Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.95/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$150.95

60 head · 360 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$34.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	347	160.64	557	33
Medium and Large 2	365	144.55	527	19thin
Medium and Large 3	404	126.19	509	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.45/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 sale60 hd

150.95

—

FL average10 barns · 902 hd

143.31

+7.64

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	—	High	1,722	87.04	1,499	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	59.20	725	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	50.19	552	5thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 3	—	460	139.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,932	91.57/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,769	5
Bulls	—	—	1,606	84.52/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,357	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	55.27/cwt	53.00–59.00	612	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	62.14/cwt	60.00–64.00	816	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	50.19/cwt	49.00–52.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	179.16/cwt	175.00–185.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.90/cwt	149.00–155.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	283.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	161.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	191.93/cwt	187.00–197.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	173.48/cwt	167.00–177.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	210.20/cwt	205.00–215.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	223.81/cwt	215.00–232.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	161.05/cwt	157.00–165.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	193.74/cwt	190.00–200.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	153.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	142.08/cwt	137.00–147.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	183.19/cwt	180.00–185.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	167.66/cwt	165.00–172.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	143.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	180.57/cwt	170.00–190.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	160.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.07/cwt	131.00–137.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	196.99/cwt	190.00–205.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.93/cwt	134.00–138.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	154.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	162.45/cwt	157.00–167.00	520	7

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 917Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 113Year ago 259

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	137.00–142.00	139.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	175.00–185.00	179.16
2	—	530	135.00–142.00	138.43
2	—	430	157.00–165.00	161.05
5	—	326	190.00–200.00	193.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	149.00–155.00	151.90
3	—	203	270.00–290.00	283.44
3	—	455	155.00–165.00	161.59
4	—	355	187.00–197.00	191.93
3	—	412	167.00–177.00	173.48
6	—	313	205.00–215.00	210.20
8	—	270	215.00–232.00	223.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	180.00–185.00	183.19
4	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.58
5	—	368	165.00–172.00	167.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	150.00–155.00	153.06
5	—	364	140.00–145.00	143.05
2	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.56
3	—	282	150.00–165.00	160.30
4	—	460	128.00–132.00	129.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	137.00–147.00	142.08
2	—	468	115.00–120.00	117.57
4	—	413	120.00–125.00	122.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	265	170.00–190.00	180.57
2	—	513	131.00–137.00	134.07
4	—	220	190.00–205.00	196.99
4	—	468	134.00–138.00	135.93
5	—	363	150.00–160.00	154.13
5	—	404	140.00–145.00	142.03
7	—	320	157.00–167.00	162.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,932	89.00–95.00	91.57
9	—	1,606	81.00–87.00	84.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	53.00–59.00	55.27
8	—	1,313	60.00–64.00	62.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	49.00–52.00	50.19

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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