Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.83/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$195.83

139 head · 340 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$27.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	335	205.31	687	68
Medium and Large 2	345	188.78	651	58
Medium and Large 3	347	177.70	616	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.61/cwt here — about $71 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 sale139 hd

195.83

—

FL average10 barns · 633 hd

182.90

+12.93

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	—	High	1,678	78.17	1,312	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	51.88	607	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	46.44	457	19

Every lot, as filed

45 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%	—	930	41.19/cwt	40.00–44.00	383	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	48.32/cwt	46.00–52.00	485	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	50.84/cwt	47.00–52.00	600	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	54.99/cwt	54.00–56.00	626	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	83.73/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,331	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	76.50/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,304	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	187.08/cwt	180.00–195.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	144.97/cwt	142.00–148.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	170.31/cwt	167.00–175.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	181.01/cwt	177.00–185.00	749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	161.40/cwt	157.00–167.00	579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	150.51/cwt	147.00–155.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	206.44/cwt	202.00–210.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	163.93/cwt	160.00–167.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	249.65/cwt	240.00–260.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.81/cwt	133.00–143.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	169.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	182.78/cwt	179.00–187.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	204.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	162.05/cwt	160.00–164.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	141.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	144.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	160.56/cwt	157.00–166.00	519	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	184.35/cwt	180.00–187.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	171.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	194.05/cwt	190.00–197.00	617	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	194.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	709	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	204.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	205.02/cwt	195.00–210.00	545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	224.41/cwt	215.00–235.00	478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	173.35/cwt	170.00–176.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	231.05/cwt	220.00–240.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	171.17/cwt	167.00–177.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	185.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	120.59/cwt	120.00–123.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	155.64/cwt	152.00–160.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	179.96/cwt	177.00–182.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	142.26/cwt	137.00–145.00	721	3

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 11, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,074Last week 789Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 236Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	40.00–44.00	41.19
14	—	1,004	46.00–52.00	48.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,181	47.00–52.00	50.84
4	—	1,139	54.00–56.00	54.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	81.00–87.00	83.73
10	—	1,705	74.00–79.00	76.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.42
2	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.46
3	—	367	140.00–147.00	144.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	223	180.00–195.00	187.08
4	—	518	132.00–137.00	134.02
2	—	553	127.00–130.00	128.49
5	—	478	133.00–143.00	137.81
9	—	283	165.00–175.00	169.94
7	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.76
2	—	438	137.00–145.00	141.02
10	—	323	157.00–166.00	160.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	142.00–148.00	144.97
2	—	458	145.00–152.00	148.48
12	—	359	157.00–167.00	161.40
10	—	413	147.00–155.00	150.51
3	—	213	202.00–210.00	206.44
9	—	317	167.00–177.00	171.17
6	—	253	180.00–190.00	185.68
5	—	637	120.00–123.00	120.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	167.00–175.00	170.31
5	—	459	160.00–167.00	163.93
3	—	518	140.00–150.00	145.02
12	—	374	179.00–187.00	182.78
18	—	318	190.00–197.00	194.05
8	—	266	195.00–210.00	205.02
6	—	213	215.00–235.00	224.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	414	177.00–185.00	181.01
10	—	213	240.00–260.00	249.65
16	—	365	190.00–200.00	194.16
12	—	311	200.00–210.00	204.18
3	—	458	170.00–176.00	173.35
10	—	265	220.00–240.00	231.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	200.00–210.00	204.66
4	—	430	160.00–164.00	162.05
4	—	319	180.00–187.00	184.35
3	—	357	170.00–175.00	171.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	152.00–160.00	155.64
5	—	406	177.00–182.00	179.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	137.00–145.00	142.26

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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