Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.81/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$148.81

89 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

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	153.28	698	48
Medium and Large 2	423	146.61	621	30
Medium and Large 3	420	135.33	568	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $130 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 sale89 hd

148.81

—

FL average9 barns · 783 hd

144.03

+4.78

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	1,585	95.77	1,518	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	68.06	807	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	56.93	578	10

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	613	132.26/cwt	129.00–134.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	147.84/cwt	145.00–152.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	193.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.31/cwt	136.00–144.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	171.12/cwt	167.00–177.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	147.94/cwt	145.00–152.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	128.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	182.11/cwt	180.00–185.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.08/cwt	124.00–132.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	157.65/cwt	154.00–160.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	153.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	161.95/cwt	160.00–165.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	177.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	476	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	95.77/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.93/cwt	142.00–146.00	674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	71.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	900	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	56.93/cwt	54.00–60.00	578	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	66.39/cwt	64.00–69.00	762	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	126.15/cwt	122.00–129.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	125.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	154.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.05/cwt	135.00–137.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	148.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	114.87/cwt	110.00–118.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	115.04/cwt	112.00–118.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	159.59/cwt	155.00–162.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	131.05/cwt	126.00–135.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	134.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	142.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.95/cwt	118.00–123.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 875Last week 919Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 188Year ago 215

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	129.00–134.00	132.26
9	—	574	130.00–140.00	134.34
3	—	260	190.00–200.00	193.46
9	—	516	136.00–144.00	140.31
7	—	459	145.00–152.00	147.94
7	—	326	180.00–185.00	182.11
5	—	429	154.00–160.00	157.65
5	—	359	160.00–165.00	161.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	145.00–152.00	147.84
5	—	311	167.00–177.00	171.12
4	—	560	120.00–128.00	124.04
4	—	515	124.00–132.00	128.08
4	—	365	150.00–157.00	153.60
2	—	268	170.00–185.00	177.71
6	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	127.00–130.00	128.25
4	—	360	140.00–145.00	142.57
2	—	433	135.00–142.00	138.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	142.00–146.00	143.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	122.00–129.00	126.15
5	—	269	150.00–160.00	154.31
4	—	560	120.00–123.00	121.53
4	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	325	155.00–162.00	159.59
7	—	469	126.00–135.00	131.05
7	—	371	140.00–147.00	142.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	120.00–129.00	125.43
4	—	368	135.00–137.00	136.05
3	—	312	145.00–150.00	148.26
2	—	508	112.00–118.00	115.04
7	—	470	118.00–123.00	120.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	110.00–118.00	114.87
4	—	368	125.00–130.00	127.62
3	—	315	130.00–137.00	134.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	93.00–98.00	95.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	70.00–75.00	71.41
16	—	1,148	64.00–69.00	66.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,015	54.00–60.00	56.93

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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