Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.10/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$184.10

53 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	355	185.64	658	22
Medium and Large 1	420	183.71	772	26
Medium and Large 3	338	179.32	606	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.32/cwt here — about $52 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 sale53 hd

184.10

—

FL average10 barns · 349 hd

171.41

+12.69

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	1,159	68.07	789	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	54.84	516	4thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	64.56/cwt	62.00–67.00	729	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	71.15/cwt	69.00–74.00	843	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	54.84/cwt	53.00–58.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	167.12/cwt	162.00–172.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.37/cwt	134.00–141.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	160.04/cwt	157.00–162.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	179.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	213.82/cwt	205.00–222.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	167.10/cwt	165.00–169.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	187.46/cwt	185.00–192.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	164.73/cwt	162.00–169.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	196.11/cwt	192.00–200.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	239.81/cwt	230.00–250.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	178.42/cwt	175.00–182.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	164.72/cwt	160.00–167.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	133.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	178.86/cwt	170.00–190.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	163.72/cwt	160.00–167.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	136.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	211.84/cwt	207.00–217.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	160.02/cwt	157.00–165.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	148.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.90/cwt	140.00–144.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	145.39/cwt	142.00–147.00	528	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 739Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 185Year ago 254

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	62.00–67.00	64.56
8	—	1,185	69.00–74.00	71.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	53.00–58.00	54.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	162.00–172.00	167.12
2	—	520	134.00–141.00	137.37
2	—	558	128.00–132.00	129.97
7	—	256	170.00–190.00	178.86
3	—	460	140.00–150.00	143.33
5	—	371	157.00–165.00	160.02
5	—	412	145.00–155.00	148.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	130.00–138.00	133.08
2	—	273	160.00–167.00	163.72
2	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.42
2	—	420	140.00–144.00	141.90
3	—	363	142.00–147.00	145.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.45
5	—	364	130.00–140.00	136.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	157.00–162.00	160.04
5	—	462	162.00–169.00	164.73
2	—	365	192.00–200.00	196.11
2	—	565	150.00–157.00	153.44
4	—	270	230.00–250.00	239.81
6	—	415	175.00–182.00	178.42
2	—	320	207.00–217.00	211.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.59
5	—	362	175.00–185.00	179.20
6	—	265	205.00–222.00	213.82
3	—	430	160.00–167.00	164.72
4	—	310	195.00–205.00	200.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	165.00–169.00	167.10
3	—	318	185.00–192.00	187.46

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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