Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.03/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$204.03

106 head · 358 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$39.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	336	217.64	731	55
Medium and Large 2	379	193.05	733	38
Medium and Large 3	389	178.55	695	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.09/cwt here — about $36 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 sale106 hd

204.03

—

FL average9 barns · 626 hd

191.50

+12.54

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	1,665	79.83	1,329	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	55.60	663	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	51.24	523	60

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	123.69/cwt	122.00–127.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.42/cwt	152.00–162.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	216.76/cwt	205.00–225.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	167.86/cwt	162.00–177.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	194.29/cwt	185.00–205.00	540	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	182.76/cwt	175.00–190.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	185.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	155.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	150.47/cwt	147.00–155.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	170.40/cwt	165.00–175.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	213.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	132.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	182.21/cwt	180.00–185.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	151.45/cwt	149.00–155.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	170.88/cwt	160.00–180.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	160.82/cwt	157.00–165.00	584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	199.34/cwt	195.00–205.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	239.13/cwt	230.00–250.00	629	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	154.65/cwt	152.00–157.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	194.67/cwt	192.00–197.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	187.18/cwt	182.00–190.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	192.40/cwt	190.00–197.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	219.58/cwt	217.00–225.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	263.49/cwt	255.00–275.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	211.63/cwt	207.00–215.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	171.91/cwt	167.00–177.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	183.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	207	237.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	171.77/cwt	167.00–175.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.47/cwt	145.00–152.00	846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	81.88/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,363	8
Bulls	—	—	1,665	74.37/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,238	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	55.60/cwt	53.00–59.00	663	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	47.04/cwt	45.00–50.00	441	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	53.85/cwt	51.00–57.00	578	37

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 28, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 735Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 140Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	122.00–127.00	123.69
4	—	421	152.00–162.00	156.42
4	—	577	132.00–135.00	133.47
5	—	221	205.00–225.00	216.76
5	—	360	162.00–177.00	167.86
5	—	507	140.00–145.00	142.62
15	—	278	185.00–205.00	194.29
6	—	315	180.00–190.00	185.76
8	—	462	149.00–155.00	151.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	212	175.00–190.00	182.76
5	—	318	165.00–175.00	170.40
4	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.53
4	—	460	140.00–147.00	143.46
5	—	266	160.00–180.00	170.88
8	—	363	157.00–165.00	160.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	150.00–160.00	155.35
4	—	360	147.00–155.00	150.47
4	—	407	135.00–140.00	137.45
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	261	210.00–220.00	213.91
3	—	515	152.00–157.00	154.65
5	—	419	182.00–190.00	187.18
6	—	375	190.00–197.00	192.40
7	—	315	207.00–215.00	211.63
4	—	207	230.00–250.00	237.47
4	—	478	167.00–175.00	171.77
4	—	570	145.00–152.00	148.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	130.00–137.00	132.93
4	—	466	180.00–185.00	182.21
19	—	263	230.00–250.00	239.13
3	—	403	192.00–197.00	194.67
8	—	355	200.00–210.00	204.93
4	—	520	160.00–165.00	162.60
6	—	310	217.00–225.00	219.58
8	—	220	255.00–275.00	263.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	195.00–205.00	199.34
4	—	457	155.00–160.00	157.46
2	—	432	167.00–177.00	171.91
3	—	363	180.00–185.00	183.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,665	80.00–84.00	81.88
3	—	1,665	73.00–75.00	74.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,193	53.00–59.00	55.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	938	45.00–50.00	47.04
37	—	1,073	51.00–57.00	53.85

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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