Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.17/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$214.17

124 head · 378 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$38.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	221.56	833	76
Medium and Large 2	371	208.93	775	36
Medium and Large 3	409	183.02	748	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.54/cwt here — about $85 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

214.17

—

FL average10 barns · 775 hd

205.37

+8.80

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	1,642	89.83	1,475	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	62.83	733	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	57.67	580	63

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium and Large 1	—	405	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	150.49/cwt	147.00–153.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	160.98/cwt	157.00–165.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	180.55/cwt	175.00–185.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	179.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	149.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	165.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	152.13/cwt	147.00–157.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	158.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	167.50/cwt	165.00–172.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	182.28/cwt	179.00–185.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	184.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	218.51/cwt	212.00–222.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	229.47/cwt	225.00–235.00	734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	262.61/cwt	250.00–270.00	678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	156.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	259.03/cwt	250.00–270.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	218.05/cwt	212.00–222.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	172.40/cwt	170.00–176.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	187.67/cwt	182.00–192.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	287.78/cwt	280.00–300.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	213.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	199.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	177.38/cwt	172.00–180.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	153.45/cwt	147.00–157.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	206.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	185.97/cwt	182.00–190.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	235.73/cwt	230.00–245.00	634	6
Bulls	—	—	1,598	87.38/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,396	13
Bulls	—	—	1,783	97.78/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	68.57/cwt	66.00–71.00	766	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	61.77/cwt	59.00–65.00	726	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	65.58/cwt	62.00–68.00	675	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	50.13/cwt	48.00–52.00	461	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	57.95/cwt	55.00–61.00	595	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	199.96/cwt	195.00–205.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	209.33/cwt	205.00–215.00	777	7

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 14, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 878Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 307Last week 193Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	190.00–200.00	195.06
7	—	371	205.00–215.00	209.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	147.00–153.00	150.49
5	—	453	157.00–165.00	160.98
6	—	359	175.00–185.00	180.55
8	—	407	160.00–170.00	165.46
10	—	274	190.00–200.00	194.95
8	—	325	180.00–190.00	184.67
3	—	236	195.00–205.00	199.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	175.00–185.00	179.86
3	—	516	135.00–140.00	136.68
6	—	478	145.00–155.00	149.27
4	—	317	170.00–175.00	172.48
4	—	362	165.00–170.00	167.55
5	—	410	147.00–157.00	152.13
2	—	230	185.00–190.00	187.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	160.00–165.00	162.46
2	—	405	135.00–145.00	140.06
3	—	381	155.00–165.00	158.36
2	—	462	135.00–140.00	137.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	165.00–172.00	167.50
6	—	222	250.00–270.00	259.03
7	—	336	212.00–222.00	218.05
3	—	356	200.00–210.00	206.73
3	—	563	160.00–165.00	163.37
4	—	408	182.00–190.00	185.97
6	—	269	230.00–245.00	235.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	200.00–210.00	205.04
3	—	273	210.00–220.00	213.41
3	—	406	172.00–180.00	177.38
4	—	563	147.00–157.00	153.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	706	135.00–140.00	136.65
4	—	513	179.00–185.00	182.28
12	—	357	212.00–222.00	218.51
13	—	320	225.00–235.00	229.47
14	—	258	250.00–270.00	262.61
3	—	613	150.00–160.00	156.52
5	—	557	170.00–176.00	172.40
8	—	461	182.00–192.00	187.67
9	—	221	280.00–300.00	287.78
5	—	407	195.00–205.00	199.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,598	85.00–91.00	87.38
4	—	1,783	96.00–100.00	97.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,117	66.00–71.00	68.57
38	—	1,175	59.00–65.00	61.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,030	62.00–68.00	65.58
12	—	920	48.00–52.00	50.13
41	—	1,026	55.00–61.00	57.95

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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