Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

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 $157.78/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$157.78

65 head · 361 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	394	159.38	628	26
Medium and Large 2	343	157.95	541	28
Medium and Large 3	330	153.56	507	11thin

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $121 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 sale65 hd

157.78

—

FL average10 barns · 486 hd

140.40

+17.37

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	1,492	91.57	1,366	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	68.08	805	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	55.85	571	7thin

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	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.52/cwt	134.00–137.00	617	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	86.43/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.31/cwt	155.00–162.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	131.90/cwt	127.00–137.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.54/cwt	150.00–158.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	627	4
Bulls	—	—	1,587	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	174.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	156.54/cwt	152.00–159.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	163.24/cwt	160.00–167.00	439	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	70.90/cwt	69.00–73.00	878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	171.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	146.14/cwt	142.00–150.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.93/cwt	132.00–138.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	166.14/cwt	163.00–169.00	532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	157.05/cwt	153.00–160.00	496	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	63.38/cwt	60.00–65.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	157.11/cwt	155.00–160.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	523	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	55.85/cwt	53.00–59.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	140.41/cwt	137.00–142.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	113.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	111.75/cwt	110.00–113.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	128.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	147.80/cwt	145.00–152.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	139.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	138.69/cwt	135.00–142.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	121.69/cwt	118.00–125.00	450	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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 449Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 92Year ago 209

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	134.00–137.00	135.52
4	—	515	127.00–137.00	131.90
4	—	435	140.00–148.00	144.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	155.00–162.00	159.31
3	—	420	150.00–158.00	152.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	170.00–177.00	174.59
6	—	360	160.00–167.00	163.45
3	—	273	170.00–175.00	171.71
4	—	518	142.00–150.00	146.14
3	—	460	145.00–150.00	146.63
7	—	411	155.00–160.00	157.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	152.00–159.00	156.54
9	—	269	160.00–167.00	163.24
2	—	513	132.00–138.00	134.93
8	—	320	163.00–169.00	166.14
6	—	418	145.00–150.00	147.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	153.00–160.00	157.05
4	—	355	145.00–150.00	147.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	137.00–142.00	140.41
8	—	408	130.00–140.00	135.09
5	—	519	110.00–113.00	111.75
5	—	315	145.00–152.00	147.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	130.00–135.00	133.10
4	—	413	120.00–127.00	123.56
2	—	265	135.00–145.00	139.81
6	—	318	135.00–142.00	138.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	110.00–115.00	113.44
3	—	312	125.00–130.00	128.21
6	—	370	118.00–125.00	121.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	85.00–88.00	86.43
3	—	1,587	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,239	69.00–73.00	70.90
6	—	1,090	60.00–65.00	63.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,023	53.00–59.00	55.85

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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