Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.82/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$152.82

128 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	156.29	743	88
Medium and Large 2	442	149.20	660	27
Medium and Large 3	444	136.85	608	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $135 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 sale128 hd

152.82

—

FL average9 barns · 830 hd

147.38

+5.44

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	—	High	1,535	86.72	1,331	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	62.03	685	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	54.60	537	10

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	558	126.69/cwt	126.00–128.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.94/cwt	172.00–180.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	110.34/cwt	108.00–114.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	142.20/cwt	137.00–146.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	160.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	198.75/cwt	190.00–207.00	513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	185.30/cwt	182.00–190.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	132.17/cwt	126.00–135.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	116.33/cwt	114.00–118.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	127.33/cwt	123.00–130.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.57/cwt	127.00–138.00	813	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	114.77/cwt	113.00–116.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	164.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	148.71/cwt	145.00–154.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	154.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.02/cwt	118.00–121.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.56/cwt	123.00–128.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	134.96/cwt	133.00–136.00	758	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	64.76/cwt	63.00–67.00	770	13
Bulls	—	—	1,500	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	54.60/cwt	53.00–56.00	537	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	59.67/cwt	58.00–62.00	616	15
Bulls	—	—	1,547	84.96/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	131.13/cwt	127.00–135.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	107.05/cwt	105.00–110.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	132.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.57/cwt	120.00–123.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	143.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	178.23/cwt	169.00–185.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	162.40/cwt	160.00–167.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	154.44/cwt	149.00–157.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	142.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	131.26/cwt	129.00–133.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.05/cwt	123.00–127.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.83/cwt	130.00–133.00	699	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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,295Last week 535Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 94Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	126.00–128.00	126.69
5	—	530	130.00–133.00	131.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	123.00–127.00	125.02
3	—	562	133.00–136.00	134.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	355	172.00–180.00	175.94
10	—	258	190.00–207.00	198.75
7	—	311	182.00–190.00	185.30
7	—	656	126.00–135.00	132.17
6	—	707	123.00–130.00	127.33
12	—	613	127.00–138.00	132.57
12	—	455	150.00–160.00	154.95
10	—	508	140.00–147.00	143.55
6	—	558	137.00–142.00	139.47
10	—	415	160.00–170.00	164.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.28
4	—	470	127.00–135.00	131.13
3	—	418	140.00–145.00	143.27
3	—	357	150.00–155.00	151.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	260	169.00–185.00	178.23
3	—	355	160.00–167.00	162.40
2	—	525	130.00–138.00	134.08
3	—	422	149.00–157.00	154.44
7	—	471	140.00–145.00	142.82
7	—	566	129.00–133.00	131.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	130.00–135.00	132.47
5	—	668	108.00–114.00	110.34
7	—	411	137.00–146.00	142.20
5	—	266	155.00–165.00	160.86
5	—	610	113.00–116.00	114.77
7	—	364	145.00–154.00	148.71
5	—	319	150.00–160.00	154.08
3	—	560	118.00–121.00	119.02
2	—	513	123.00–128.00	125.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	125.00–132.00	129.30
5	—	514	114.00–118.00	116.33
3	—	368	132.00–139.00	136.56
6	—	558	110.00–116.00	113.04
5	—	320	140.00–147.00	144.33
6	—	463	123.00–127.00	125.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	105.00–110.00	107.05
3	—	315	130.00–137.00	132.26
2	—	420	120.00–123.00	121.57
3	—	475	112.00–118.00	115.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,189	63.00–67.00	64.76
15	—	1,032	58.00–62.00	59.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	983	53.00–56.00	54.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,547	83.00–88.00	84.96

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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