Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.86/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$159.86

60 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	167.86	677	26
Medium and Large 2	398	157.35	626	20
Medium and Large 3	397	148.57	589	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $88 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 sale60 hd

159.86

—

FL average10 barns · 795 hd

138.11

+21.74

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	1,570	90.00	1,413	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	66.99	784	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	57.56	604	28

Every lot, as filed

32 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 3	—	460	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	129.46/cwt	128.00–131.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.94/cwt	116.00–122.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	123.73/cwt	122.00–127.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	133.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	168.76/cwt	165.00–174.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	166.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.93/cwt	111.00–115.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	161.38/cwt	157.00–166.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	164.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	136.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	121.24/cwt	120.00–123.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	183.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	259	182.09/cwt	175.00–187.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	196.03/cwt	180.00–205.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.53/cwt	131.00–134.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	176.83/cwt	172.00–182.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	153.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	563	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	125.18/cwt	124.00–127.00	668	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	66.39/cwt	64.00–70.00	754	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,517	72.77/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,104	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	60.56/cwt	58.00–64.00	627	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	52.16/cwt	48.00–54.00	560	10

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 875Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 232Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	110.00–115.00	112.45
2	—	363	127.00–130.00	128.47
4	—	333	130.00–137.00	133.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	125.00–129.00	126.95
2	—	415	128.00–131.00	129.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	116.00–122.00	118.94
3	—	408	122.00–127.00	123.73
3	—	367	132.00–135.00	133.01
2	—	570	111.00–115.00	112.93
2	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	165.00–174.00	168.76
4	—	463	157.00–166.00	161.38
3	—	517	135.00–138.00	136.97
3	—	307	180.00–185.00	183.37
3	—	260	180.00–205.00	196.03
2	—	563	131.00–134.00	132.53
6	—	363	172.00–182.00	176.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	165.00–170.00	166.77
4	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	410	145.00–150.00	147.44
3	—	367	150.00–155.00	153.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.05
5	—	569	120.00–123.00	121.24
5	—	259	175.00–187.00	182.09
3	—	410	160.00–162.00	160.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	124.00–127.00	125.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,135	64.00–70.00	66.39
3	—	1,517	71.00–77.00	72.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,036	58.00–64.00	60.56
10	—	1,074	48.00–54.00	52.16

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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