Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes mostly steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.21/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$190.21

77 head · 361 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	197.09	736	38
Medium and Large 2	348	186.17	648	31
Medium and Large 3	356	173.14	616	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $120 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 sale77 hd

190.21

—

FL average9 barns · 706 hd

164.21

+26.00

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	59.40	725	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	51.35	568	3thin

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 1	—	578	148.45/cwt	145.00–152.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	170.83/cwt	167.00–175.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	162.29/cwt	157.00–165.00	695	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	56.49/cwt	54.00–59.00	648	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	61.68/cwt	60.00–64.00	788	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	51.35/cwt	50.00–54.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	273.55/cwt	260.00–280.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	166.92/cwt	164.00–170.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	162.39/cwt	158.00–167.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	230.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	153.61/cwt	150.00–157.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	189.83/cwt	185.00–195.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	178.41/cwt	175.00–182.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	164.66/cwt	160.00–168.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	207.72/cwt	200.00–215.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	197.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	139.58/cwt	137.00–142.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	124.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	168.45/cwt	165.00–172.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	212.38/cwt	205.00–215.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	150.93/cwt	147.00–155.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	186.59/cwt	183.00–190.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	158.57/cwt	150.00–168.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.96/cwt	129.00–132.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.83/cwt	132.00–140.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	152.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	134.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	139.58/cwt	137.00–142.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	178.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	144.53/cwt	141.00–147.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	164.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,268Last week 977Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 275Year ago 91

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes mostly steady. Feeder classes unevenly steady. Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	145.00–152.00	148.45
4	—	418	167.00–175.00	170.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	157.00–165.00	162.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	207	260.00–280.00	273.55
4	—	418	175.00–180.00	177.46
6	—	468	164.00–170.00	166.92
6	—	513	158.00–167.00	162.39
7	—	267	220.00–240.00	230.70
8	—	363	185.00–195.00	189.83
4	—	310	205.00–215.00	212.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–157.00	153.61
6	—	380	175.00–182.00	178.41
7	—	421	160.00–168.00	164.66
8	—	258	200.00–215.00	207.72
8	—	320	195.00–200.00	197.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	165.00–172.00	168.45
2	—	428	147.00–155.00	150.93
4	—	308	183.00–190.00	186.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	137.00–142.00	139.58
4	—	423	120.00–130.00	124.79
2	—	360	132.00–137.00	134.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	263	150.00–168.00	158.57
2	—	423	132.00–140.00	135.83
4	—	370	140.00–148.00	144.11
7	—	329	150.00–155.00	152.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	129.00–132.00	130.96
2	—	465	137.00–142.00	139.58
2	—	515	133.00–136.00	134.53
3	—	255	175.00–180.00	178.27
5	—	413	141.00–147.00	144.53
7	—	311	160.00–170.00	164.48
8	—	358	150.00–155.00	152.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,147	54.00–59.00	56.49
14	—	1,278	60.00–64.00	61.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	50.00–54.00	51.35

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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