Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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 $178.91/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$178.91

56 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$24.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	186.75	752	24
Medium and Large 2	379	176.64	670	24
Medium and Large 3	378	162.20	612	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $140 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 sale56 hd

178.91

—

FL average10 barns · 407 hd

177.43

+1.48

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	—	High	1,940	95.76	1,858	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	71.04	796	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	55.58	541	13

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,940	95.76/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,858	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	66.87/cwt	64.00–70.00	767	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	74.97/cwt	73.00–79.00	821	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	55.58/cwt	52.00–58.00	541	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	166.80/cwt	162.00–172.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	153.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	165.25/cwt	160.00–169.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	178.62/cwt	175.00–182.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	154.44/cwt	152.00–157.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	174.75/cwt	172.00–180.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.08/cwt	165.00–175.00	796	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	197.58/cwt	195.00–200.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.86/cwt	137.00–145.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	206.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	123.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	237.67/cwt	230.00–245.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	190.92/cwt	187.00–195.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	162.96/cwt	159.00–167.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	221.50/cwt	215.00–225.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	211.63/cwt	205.00–215.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	156.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	133.60/cwt	132.00–137.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.46/cwt	146.00–151.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	171.20/cwt	165.00–180.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.32/cwt	137.00–143.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.41/cwt	142.00–147.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.55/cwt	121.00–128.00	651	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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 594Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 113Year ago 123

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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
4	—	1,940	95.00–97.00	95.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,147	64.00–70.00	66.87
18	—	1,095	73.00–79.00	74.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	974	52.00–58.00	55.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	162.00–172.00	166.80
4	—	358	150.00–157.00	153.57
4	—	418	146.00–151.00	148.46
4	—	518	130.00–137.00	133.38
5	—	266	165.00–180.00	171.20
5	—	470	137.00–143.00	139.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	120.00–130.00	123.15
2	—	380	130.00–137.00	133.41
3	—	333	140.00–145.00	143.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	150.00–160.00	156.46
3	—	417	132.00–137.00	133.60
5	—	562	120.00–125.00	121.96
6	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.44
2	—	368	142.00–147.00	144.41
2	—	523	121.00–128.00	124.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	160.00–169.00	165.25
10	—	363	175.00–182.00	178.62
2	—	320	195.00–200.00	197.58
2	—	570	137.00–145.00	140.86
3	—	272	200.00–210.00	206.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	152.00–157.00	154.44
6	—	365	160.00–170.00	164.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	172.00–180.00	174.75
3	—	567	150.00–155.00	151.62
6	—	468	165.00–175.00	170.08
2	—	215	230.00–245.00	237.67
2	—	358	187.00–195.00	190.92
2	—	505	159.00–167.00	162.96
3	—	267	215.00–225.00	221.50
3	—	307	205.00–215.00	211.63

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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