Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.85/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$160.85

68 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$20.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	166.68	687	42
Medium and Large 2	422	154.80	653	16thin
Medium and Large 3	414	146.05	604	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.63/cwt here — about $83 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 sale68 hd

160.85

—

FL average10 barns · 577 hd

148.06

+12.79

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	1,676	90.05	1,509	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	63.08	742	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	53.73	571	4thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	463	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	209.76/cwt	200.00–215.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	131.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.47/cwt	138.00–147.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	194.87/cwt	190.00–205.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	154.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	156.08/cwt	152.00–162.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	134.97/cwt	133.00–137.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.29/cwt	116.00–123.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	144.96/cwt	141.00–149.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	166.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.09/cwt	122.00–132.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	195.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	180.08/cwt	175.00–185.00	576	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	53.73/cwt	52.00–55.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.86/cwt	138.00–144.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	626	10
Bulls	—	—	1,828	85.96/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,571	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	59.74/cwt	58.00–61.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	64.19/cwt	63.00–65.00	720	6
Bulls	—	—	1,523	94.14/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.63/cwt	123.00–128.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 863Year ago 987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 164Year ago 217

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	127.00–132.00	129.43
6	—	320	150.00–157.00	153.55
6	—	363	140.00–150.00	145.17
3	—	503	120.00–126.00	122.03
4	—	260	150.00–160.00	155.10
5	—	425	138.00–147.00	141.47
3	—	575	116.00–123.00	118.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	140.00–145.00	141.65
2	—	418	122.00–132.00	127.09
2	—	458	115.00–118.00	116.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	130.00–135.00	132.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	210	200.00–215.00	209.76
5	—	608	130.00–133.00	131.22
3	—	262	190.00–205.00	194.87
5	—	461	152.00–162.00	156.08
4	—	563	133.00–137.00	134.97
6	—	410	160.00–170.00	165.12
2	—	505	141.00–149.00	144.96
4	—	315	190.00–200.00	195.16
10	—	358	170.00–180.00	174.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	150.00–157.00	154.54
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.58
2	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.42
3	—	525	130.00–138.00	132.57
4	—	320	175.00–185.00	180.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00–155.00	152.59
3	—	332	165.00–170.00	166.58
2	—	420	138.00–144.00	140.86
3	—	525	123.00–128.00	124.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,063	52.00–55.00	53.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	58.00–61.00	59.74
6	—	1,122	63.00–65.00	64.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,828	84.00–88.00	85.96
4	—	1,523	91.00–96.00	94.14

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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