Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.87/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$144.87

95 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$19.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

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	157.07	620	21
Medium and Large 2	422	143.93	608	44
Medium and Large 3	414	137.71	570	30

One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $49 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 sale95 hd

144.87

—

FL average10 barns · 661 hd

143.04

+1.83

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	1,692	88.29	1,494	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	67.05	845	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	58.27	676	7thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	508	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	175.77/cwt	170.00–182.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	160.83/cwt	155.00–167.00	431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	132.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	553	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	65.51/cwt	63.00–69.00	828	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	170.92/cwt	167.00–177.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.92/cwt	150.00–155.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	143.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	154.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	535	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	73.23/cwt	71.00–77.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	158.94/cwt	157.00–160.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.46/cwt	143.00–148.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	124.05/cwt	122.00–128.00	716	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.86/cwt	137.00–145.00	592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	86.11/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	126.60/cwt	124.00–128.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	138.66/cwt	137.00–140.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	139.70/cwt	132.00–147.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	109.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	116.57/cwt	114.00–120.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	123.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	133.24/cwt	130.00–136.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	138.64/cwt	135.00–142.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.92/cwt	114.00–122.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	127.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	639	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	58.27/cwt	56.00–62.00	676	7

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 330Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 77Year ago 196

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	140.00–142.00	141.01
4	—	265	170.00–182.00	175.77
3	—	573	130.00–135.00	133.40
5	—	306	167.00–177.00	170.92
3	—	362	157.00–160.00	158.94
4	—	468	143.00–148.00	145.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	160.00–165.00	163.25
6	—	268	155.00–167.00	160.83
12	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.58
5	—	360	150.00–155.00	152.92
8	—	413	140.00–147.00	143.61
3	—	577	122.00–128.00	124.05
7	—	516	130.00–138.00	134.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	130.00–137.00	132.72
5	—	329	150.00–157.00	154.28
10	—	373	140.00–147.00	143.43
4	—	468	127.00–132.00	129.43
6	—	515	120.00–128.00	124.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.55
4	—	420	137.00–145.00	140.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	124.00–128.00	126.60
7	—	361	137.00–140.00	138.66
6	—	315	145.00–155.00	149.92
9	—	519	114.00–120.00	116.57
4	—	570	110.00–120.00	115.09
9	—	411	130.00–136.00	133.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	132.00–147.00	139.70
6	—	520	108.00–111.00	109.49
6	—	415	120.00–128.00	124.10
9	—	372	130.00–135.00	132.88
4	—	323	135.00–142.00	138.64
8	—	475	114.00–122.00	117.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	110.00–115.00	112.56
6	—	368	120.00–128.00	123.81
3	—	333	127.00–130.00	127.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,264	63.00–69.00	65.51
6	—	1,243	71.00–77.00	73.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,160	56.00–62.00	58.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,655	84.00–88.00	86.11

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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