Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.73/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$188.73

148 head · 355 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$26.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	194.52	709	74
Medium and Large 2	340	185.76	632	62
Medium and Large 3	371	168.36	625	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about $84 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 sale148 hd

188.73

—

FL average9 barns · 566 hd

185.73

+3.00

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	1,336	73.01	975	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	47.93	521	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	45.19	426	44

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	316	161.63/cwt	157.00–167.00	511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	168.47/cwt	165.00–178.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	141.75/cwt	137.00–145.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	173.45/cwt	170.00–177.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.98/cwt	139.00–149.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	182.47/cwt	175.00–190.00	396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	131.36/cwt	127.00–137.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	202.14/cwt	195.00–210.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.51/cwt	145.00–151.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	159.83/cwt	155.00–164.00	665	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	183.04/cwt	180.00–187.00	500	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	165.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	585	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	166.46/cwt	163.00–170.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	135.42/cwt	135.00–136.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	141.06/cwt	137.00–145.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	174.49/cwt	172.00–178.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	184.48/cwt	181.00–187.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	165.35/cwt	162.00–167.00	774	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	46.24/cwt	45.00–52.00	437	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	42.40/cwt	41.00–44.00	397	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	47.93/cwt	46.00–52.00	521	26
Bulls	—	—	1,336	73.01/cwt	71.00–76.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	200.42/cwt	197.00–207.00	619	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	158.15/cwt	154.00–162.00	808	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	229.11/cwt	220.00–235.00	598	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	180.58/cwt	177.00–187.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	176.22/cwt	172.00–182.00	654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.02/cwt	129.00–132.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	162.99/cwt	161.00–165.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	243.77/cwt	235.00–255.00	505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	171.85/cwt	167.00–175.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	201.94/cwt	195.00–210.00	545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	167.88/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	158.43/cwt	155.00–162.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	190.68/cwt	187.00–195.00	593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	214.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	455	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	625	6

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 18, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 1,074Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 190Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	316	157.00–167.00	161.63
7	—	272	165.00–178.00	168.47
6	—	633	110.00–116.00	112.02
5	—	567	115.00–125.00	119.37
4	—	458	137.00–145.00	141.75
8	—	217	175.00–190.00	182.47
7	—	521	127.00–137.00	131.36
4	—	420	145.00–151.00	148.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	308	170.00–177.00	173.45
11	—	460	150.00–160.00	155.04
6	—	517	139.00–149.00	143.98
2	—	555	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	210	195.00–210.00	202.14
14	—	416	155.00–164.00	159.83
11	—	273	180.00–187.00	183.04
10	—	353	160.00–170.00	165.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	115.00–125.00	120.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	150.00–155.00	152.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	405	163.00–170.00	166.46
7	—	558	135.00–136.00	135.42
2	—	527	137.00–145.00	141.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	172.00–178.00	174.49
4	—	362	181.00–187.00	184.48
3	—	468	162.00–167.00	165.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	309	197.00–207.00	200.42
13	—	511	154.00–162.00	158.15
12	—	261	220.00–235.00	229.11
10	—	414	177.00–187.00	180.58
4	—	467	167.00–170.00	168.48
3	—	610	129.00–132.00	130.02
9	—	207	235.00–255.00	243.77
8	—	357	185.00–195.00	189.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	311	180.00–185.00	182.42
5	—	368	165.00–170.00	167.88
4	—	421	155.00–162.00	158.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	371	172.00–182.00	176.22
6	—	467	161.00–165.00	162.99
2	—	517	147.00–150.00	148.45
8	—	413	167.00–175.00	171.85
8	—	270	195.00–210.00	201.94
12	—	311	187.00–195.00	190.68
10	—	212	210.00–220.00	214.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	946	45.00–52.00	46.24
12	—	937	41.00–44.00	42.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,086	46.00–52.00	47.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	71.00–76.00	73.01

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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