Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.17/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$140.17

63 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$15.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	146.12	609	35
Medium and Large 2	438	133.56	585	21
Medium and Large 3	372	130.23	485	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.88/cwt here — about $124 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 sale63 hd

140.17

—

FL average10 barns · 896 hd

143.39

−3.22

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	1,498	87.48	1,311	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	65.27	809	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	55.71	633	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,403	85.09/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	90.66/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,473	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	69.40/cwt	67.00–73.00	898	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	63.20/cwt	59.00–65.00	767	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	55.71/cwt	54.00–60.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	170.92/cwt	167.00–175.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	157.81/cwt	152.00–162.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	183.46/cwt	180.00–190.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	164.08/cwt	162.00–168.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	141.36/cwt	140.00–144.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	269.21/cwt	260.00–280.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.06/cwt	137.00–141.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	171.54/cwt	170.00–173.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	167.91/cwt	165.00–171.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	223.34/cwt	215.00–232.00	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	207.56/cwt	202.00–212.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	171.08/cwt	167.00–175.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	122.25/cwt	117.00–125.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.44/cwt	129.00–134.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	139.92/cwt	137.00–144.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	198.87/cwt	190.00–205.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.39/cwt	147.00–154.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	196.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	157.30/cwt	156.00–160.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	128.55/cwt	125.00–132.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	138.87/cwt	135.00–143.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	139.84/cwt	135.00–145.00	440	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 768Last week 1,268Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 207Year ago 60

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	84.00–86.00	85.09
3	—	1,625	90.00–91.00	90.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,294	67.00–73.00	69.40
16	—	1,213	59.00–65.00	63.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,137	54.00–60.00	55.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	167.00–175.00	170.92
6	—	513	129.00–134.00	131.44
7	—	416	137.00–144.00	139.92
3	—	217	190.00–200.00	196.92
3	—	312	156.00–160.00	157.30
4	—	365	147.00–150.00	148.52
4	—	558	125.00–132.00	128.55
6	—	465	135.00–143.00	138.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.55
3	—	462	130.00–132.00	131.31
4	—	508	120.00–125.00	122.54
4	—	570	120.00–122.00	120.98
4	—	315	147.00–154.00	150.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	117.00–125.00	122.25
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.60
2	—	315	135.00–145.00	139.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	152.00–162.00	157.81
3	—	357	180.00–190.00	183.46
3	—	565	140.00–144.00	141.36
4	—	223	260.00–280.00	269.21
4	—	620	137.00–141.00	139.06
4	—	410	170.00–173.00	171.54
4	—	475	165.00–171.00	167.91
6	—	260	215.00–232.00	223.34
7	—	309	202.00–212.00	207.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	134.00–138.00	135.96
3	—	408	162.00–168.00	164.08
4	—	340	190.00–200.00	194.93
2	—	368	167.00–175.00	171.08
5	—	279	190.00–205.00	198.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	137.00–145.00	140.96
2	—	373	155.00–160.00	157.38

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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