Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.21/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$145.21

86 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$170

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

$1.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	366	145.91	534	13thin
Medium and Large 2	422	145.78	616	26
Medium and Large 1	486	144.70	704	47

One grade step is worth $1.21/cwt here — about −$170 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 sale86 hd

145.21

—

FL average10 barns · 976 hd

136.48

+8.73

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	1,467	85.47	1,254	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	58.25	748	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	48.81	516	6thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	117.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	183.27/cwt	180.00–187.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	177.32/cwt	173.00–182.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	122.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	113.81/cwt	110.00–119.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	164.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	155.66/cwt	153.00–160.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	124.91/cwt	122.00–128.00	516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	122.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	762	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.95/cwt	112.00–121.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	128.75/cwt	127.00–130.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.35/cwt	145.00–154.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	123.76/cwt	122.00–125.00	443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	167.80/cwt	160.00–172.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	115.05/cwt	112.00–118.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	105.46/cwt	103.00–108.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	133.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	120.03/cwt	118.00–121.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	119.07/cwt	115.00–121.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	157.16/cwt	152.00–162.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	166.92/cwt	165.00–170.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.85/cwt	138.00–141.00	654	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	57.45/cwt	55.00–59.00	726	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	48.81/cwt	47.00–52.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	133.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,354	82.16/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,112	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	61.44/cwt	60.00–63.00	844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	89.25/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.05/cwt	144.00–150.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	124.88/cwt	121.00–129.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	108.42/cwt	105.00–112.00	455	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 1,012Year ago 1,158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 100Year ago 237

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	116.00–120.00	117.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	112.00–121.00	114.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	105.00–109.00	107.04
5	—	479	120.00–124.00	122.43
7	—	506	110.00–119.00	113.81
8	—	413	122.00–128.00	124.91
5	—	360	127.00–130.00	128.75
2	—	318	135.00–140.00	137.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	115.00–120.00	117.54
2	—	308	125.00–130.00	127.56
5	—	358	122.00–125.00	123.76
6	—	458	112.00–118.00	115.05
2	—	518	103.00–108.00	105.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	115.00–121.00	119.07
6	—	459	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	420	105.00–112.00	108.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	180.00–187.00	183.27
2	—	313	173.00–182.00	177.32
8	—	368	160.00–169.00	164.47
5	—	421	153.00–160.00	155.66
16	—	624	120.00–126.00	122.19
4	—	465	145.00–154.00	149.35
5	—	512	130.00–139.00	133.73
3	—	570	128.00–135.00	132.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	160.00–172.00	167.80
3	—	567	118.00–121.00	120.03
5	—	317	165.00–170.00	166.92
5	—	468	138.00–141.00	139.85
2	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.55
4	—	433	144.00–150.00	147.05
4	—	515	121.00–129.00	124.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.43
6	—	320	152.00–162.00	157.16
5	—	421	130.00–140.00	133.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	55.00–59.00	57.45
2	—	1,373	60.00–63.00	61.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	47.00–52.00	48.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,354	80.00–86.00	82.16
7	—	1,596	88.00–93.00	89.25

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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