Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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 $146.80/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$146.80

109 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$7.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	150.10	666	46
Medium and Large 2	420	145.20	610	42
Medium and Large 3	381	142.80	544	21

One grade step is worth $7.30/cwt here — about $122 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 sale109 hd

146.80

—

FL average8 barns · 616 hd

142.21

+4.60

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	1,527	99.46	1,518	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	69.76	774	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	59.39	585	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	663	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.49/cwt	137.00–145.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	140.84/cwt	137.00–144.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	188.34/cwt	180.00–200.00	512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	169.44/cwt	165.00–175.00	524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	144.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	137.39/cwt	134.00–140.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	126.81/cwt	125.00–128.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	158.34/cwt	155.00–162.00	507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	147.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	133.51/cwt	130.00–136.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	179.70/cwt	177.00–185.00	552	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	92.95/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	105.96/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,651	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	61.08/cwt	60.00–62.00	634	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	57.70/cwt	54.00–59.00	537	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	67.83/cwt	65.00–71.00	735	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	74.38/cwt	73.00–78.00	871	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	159.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	133.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	139.58/cwt	137.00–142.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	150.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	113.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	144.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	110.36/cwt	107.00–112.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	126.30/cwt	123.00–128.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	120.09/cwt	116.00–125.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.60/cwt	110.00–118.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	169.81/cwt	165.00–175.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.04/cwt	125.00–131.00	663	8

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 Jun 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,023Last week 317Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 195Year ago 207

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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	—	663	122.00–125.00	123.47
9	—	463	137.00–145.00	140.49
2	—	620	125.00–127.00	125.97
9	—	272	180.00–200.00	188.34
7	—	553	130.00–132.00	130.85
7	—	506	134.00–140.00	137.39
7	—	414	145.00–150.00	147.07
3	—	307	177.00–185.00	179.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	137.00–144.00	140.84
7	—	309	165.00–175.00	169.44
6	—	360	152.00–155.00	153.54
5	—	581	125.00–128.00	126.81
5	—	462	130.00–136.00	133.51
4	—	260	165.00–175.00	169.81
8	—	518	125.00–131.00	128.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	140.00–150.00	144.18
6	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.58
6	—	320	155.00–162.00	158.34
2	—	528	121.00–123.00	121.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	262	155.00–165.00	159.59
8	—	363	137.00–140.00	138.47
7	—	411	130.00–137.00	133.06
5	—	304	145.00–155.00	150.92
3	—	577	112.00–117.00	113.59
3	—	455	123.00–128.00	126.30
9	—	514	116.00–125.00	120.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	120.00–128.00	123.83
6	—	470	115.00–122.00	118.57
6	—	320	137.00–142.00	139.58
5	—	367	130.00–135.00	131.93
4	—	265	140.00–150.00	144.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	120.00–127.00	123.45
4	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.42
3	—	467	107.00–112.00	110.36
3	—	430	110.00–118.00	112.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	91.00–95.00	92.95
2	—	1,558	103.00–109.00	105.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	60.00–62.00	61.08
4	—	931	54.00–59.00	57.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,083	65.00–71.00	67.83
10	—	1,171	73.00–78.00	74.38

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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