Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 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 $146.51/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$146.51

79 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$10.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	152.56	675	29
Medium and Large 2	435	143.88	626	29
Medium and Large 3	405	141.79	575	21

One grade step is worth $10.77/cwt here — about $100 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 sale79 hd

146.51

—

FL average10 barns · 857 hd

141.11

+5.40

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	1,512	76.77	1,161	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	52.93	602	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	47.71	498	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	—	518	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	121.05/cwt	118.00–124.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.69/cwt	110.00–119.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	111.47/cwt	110.00–113.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	73.66/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	144.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	160.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	148.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	164.56/cwt	160.00–167.00	589	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	52.93/cwt	51.00–56.00	602	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	47.71/cwt	46.00–50.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	144.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	185.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	138.42/cwt	137.00–141.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	103.45/cwt	102.00–105.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	129.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	154.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	147.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.32/cwt	134.00–140.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.26/cwt	119.00–122.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	119.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	167.74/cwt	160.00–172.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	125.52/cwt	120.00–128.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	128.53/cwt	125.00–131.00	406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	127.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.64/cwt	123.00–127.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.38/cwt	128.00–135.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	2

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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,215Last week 961Year ago 1,121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 226Year ago 167

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.54
3	—	460	122.00–125.00	122.98
3	—	362	137.00–141.00	138.42
3	—	432	127.00–130.00	127.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	118.00–124.00	121.05
4	—	470	110.00–119.00	114.69
2	—	560	110.00–113.00	111.47
4	—	510	110.00–115.00	112.55
5	—	271	140.00–147.00	144.42
4	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.38
4	—	360	130.00–135.00	132.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	102.00–105.00	103.45
3	—	377	120.00–128.00	125.52
5	—	316	125.00–131.00	128.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–143.00	141.52
7	—	356	150.00–157.00	154.05
5	—	409	145.00–150.00	147.03
2	—	308	170.00–175.00	172.44
4	—	605	119.00–122.00	120.26
3	—	258	160.00–172.00	167.74
6	—	558	123.00–126.00	124.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	140.00–147.00	144.79
7	—	329	155.00–165.00	160.57
7	—	459	125.00–135.00	129.34
2	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	523	117.00–122.00	119.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	145.00–155.00	148.90
3	—	358	160.00–167.00	164.56
4	—	263	180.00–190.00	185.24
5	—	523	134.00–140.00	136.32
4	—	413	155.00–160.00	157.58
3	—	605	123.00–127.00	125.64
3	—	555	128.00–135.00	130.38
2	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,468	72.00–75.00	73.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,138	51.00–56.00	52.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,044	46.00–50.00	47.71

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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