Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $213.62/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$213.62

161 head · 341 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$21.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	346	220.54	763	93
Medium and Large 2	340	206.82	703	45
Medium and Large 3	325	198.92	646	23

One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $117 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 sale161 hd

213.62

—

FL average9 barns · 444 hd

196.54

+17.08

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	—	Low	1,693	73.95	1,252	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	54.36	632	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	51.50	533	25

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	52.31/cwt	51.00–56.00	550	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	48.27/cwt	45.00–50.00	467	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	57.71/cwt	57.00–60.00	601	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	53.56/cwt	51.00–56.00	638	25
Bulls	—	—	1,693	73.95/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	221.83/cwt	210.00–230.00	606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	201.32/cwt	195.00–205.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	174.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	227.02/cwt	222.00–232.00	697	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	241.38/cwt	235.00–250.00	671	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	183.50/cwt	180.00–190.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	214.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	268.05/cwt	260.00–280.00	584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.92/cwt	165.00–174.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	245.41/cwt	235.00–255.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	199.14/cwt	195.00–205.00	832	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	202.97/cwt	200.00–205.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	214	225.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	483	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	171.92/cwt	167.00–177.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	212.30/cwt	207.00–217.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	160.69/cwt	157.00–165.00	580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	149.04/cwt	145.00–152.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	137.77/cwt	135.00–142.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	133.62/cwt	132.00–137.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.52/cwt	135.00–139.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	190.63/cwt	185.00–197.00	486	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	188.60/cwt	185.00–195.00	421	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	177.03/cwt	172.00–182.00	551	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	159.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	171.04/cwt	167.00–175.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	149.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	213.22/cwt	205.00–225.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	172.90/cwt	165.00–180.00	453	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	166.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	124.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	206.53/cwt	202.00–210.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	188.96/cwt	185.00–192.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	885	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 (Wed)

Wed Mar 21, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 522Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 307Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,051	51.00–56.00	52.31
5	—	968	45.00–50.00	48.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	57.00–60.00	57.71
25	—	1,191	51.00–56.00	53.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	73.00–75.00	73.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	160.00–165.00	162.49
4	—	383	180.00–190.00	183.50
7	—	322	200.00–205.00	202.97
7	—	214	220.00–230.00	225.67
3	—	413	167.00–177.00	171.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	190.00–200.00	194.95
27	—	307	222.00–232.00	227.02
18	—	278	235.00–250.00	241.38
13	—	362	210.00–220.00	214.64
9	—	218	260.00–280.00	268.05
4	—	616	140.00–145.00	142.71
3	—	528	165.00–174.00	167.92
13	—	418	195.00–205.00	199.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	273	210.00–230.00	221.83
7	—	370	195.00–205.00	201.32
4	—	512	155.00–157.00	156.01
4	—	407	180.00–190.00	184.91
4	—	462	170.00–180.00	174.21
7	—	215	235.00–255.00	245.41
10	—	322	207.00–217.00	212.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	361	157.00–165.00	160.69
6	—	410	145.00–152.00	149.04
4	—	525	135.00–139.00	136.52
10	—	223	185.00–195.00	188.60
10	—	262	165.00–180.00	172.90
9	—	322	160.00–170.00	166.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	130.00–140.00	133.83
4	—	407	135.00–142.00	137.77
5	—	369	145.00–155.00	149.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	566	132.00–137.00	133.62
21	—	255	185.00–197.00	190.63
19	—	311	172.00–182.00	177.03
10	—	412	155.00–165.00	159.37
6	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.45
6	—	360	167.00–175.00	171.04
6	—	210	205.00–225.00	213.22
2	—	625	122.00–127.00	124.44
2	—	502	145.00–149.00	147.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	357	195.00–200.00	197.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	202.00–210.00	206.53
3	—	410	185.00–192.00	188.96
2	—	567	155.00–157.00	156.01

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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