Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $149.64/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$149.64

89 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$14.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	156.29	728	43
Medium and Large 2	461	144.24	665	27
Medium and Large 3	423	142.26	602	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $126 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

149.64

—

FL average10 barns · 1,199 hd

136.56

+13.08

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	—	High	1,694	95.06	1,610	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	65.05	762	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	56.78	585	14

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	308	193.24/cwt	190.00–195.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.22/cwt	128.00–133.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	130.01/cwt	127.00–134.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	204.68/cwt	195.00–210.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	156.89/cwt	152.00–162.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.59/cwt	123.00–130.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	140.06/cwt	137.00–145.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	165.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.79/cwt	147.00–157.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	135.37/cwt	133.00–139.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	156.86/cwt	152.00–162.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	169.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.45/cwt	137.00–145.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	121.70/cwt	117.00–124.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.39/cwt	137.00–145.00	733	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	56.78/cwt	54.00–61.00	585	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	64.52/cwt	62.00–67.00	746	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	69.04/cwt	68.00–70.00	887	2
Bulls	—	—	2,165	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	91.09/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.42/cwt	119.00–124.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	134.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	116.58/cwt	112.00–121.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	115.49/cwt	112.00–121.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	112.24/cwt	108.00–115.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	185.40/cwt	182.00–187.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	172.50/cwt	167.00–175.00	561	3

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 875Last week 965Year ago 689

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 119Year ago 122

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
3	—	308	190.00–195.00	193.24
9	—	620	128.00–133.00	129.22
3	—	258	195.00–210.00	204.68
8	—	460	152.00–162.00	156.89
7	—	409	160.00–170.00	165.59
5	—	556	133.00–139.00	135.37
5	—	376	165.00–175.00	169.10
3	—	515	137.00–145.00	142.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	127.00–134.00	130.01
4	—	570	123.00–130.00	126.59
4	—	418	147.00–157.00	151.79
4	—	360	152.00–162.00	156.86
3	—	475	137.00–145.00	142.45
3	—	323	182.00–187.00	185.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	137.00–145.00	140.06
4	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.55
4	—	378	145.00–150.00	147.45
3	—	522	117.00–124.00	121.70
3	—	325	167.00–175.00	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	123.00–125.00	123.98
5	—	569	108.00–115.00	112.24
5	—	459	120.00–125.00	123.04
3	—	330	140.00–147.00	142.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	119.00–124.00	121.42
6	—	413	130.00–139.00	134.36
4	—	608	112.00–121.00	115.49
2	—	458	127.00–132.00	129.46
2	—	360	142.00–145.00	143.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	112.00–121.00	116.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,030	54.00–61.00	56.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,157	62.00–67.00	64.52
2	—	1,285	68.00–70.00	69.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,458	90.00–92.00	91.09

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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