Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.17/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$151.17

102 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$22.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	156.69	681	51
Medium and Large 2	400	151.06	604	35
Medium and Large 3	435	133.83	582	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.86/cwt here — about $99 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 sale102 hd

151.17

—

FL average9 barns · 817 hd

137.90

+13.27

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	1,443	79.43	1,146	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	50.94	570	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	47.01	512	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	557	122.37/cwt	117.00–125.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	112.31/cwt	109.00–114.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	182.72/cwt	180.00–187.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	133.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	165.44/cwt	162.00–168.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	121.54/cwt	119.00–125.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	119.91/cwt	117.00–123.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	126.57/cwt	123.00–129.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	161.91/cwt	157.00–167.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	191.30/cwt	180.00–200.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	124.29/cwt	122.00–128.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	110.07/cwt	105.00–115.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	128.49/cwt	125.00–133.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.91/cwt	127.00–136.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	150.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	103.96/cwt	101.00–107.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	123.52/cwt	119.00–127.00	456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.30/cwt	132.00–137.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	129.37/cwt	128.00–132.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	126.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	118.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	604	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	50.94/cwt	48.00–53.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	172.79/cwt	170.00–176.00	537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	442	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	47.01/cwt	45.00–48.00	512	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	82.49/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,217	4
Bulls	—	—	1,378	73.32/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	156.49/cwt	151.00–160.00	562	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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 998Last week 1,215Year ago 1,453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 166Year ago 198

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	117.00–125.00	122.37
3	—	615	109.00–114.00	112.31
7	—	506	119.00–125.00	121.54
4	—	413	125.00–128.00	126.45
5	—	471	122.00–128.00	124.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	117.00–123.00	119.91
6	—	465	115.00–120.00	117.53
4	—	558	105.00–115.00	110.07
3	—	323	132.00–137.00	135.30
3	—	355	128.00–132.00	129.37
4	—	265	130.00–135.00	132.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	101.00–107.00	103.96
7	—	369	119.00–127.00	123.52
5	—	312	125.00–130.00	126.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	309	180.00–187.00	182.72
9	—	511	130.00–138.00	133.65
2	—	618	130.00–132.00	131.01
5	—	366	162.00–168.00	165.44
8	—	408	157.00–167.00	161.91
9	—	256	180.00–200.00	191.30
3	—	658	128.00–130.00	128.68
3	—	572	127.00–136.00	129.91
5	—	454	145.00–155.00	150.95
2	—	718	118.00–120.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	123.00–129.00	126.57
3	—	420	145.00–155.00	148.25
6	—	475	135.00–139.00	137.02
3	—	567	120.00–125.00	123.38
9	—	311	170.00–176.00	172.79
4	—	260	165.00–175.00	169.90
5	—	359	151.00–160.00	156.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	130.00–140.00	133.25
7	—	466	125.00–133.00	128.49
3	—	508	117.00–120.00	118.97
3	—	305	160.00–165.00	161.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,118	48.00–53.00	50.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	45.00–48.00	47.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	80.00–86.00	82.49
2	—	1,378	71.00–76.00	73.32

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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