Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.36/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$132.36

41 head · 370 lb average

Value per head Derived

$490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$17.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	329	134.31	441	14thin
Medium and Large 1	392	133.90	525	23
Medium and Large 3	391	116.70	456	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale41 hd

132.36

—

FL average9 barns · 337 hd

120.92

+11.44

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	—	Low	1,495	101.07	1,511	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,051	78.22	822	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	69.86	744	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
Bulls	—	—	1,398	89.45/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,251	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,464	101.08/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,480	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	81.23/cwt	80.00–83.00	901	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	76.22/cwt	73.00–78.00	771	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	69.86/cwt	66.00–72.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	175.91/cwt	173.00–180.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	128.91/cwt	127.00–132.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	162.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.16/cwt	145.00–153.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	137.19/cwt	135.00–142.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.23/cwt	175.00–190.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.81/cwt	147.00–157.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.55/cwt	149.00–158.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	127.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.59/cwt	117.00–122.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	131.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	129.32/cwt	125.00–134.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	145.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	576	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 Mar 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 437Year ago 795

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 49Year ago 119

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	87.00–92.00	89.45
2	—	1,653	110.00–115.00	112.65
4	—	1,464	100.00–104.00	101.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,109	80.00–83.00	81.23
9	—	1,012	73.00–78.00	76.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	66.00–72.00	69.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	125.00–130.00	126.65
2	—	265	155.00–170.00	162.08
2	—	318	160.00–167.00	163.42
2	—	365	145.00–153.00	149.16
2	—	415	135.00–145.00	139.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	173.00–180.00	175.91
6	—	370	155.00–165.00	160.14
2	—	275	175.00–190.00	182.23
2	—	468	147.00–157.00	151.81
4	—	415	149.00–158.00	153.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	127.00–132.00	128.91
3	—	373	135.00–142.00	137.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	110.00–115.00	112.45
2	—	368	120.00–122.00	120.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	125.00–132.00	127.99
2	—	205	160.00–162.00	160.98
2	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.64
2	—	318	140.00–143.00	141.54
2	—	368	135.00–140.00	137.38
2	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.43
4	—	463	123.00–126.00	124.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	117.00–122.00	119.59
3	—	313	130.00–135.00	131.81
4	—	375	125.00–134.00	129.32
5	—	264	140.00–150.00	145.68

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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