Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.34/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$170.34

124 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$30.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	175.18	678	72
Medium and Large 2	372	166.19	618	46
Medium and Large 3	443	144.20	639	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.97/cwt here — about $39 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 sale124 hd

170.34

—

FL average10 barns · 857 hd

162.79

+7.55

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	1,633	94.59	1,545	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	65.44	779	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	60.78	571	29

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	—	1,466	87.83/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,288	7
Bulls	—	—	1,780	100.50/cwt	98.50–101.50	1,789	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	68.79/cwt	68.00–70.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	175.12/cwt	172.00–182.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	210.89/cwt	205.00–220.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	197.51/cwt	195.00–202.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	226.86/cwt	222.00–232.00	699	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.30/cwt	165.00–175.00	703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	162.22/cwt	157.00–167.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	241.65/cwt	235.00–250.00	636	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	171.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	184.04/cwt	180.00–188.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	269.53/cwt	260.00–280.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	214.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	180.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	648	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	196.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	160.04/cwt	158.00–162.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	190.54/cwt	187.00–194.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	201.47/cwt	198.00–208.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	246.38/cwt	235.00–255.00	544	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	227.59/cwt	220.00–234.00	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	215.19/cwt	210.00–220.00	686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	226	211.26/cwt	205.00–220.00	477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	187.25/cwt	182.00–192.00	577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	141.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	192.23/cwt	185.00–200.00	415	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	148.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	131.12/cwt	127.00–135.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	159.88/cwt	155.00–163.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	190.18/cwt	187.00–194.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	112.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	143.95/cwt	141.00–147.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	176.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	170.59/cwt	167.00–175.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	202.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	175.99/cwt	172.00–180.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	184.06/cwt	180.00–187.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	169.10/cwt	165.00–172.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	188.93/cwt	182.00–192.00	863	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	59.65/cwt	57.00–62.00	563	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	63.74/cwt	63.00–65.00	591	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	64.39/cwt	61.00–67.00	766	16

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 Mar 7, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 810Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 178Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	85.50–90.00	87.83
8	—	1,780	98.50–101.50	100.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,195	68.00–70.00	68.79
16	—	1,190	61.00–67.00	64.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	944	57.00–62.00	59.65
8	—	927	63.00–65.00	63.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	172.00–182.00	175.12
7	—	362	205.00–220.00	210.89
8	—	406	195.00–202.00	197.51
3	—	553	170.00–175.00	171.66
3	—	623	140.00–142.00	140.67
4	—	457	182.00–192.00	188.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	195.00–200.00	196.74
4	—	567	158.00–162.00	160.04
4	—	632	125.00–130.00	126.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	110.00–117.00	112.53
6	—	560	141.00–147.00	143.95
2	—	650	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	308	222.00–232.00	226.86
18	—	263	235.00–250.00	241.65
4	—	515	180.00–188.00	184.04
6	—	215	260.00–280.00	269.53
8	—	370	210.00–220.00	214.28
2	—	455	187.00–194.00	190.54
4	—	405	198.00–208.00	201.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	221	235.00–255.00	246.38
9	—	268	220.00–234.00	227.59
13	—	319	210.00–220.00	215.19
3	—	621	135.00–145.00	141.54
4	—	416	187.00–194.00	190.18
3	—	461	175.00–180.00	176.96
3	—	525	167.00–175.00	170.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	200.00–205.00	202.29
4	—	415	172.00–180.00	175.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	413	165.00–175.00	170.30
12	—	461	157.00–167.00	162.22
7	—	270	190.00–200.00	195.82
9	—	516	145.00–155.00	149.54
4	—	555	140.00–145.00	142.48
11	—	359	175.00–185.00	180.42
7	—	226	205.00–220.00	211.26
10	—	308	182.00–192.00	187.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	170.00–180.00	174.96
8	—	216	185.00–200.00	192.23
3	—	451	145.00–155.00	148.36
4	—	567	127.00–135.00	131.12
6	—	421	155.00–163.00	159.88
6	—	525	135.00–142.00	139.06
6	—	266	180.00–187.00	184.06
6	—	370	165.00–172.00	169.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.53
4	—	432	145.00–150.00	147.54

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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