Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.57/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$178.57

164 head · 364 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$12.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	180.94	687	100
Medium and Large 2	343	176.57	605	50
Medium and Large 3	322	168.82	544	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $143 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 sale164 hd

178.57

—

FL average10 barns · 829 hd

164.82

+13.76

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	1,445	85.45	1,235	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	67.12	762	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	60.73	656	45

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

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	—	—	1,445	85.45/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,235	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	66.04/cwt	65.00–70.00	831	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	60.85/cwt	58.00–64.00	647	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	64.67/cwt	61.00–67.00	693	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	53.57/cwt	52.00–55.00	521	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	69.56/cwt	68.00–74.00	833	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	710	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.22/cwt	157.00–167.00	762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	254.93/cwt	245.00–265.00	663	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	228.64/cwt	225.00–235.00	716	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.03/cwt	185.00–187.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	198.02/cwt	195.00–200.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	146.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.62/cwt	127.00–132.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	189.73/cwt	185.00–195.00	596	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	217.63/cwt	212.00–222.00	801	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	192.54/cwt	187.00–197.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	278.52/cwt	270.00–290.00	613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	170.72/cwt	167.00–175.00	618	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	133.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	182.09/cwt	177.00–187.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	205.59/cwt	197.00–220.00	569	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	154.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	227.46/cwt	220.00–240.00	484	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	217.53/cwt	212.00–222.00	705	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	219	247.58/cwt	240.00–260.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	155.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	126.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	175.21/cwt	172.00–180.00	550	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	194.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	206	223.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	206.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	202.49/cwt	197.00–207.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	150.67/cwt	147.00–155.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	235.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	642	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	157.34/cwt	155.00–160.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	214.19/cwt	205.00–225.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	192.06/cwt	187.00–197.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	163.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	165.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	8

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 (Wed)

Wed Feb 28, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 810Last week 776Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 86Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	82.00–89.00	85.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	65.00–70.00	66.04
34	—	1,064	58.00–64.00	60.85
5	—	972	52.00–55.00	53.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,072	61.00–67.00	64.67
14	—	1,198	68.00–74.00	69.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	165.00–175.00	169.84
17	—	470	157.00–167.00	162.22
3	—	551	145.00–150.00	146.68
5	—	630	127.00–132.00	130.62
20	—	314	185.00–195.00	189.73
11	—	359	177.00–187.00	182.09
12	—	277	197.00–220.00	205.59
6	—	504	150.00–160.00	154.80
11	—	213	220.00–240.00	227.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	362	167.00–175.00	170.72
4	—	577	130.00–140.00	133.52
10	—	314	172.00–180.00	175.21
11	—	273	190.00–200.00	194.13
5	—	469	147.00–155.00	150.67
7	—	232	200.00–210.00	204.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	180.00–185.00	183.29
3	—	376	160.00–165.00	163.45
8	—	317	160.00–170.00	165.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	260	245.00–265.00	254.93
20	—	313	225.00–235.00	228.64
21	—	368	212.00–222.00	217.63
3	—	521	180.00–185.00	183.29
7	—	456	187.00–197.00	192.54
10	—	220	270.00–290.00	278.52
10	—	413	200.00–210.00	204.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	324	212.00–222.00	217.53
5	—	219	240.00–260.00	247.58
9	—	370	197.00–207.00	202.49
11	—	272	230.00–240.00	235.87
6	—	410	187.00–197.00	192.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	206	220.00–230.00	223.23
3	—	320	200.00–210.00	206.88
3	—	511	155.00–160.00	157.34
5	—	267	205.00–225.00	214.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	185.00–187.00	186.03
4	—	440	195.00–200.00	198.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	150.00–160.00	155.51
4	—	637	125.00–130.00	126.24

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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