Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.63/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$148.63

77 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	386	154.67	597	26
Medium and Large 1	474	149.06	707	38
Medium and Large 3	437	135.27	591	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $6 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 sale77 hd

148.63

—

FL average10 barns · 964 hd

138.05

+10.58

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	—	Low	1,419	78.88	1,119	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	62.83	807	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	54.61	646	14

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	623	124.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	177.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	127.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	125.26/cwt	122.00–127.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	181.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	140.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.06/cwt	121.00–127.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	164.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	148.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	170.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	171.22/cwt	165.00–175.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.36/cwt	125.00–134.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	54.61/cwt	52.00–57.00	646	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	61.03/cwt	59.00–64.00	762	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	65.70/cwt	65.00–67.00	882	5
Bulls	—	—	1,440	73.81/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,063	6
Bulls	—	—	1,388	86.48/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.53/cwt	154.00–157.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	122.06/cwt	118.00–126.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	139.74/cwt	137.00–145.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	150.48/cwt	147.00–157.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	125.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	4

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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 665Year ago 1,003

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 187Year ago 205

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	123.00–129.00	124.96
3	—	467	150.00–160.00	153.21
3	—	310	180.00–185.00	181.61
10	—	518	130.00–140.00	134.93
2	—	663	121.00–127.00	124.06
7	—	414	160.00–170.00	164.20
6	—	358	165.00–175.00	170.10
4	—	568	125.00–134.00	129.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	170.00–185.00	177.71
3	—	512	122.00–127.00	125.26
5	—	467	135.00–145.00	140.85
5	—	412	145.00–155.00	148.88
5	—	323	165.00–175.00	171.22
4	—	355	155.00–160.00	157.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	125.00–132.00	127.71
2	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.62
6	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	154.00–157.00	155.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	114.00–118.00	116.03
6	—	508	118.00–126.00	122.06
4	—	413	130.00–136.00	132.98
3	—	365	137.00–145.00	139.74
3	—	312	147.00–157.00	150.48
8	—	465	122.00–128.00	125.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.01
4	—	428	120.00–125.00	122.43
4	—	315	137.00–140.00	138.48
3	—	568	104.00–110.00	107.94
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	111.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	120.00–126.00	122.94
4	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,183	52.00–57.00	54.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,249	59.00–64.00	61.03
5	—	1,342	65.00–67.00	65.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,440	71.00–75.00	73.81
4	—	1,388	85.00–89.00	86.48

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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