Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.31/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$149.31

64 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	383	153.43	588	26
Medium and Large 1	440	147.67	649	19thin
Medium and Large 3	374	145.32	543	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $45 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 sale64 hd

149.31

—

FL average10 barns · 379 hd

143.63

+5.68

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	1,610	83.65	1,347	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	65.41	751	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	54.05	626	6thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.08/cwt	135.00–141.00	661	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	83.65/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	150.42/cwt	147.00–154.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	156.12/cwt	152.00–160.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	105.30/cwt	103.00–110.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	143.65/cwt	135.00–150.00	373	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.12/cwt	122.00–128.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	141.30/cwt	140.00–142.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.10/cwt	118.00–124.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	113.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	485	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	69.57/cwt	68.00–71.00	867	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	54.05/cwt	53.00–57.00	626	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	62.92/cwt	59.00–65.00	686	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	166.69/cwt	162.00–170.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	154.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	148.32/cwt	147.00–151.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	153.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	146.08/cwt	144.00–149.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	128.54/cwt	126.00–134.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.64/cwt	160.00–167.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.09/cwt	136.00–142.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	153.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	590	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	146.92/cwt	145.00–149.00	544	6

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 417Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 98Year ago 207

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	135.00–141.00	139.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	147.00–154.00	150.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	152.00–160.00	156.12
3	—	418	130.00–135.00	133.31
3	—	358	140.00–142.00	141.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	103.00–110.00	105.30
6	—	310	135.00–142.00	138.56
5	—	260	135.00–150.00	143.65
6	—	423	122.00–128.00	125.12
4	—	470	118.00–124.00	121.10
6	—	370	130.00–137.00	133.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	120.00–127.00	123.62
3	—	428	110.00–115.00	113.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	125.00–130.00	126.94
3	—	453	147.00–151.00	148.32
7	—	416	150.00–157.00	153.06
4	—	370	160.00–167.00	163.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	162.00–170.00	166.69
7	—	411	144.00–149.00	146.08
3	—	465	136.00–142.00	138.09
9	—	383	150.00–157.00	153.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	135.00–140.00	138.35
7	—	316	150.00–160.00	154.13
3	—	473	126.00–134.00	128.54
6	—	370	145.00–149.00	146.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	81.00–86.00	83.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	68.00–71.00	69.57
10	—	1,090	59.00–65.00	62.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	53.00–57.00	54.05

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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