Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.34/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$153.34

137 head · 389 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$22.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	161.99	635	45
Medium and Large 2	382	153.32	586	63
Medium and Large 3	400	139.97	559	29

One grade step is worth $22.01/cwt here — about $76 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 sale137 hd

153.34

—

FL average10 barns · 736 hd

150.89

+2.45

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	1,559	75.87	1,183	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	52.02	574	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	48.13	472	30

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	402	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.98/cwt	123.00–130.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	156.18/cwt	152.00–160.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	177.79/cwt	175.00–180.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	407	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	117.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	143.34/cwt	142.00–144.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	204.45/cwt	195.00–215.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	149.35/cwt	147.00–152.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	109.31/cwt	107.00–112.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	167.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	127.16/cwt	123.00–130.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	154.42/cwt	152.00–157.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	127.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	180.39/cwt	175.00–185.00	400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	143.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	138.55/cwt	135.00–142.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	170.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	184.26/cwt	180.00–187.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	191.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	183.96/cwt	183.00–185.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	211	233.70/cwt	225.00–242.00	493	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	178.52/cwt	177.00–180.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	201.20/cwt	195.00–205.00	537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	205.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	156.97/cwt	152.00–162.00	793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	216.91/cwt	210.00–225.00	553	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	165.94/cwt	162.00–170.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	193.75/cwt	190.00–197.00	591	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	257	187.02/cwt	185.00–190.00	481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	171.49/cwt	167.00–175.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	165.20/cwt	160.00–168.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	213.11/cwt	205.00–220.00	469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	177.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	736	8
Bulls	—	—	1,801	83.48/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,511	74.35/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,123	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	51.67/cwt	48.00–54.00	568	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	55.94/cwt	55.00–57.00	641	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	43.55/cwt	41.00–45.00	385	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	49.89/cwt	47.00–52.00	513	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	53.43/cwt	53.00–54.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	172.82/cwt	170.00–175.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	186.47/cwt	180.00–195.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.18/cwt	132.00–140.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	148.91/cwt	145.00–152.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	118.44/cwt	115.00–121.00	724	4

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 Apr 4, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 789Last week 569Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 268Year 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	—	402	180.00–182.00	181.01
3	—	620	123.00–130.00	125.98
5	—	458	175.00–180.00	177.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	152.00–160.00	156.18
2	—	407	157.00–160.00	158.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	115.00–120.00	117.23
4	—	457	125.00–130.00	127.97
2	—	262	155.00–160.00	157.62
4	—	230	160.00–165.00	162.45
2	—	325	152.00–157.00	154.42
3	—	410	125.00–130.00	127.37
3	—	510	125.00–130.00	126.70
7	—	378	145.00–152.00	148.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	506	142.00–144.00	143.34
4	—	227	195.00–215.00	204.45
10	—	472	147.00–152.00	149.35
3	—	355	165.00–170.00	167.31
8	—	413	150.00–160.00	155.49
7	—	304	170.00–175.00	172.82
6	—	260	180.00–195.00	186.47
4	—	611	115.00–121.00	118.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	107.00–112.00	109.31
5	—	561	123.00–130.00	127.16
6	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.59
4	—	222	175.00–185.00	180.39
4	—	462	135.00–142.00	138.55
10	—	260	165.00–175.00	170.10
12	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.39
14	—	326	160.00–167.00	163.45
5	—	520	132.00–140.00	137.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	140.00–150.00	143.84
10	—	360	180.00–187.00	184.26
10	—	267	195.00–205.00	201.20
2	—	472	162.00–170.00	165.94
3	—	565	135.00–137.00	136.35
14	—	305	190.00–197.00	193.75
6	—	220	205.00–220.00	213.11
8	—	416	170.00–180.00	177.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	190.00–195.00	191.61
4	—	415	183.00–185.00	183.96
11	—	211	225.00–242.00	233.70
11	—	625	125.00–132.00	127.95
2	—	455	177.00–180.00	178.52
7	—	307	200.00–210.00	205.72
7	—	505	152.00–162.00	156.97
14	—	255	210.00–225.00	216.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	257	185.00–190.00	187.02
5	—	364	167.00–175.00	171.49
7	—	414	160.00–168.00	165.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,801	82.00–85.00	83.48
15	—	1,511	71.00–75.00	74.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,099	48.00–54.00	51.67
3	—	1,146	55.00–57.00	55.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	884	41.00–45.00	43.55
17	—	1,029	47.00–52.00	49.89
3	—	1,026	53.00–54.00	53.43

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)