Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.97/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$188.97

66 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$39.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	206.72	753	34
Medium and Large 2	422	170.59	719	27
Medium and Large 3	386	167.50	647	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $107 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 sale66 hd

188.97

—

FL average10 barns · 555 hd

174.23

+14.74

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	1,825	91.67	1,673	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	65.17	726	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	55.08	552	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	121.82/cwt	120.00–123.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	143.14/cwt	137.00–147.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	139.94/cwt	137.00–143.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,377	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	63.56/cwt	60.00–66.00	675	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	55.08/cwt	54.00–56.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	221.15/cwt	215.00–225.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	234.62/cwt	225.00–245.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	189.55/cwt	187.00–195.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.59/cwt	157.00–162.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	169.31/cwt	165.00–174.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	175.80/cwt	172.00–182.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	190.23/cwt	185.00–195.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	152.35/cwt	150.00–157.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	289.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	180.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.13/cwt	160.00–168.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	155.05/cwt	149.00–158.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	145.29/cwt	142.00–152.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	205.19/cwt	200.00–210.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	168.86/cwt	165.00–172.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	563	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	68.93/cwt	68.00–71.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	198.34/cwt	195.00–202.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	184.68/cwt	175.00–190.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.88/cwt	152.00–160.00	507	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 (Mon)

Mon Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 616Last week 768Year ago 893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 230Year ago 267

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	152.00–155.00	153.49
1	—	290	215.00	215.00
2	—	585	142.00–145.00	143.49
8	—	423	165.00–174.00	169.31
5	—	368	172.00–182.00	175.80
3	—	512	142.00–152.00	145.29
4	—	323	200.00–210.00	205.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	215.00–225.00	221.15
8	—	260	225.00–245.00	234.62
3	—	367	187.00–195.00	189.55
3	—	523	157.00–162.00	158.59
4	—	205	280.00–300.00	289.76
4	—	418	175.00–185.00	180.15
4	—	465	160.00–168.00	164.13
3	—	560	149.00–158.00	155.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	185.00–195.00	190.23
3	—	427	150.00–157.00	152.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	120.00–123.00	121.82
3	—	377	140.00–145.00	143.36
3	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.44
4	—	325	152.00–160.00	155.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	137.00–147.00	143.14
6	—	418	121.00–125.00	122.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	137.00–143.00	139.94
7	—	316	165.00–172.00	168.86
8	—	365	150.00–159.00	154.32
2	—	220	195.00–202.00	198.34
2	—	410	140.00–150.00	145.12
3	—	263	175.00–190.00	184.68
3	—	522	130.00–134.00	131.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	158.00–162.00	159.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	150.00–155.00	152.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,888	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	60.00–66.00	63.56
3	—	1,237	68.00–71.00	68.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	54.00–56.00	55.08

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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