Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.53/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$191.53

62 head · 366 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$38.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	361	202.52	730	37
Medium and Large 2	377	177.41	669	21
Medium and Large 3	358	163.97	587	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.55/cwt here — about $143 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 sale62 hd

191.53

—

FL average10 barns · 510 hd

172.79

+18.74

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	1,427	85.27	1,217	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	69.00	890	26

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,373	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	188.92/cwt	185.00–193.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	167.13/cwt	163.00–173.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	199.88/cwt	195.00–205.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	208.80/cwt	200.00–215.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	163.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	587	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	71.51/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	210.84/cwt	207.00–215.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	266.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	229.35/cwt	220.00–240.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	154.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	159.44/cwt	157.00–162.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	179.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	177.95/cwt	175.00–180.00	634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	68.08/cwt	63.00–71.00	837	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	142.94/cwt	141.00–147.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	154.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	158.05/cwt	150.00–165.00	417	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	163.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	210.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	178.52/cwt	170.00–185.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	138.37/cwt	137.00–141.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.12/cwt	127.00–137.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	133.71/cwt	130.00–139.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	140.51/cwt	137.00–147.00	447	3

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 616Year ago 786

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 69Year ago 262

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	82.00–84.00	83.02
1	—	1,590	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,454	70.00–74.00	71.51
19	—	1,229	63.00–71.00	68.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	185.00–193.00	188.92
5	—	460	163.00–173.00	167.13
4	—	313	207.00–215.00	210.84
5	—	232	250.00–270.00	266.55
8	—	268	220.00–240.00	229.35
4	—	513	157.00–162.00	159.44
7	—	423	175.00–185.00	179.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	195.00–205.00	199.88
5	—	266	200.00–215.00	208.80
2	—	505	145.00–147.00	145.99
5	—	466	150.00–160.00	154.08
2	—	420	160.00–170.00	164.88
5	—	356	175.00–180.00	177.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	160.00–168.00	163.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	141.00–147.00	142.94
4	—	355	150.00–155.00	152.46
3	—	313	160.00–170.00	163.30
4	—	203	200.00–220.00	210.12
5	—	264	170.00–185.00	178.52
2	—	563	124.00–126.00	124.98
3	—	457	137.00–141.00	138.37
4	—	518	127.00–137.00	132.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	150.00–157.00	154.28
9	—	264	150.00–165.00	158.05
7	—	375	140.00–147.00	142.84
5	—	408	130.00–139.00	133.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	137.00–147.00	140.51

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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