Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.34/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$151.34

128 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	157.93	739	62
Medium and Large 2	424	151.49	642	44
Medium and Large 3	444	132.44	588	22

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about $151 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 sale128 hd

151.34

—

FL average10 barns · 1,263 hd

143.61

+7.72

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	1,753	90.23	1,582	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	61.28	781	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	54.98	582	7thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	463	157.56/cwt	152.00–162.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	119.86/cwt	116.00–124.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	131.65/cwt	129.00–136.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	144.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.15/cwt	138.00–148.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	179.27/cwt	175.00–185.00	470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	155.92/cwt	152.00–160.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	136.07/cwt	132.00–140.00	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	166.14/cwt	161.00–171.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	210.29/cwt	200.00–220.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	127.53/cwt	126.00–129.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	127.85/cwt	125.00–132.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	129.17/cwt	127.00–132.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	135.66/cwt	132.00–138.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	113.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	119.22/cwt	118.00–121.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	144.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	113.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	118.99/cwt	118.00–121.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	122.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	88.54/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,550	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	54.98/cwt	53.00–58.00	582	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	61.28/cwt	58.00–64.00	781	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	189.84/cwt	185.00–195.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	127.08/cwt	125.00–132.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.59/cwt	127.00–136.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	160.77/cwt	155.00–167.00	418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.93/cwt	124.00–129.00	539	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 965Last week 951Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 106Year ago 108

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder 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
7	—	463	152.00–162.00	157.56
6	—	627	129.00–136.00	131.65
6	—	515	138.00–148.00	143.15
6	—	415	160.00–164.00	161.95
10	—	560	132.00–140.00	136.07
6	—	360	161.00–171.00	166.14
8	—	258	200.00–220.00	210.29
6	—	315	185.00–195.00	189.84
7	—	671	125.00–132.00	127.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	150.00–155.00	152.59
6	—	323	170.00–180.00	175.19
5	—	262	175.00–185.00	179.27
8	—	383	152.00–160.00	155.92
7	—	461	140.00–145.00	142.91
6	—	578	126.00–129.00	127.53
6	—	520	127.00–136.00	131.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	116.00–124.00	119.86
4	—	368	140.00–150.00	144.76
7	—	473	125.00–132.00	127.85
7	—	416	135.00–140.00	137.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	127.00–132.00	129.17
7	—	420	130.00–137.00	132.86
5	—	556	118.00–121.00	119.22
4	—	308	155.00–160.00	157.44
3	—	607	118.00–121.00	118.99
9	—	513	120.00–124.00	122.25
3	—	377	140.00–145.00	141.59
8	—	260	155.00–167.00	160.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	132.00–138.00	135.66
5	—	328	140.00–145.00	143.11
4	—	263	140.00–150.00	144.76
3	—	507	112.00–118.00	113.97
9	—	466	120.00–125.00	122.17
5	—	425	124.00–129.00	126.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	125.00–130.00	127.93
4	—	465	110.00–117.00	113.58
4	—	415	115.00–120.00	117.44
4	—	315	130.00–137.00	133.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	88.00–90.00	88.54
1	—	1,760	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	53.00–58.00	54.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,275	58.00–64.00	61.28

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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