568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.55/cwt	152.00–155.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	148.59/cwt	145.00–152.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	187.49/cwt	182.00–190.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	137.30/cwt	134.00–139.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	197.35/cwt	190.00–205.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	183.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.13/cwt	167.00–177.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	139.22/cwt	135.00–143.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.90/cwt	115.00–121.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	124.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	288.54/cwt	280.00–300.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	154.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.86/cwt	135.00–143.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	148.15/cwt	145.00–153.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	137.45/cwt	135.00–141.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.35/cwt	117.00–122.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.12/cwt	128.00–136.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.34/cwt	138.00–147.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	129.52/cwt	126.00–135.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	617	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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 917Last week 0Year ago 895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 0Year ago 122

No trends available due to the markets being closed the previous two weeks for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	132.00–136.00	133.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	195.00–205.00	200.81
5	—	406	165.00–169.00	166.64
5	—	464	154.00–160.00	157.49
8	—	258	210.00–230.00	220.29
3	—	358	180.00–190.00	183.30
3	—	568	135.00–143.00	140.30
9	—	213	280.00–300.00	288.54
9	—	508	145.00–150.00	147.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	125.00–129.00	126.94
6	—	468	140.00–142.00	140.98
2	—	360	155.00–165.00	159.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	152.00–155.00	153.55
2	—	463	145.00–152.00	148.59
2	—	565	127.00–132.00	129.43
3	—	330	182.00–190.00	187.49
3	—	505	134.00–139.00	137.30
4	—	255	190.00–205.00	197.35
5	—	373	167.00–177.00	171.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	135.00–143.00	139.22
2	—	368	125.00–130.00	127.38
2	—	465	115.00–121.00	117.90
3	—	407	122.00–125.00	124.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	150.00–157.00	154.28
6	—	368	135.00–143.00	138.86
3	—	572	117.00–122.00	120.35
4	—	413	128.00–136.00	132.12
2	—	478	128.00–130.00	128.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	145.00–153.00	148.15
5	—	456	135.00–141.00	137.45
2	—	313	165.00–170.00	167.44
4	—	255	160.00–170.00	164.90
4	—	415	138.00–147.00	142.34
4	—	513	130.00–139.00	134.39
5	—	562	126.00–135.00	129.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	81.00–85.00	83.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	58.00–62.00	58.64
6	—	1,304	54.00–57.00	56.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	49.00–53.00	51.64

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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