Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.13/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$149.13

96 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	152.05	693	58
Medium and Large 2	413	148.21	613	28
Medium and Large 3	409	134.81	552	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $141 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 sale96 hd

149.13

—

FL average10 barns · 1,018 hd

137.21

+11.92

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,545	97.05	1,499	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	64.67	691	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	55.40	581	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	—	569	137.63/cwt	132.00–142.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	122.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	196.28/cwt	190.00–205.00	502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	123.91/cwt	122.00–126.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.98/cwt	124.00–133.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	178.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.45/cwt	134.00–138.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.47/cwt	157.00–162.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.57/cwt	134.00–143.00	718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.78/cwt	137.00–144.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	188.74/cwt	182.00–192.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	144.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	174.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.83/cwt	149.00–157.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	55.40/cwt	54.00–58.00	581	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	64.67/cwt	62.00–68.00	691	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.57/cwt	122.00–127.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	716	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	97.05/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	142.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	115.95/cwt	112.00–120.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	121.38/cwt	118.00–124.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	118.08/cwt	115.00–121.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	162.45/cwt	155.00–172.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	129.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	148.89/cwt	145.00–153.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	153.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.04/cwt	115.00–123.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	124.60/cwt	123.00–128.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	113.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	4

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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 889Last week 779Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 148Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	132.00–142.00	137.63
7	—	256	190.00–205.00	196.28
6	—	628	124.00–133.00	128.98
6	—	370	157.00–162.00	159.47
12	—	518	134.00–143.00	138.57
3	—	307	182.00–192.00	188.74
9	—	461	140.00–150.00	144.34
8	—	423	149.00–157.00	152.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	120.00–129.00	122.93
3	—	517	125.00–129.00	127.68
3	—	260	175.00–185.00	178.59
5	—	465	134.00–138.00	136.45
5	—	418	137.00–144.00	139.78
5	—	318	170.00–180.00	174.15
4	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.62
2	—	470	122.00–126.00	123.91
4	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	122.00–127.00	124.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	125.00–127.00	126.35
3	—	527	130.00–134.00	131.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	140.00–145.00	141.58
2	—	608	112.00–120.00	115.95
9	—	533	118.00–124.00	121.38
2	—	408	132.00–137.00	134.55
7	—	259	155.00–172.00	162.45
6	—	465	125.00–134.00	129.40
5	—	309	150.00–160.00	153.88
4	—	560	115.00–123.00	119.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	140.00–147.00	142.41
4	—	528	110.00–112.00	111.01
4	—	463	115.00–121.00	118.08
4	—	358	132.00–137.00	134.55
4	—	268	145.00–153.00	148.89
3	—	557	105.00–110.00	108.35
3	—	422	123.00–128.00	124.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	110.00–115.00	113.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	54.00–58.00	55.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,068	62.00–68.00	64.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	95.00–99.00	97.05

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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