Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.37/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$149.37

50 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$27.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	362	162.52	588	16thin
Medium and Large 2	376	149.65	563	19thin
Medium and Large 3	419	134.98	566	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.55/cwt here — about $22 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 sale50 hd

149.37

—

FL average8 barns · 366 hd

141.45

+7.92

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	1,168	65.78	768	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	56.52	584	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1	—	355	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	169.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	160.28/cwt	155.00–165.00	425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	153.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	554	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	56.52/cwt	53.00–58.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	179.87/cwt	170.00–185.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.42/cwt	142.00–145.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	119.58/cwt	117.00–125.00	624	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	62.84/cwt	59.00–65.00	724	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.16/cwt	152.00–155.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	162.47/cwt	157.00–165.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.23/cwt	142.00–145.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	128.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	114.43/cwt	112.00–117.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.15/cwt	117.00–126.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	131.52/cwt	128.00–135.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	136.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	113.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	103.43/cwt	100.00–107.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	122.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	69.07/cwt	67.00–72.00	819	17

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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 139Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 44Year ago 90

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	160.00–162.00	160.99
4	—	310	167.00–172.00	169.54
3	—	258	170.00–185.00	179.87
2	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.41
5	—	425	152.00–155.00	153.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	130.00–137.00	133.55
4	—	265	155.00–165.00	160.28
2	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.42
3	—	360	150.00–157.00	152.27
3	—	322	157.00–165.00	162.47
5	—	418	142.00–145.00	143.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	150.00–155.00	153.37
4	—	415	130.00–137.00	133.54
2	—	370	142.00–145.00	143.42
3	—	522	117.00–125.00	119.58
3	—	468	125.00–130.00	128.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	112.00–117.00	114.43
3	—	410	117.00–126.00	120.15
3	—	308	135.00–138.00	136.05
2	—	510	100.00–107.00	103.43
4	—	360	130.00–135.00	132.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	105.00–108.00	106.48
2	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.58
3	—	422	110.00–115.00	113.40
3	—	360	120.00–127.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	128.00–135.00	131.52
2	—	313	140.00–145.00	142.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	53.00–58.00	56.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,152	59.00–65.00	62.84
17	—	1,186	67.00–72.00	69.07

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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