Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.07/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$127.07

117 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	411	128.76	530	46
Medium and Large 1	493	127.25	627	60
Medium and Large 3	406	119.03	483	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.73/cwt here — about $46 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 sale117 hd

127.07

—

FL average10 barns · 1,074 hd

125.89

+1.17

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	1,430	92.74	1,326	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	64.50	809	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	55.82	618	10

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	146.97/cwt	145.00–149.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	145.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	112.87/cwt	110.00–118.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	113.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	134.35/cwt	131.00–138.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.30/cwt	127.00–130.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	152.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.42/cwt	118.00–125.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	122.25/cwt	118.00–126.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	116.65/cwt	113.00–122.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	125.49/cwt	122.00–130.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	63.84/cwt	61.00–66.00	796	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	55.82/cwt	53.00–58.00	618	10
Bulls	—	—	1,430	92.74/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	137.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.28/cwt	133.00–138.00	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	125.78/cwt	122.00–129.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	145.19/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	134.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	177.08/cwt	170.00–185.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	197.81/cwt	190.00–210.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	186.80/cwt	182.00–192.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	136.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	147.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	123.70/cwt	121.00–129.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	155.93/cwt	152.00–160.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	117.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	680	5

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 875Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 205Year ago 163

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	130.00–137.00	133.62
5	—	284	142.00–150.00	145.10
6	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.53
8	—	325	140.00–147.00	143.34
8	—	465	118.00–125.00	121.42
11	—	416	122.00–130.00	125.49
2	—	513	110.00–112.00	111.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	110.00–118.00	112.87
8	—	418	131.00–138.00	134.35
9	—	466	127.00–130.00	128.30
10	—	565	117.00–120.00	118.53
5	—	316	150.00–155.00	152.06
11	—	514	118.00–126.00	122.25
5	—	606	113.00–122.00	116.65
6	—	363	140.00–145.00	142.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	110.00–118.00	113.88
4	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.54
3	—	308	130.00–137.00	134.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	313	175.00–180.00	177.44
9	—	461	135.00–140.00	137.71
2	—	265	170.00–185.00	177.08
3	—	370	150.00–155.00	153.29
5	—	412	145.00–150.00	147.09
6	—	558	125.00–132.00	128.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	613	131.00–135.00	132.04
4	—	458	145.00–149.00	146.97
9	—	571	133.00–138.00	135.28
4	—	656	122.00–129.00	125.78
5	—	256	190.00–210.00	197.81
6	—	313	182.00–192.00	186.80
6	—	528	137.00–140.00	138.54
3	—	710	121.00–129.00	123.70
8	—	365	160.00–170.00	164.79
4	—	408	152.00–160.00	155.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	140.00–148.00	145.19
4	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.58
5	—	406	135.00–140.00	136.97
5	—	464	125.00–130.00	127.09
5	—	579	115.00–121.00	117.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	125.00–127.00	126.01
5	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	120.00–122.00	120.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	68.00–69.00	68.48
12	—	1,247	61.00–66.00	63.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,108	53.00–58.00	55.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	91.00–94.00	92.74

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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