Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-25

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.22/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$188.22

123 head · 366 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$18.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	386	192.32	742	62
Medium and Large 2	343	187.30	642	46
Medium and Large 3	351	174.08	610	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.24/cwt here — about $132 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 sale123 hd

188.22

—

FL average9 barns · 571 hd

183.19

+5.02

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	1,539	77.29	1,190	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	50.76	585	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	46.01	476	21

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	174.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	170.73/cwt	168.00–178.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	134.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	181.07/cwt	177.00–187.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	184.62/cwt	182.00–187.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	160.51/cwt	157.00–167.00	830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	218.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	179.55/cwt	175.00–185.00	657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	171.03/cwt	165.00–175.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	206.63/cwt	205.00–210.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	221.04/cwt	212.00–230.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	155.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	170.93/cwt	167.00–175.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	402	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	202.57/cwt	195.00–210.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	149.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	254	185.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	147.68/cwt	142.00–152.00	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	162.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	191.12/cwt	187.00–194.00	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	196.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	628	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	158.69/cwt	157.00–162.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	157.84/cwt	155.00–162.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	202	216.11/cwt	207.00–225.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.91/cwt	157.00–167.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	247.29/cwt	235.00–255.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	183.34/cwt	180.00–187.00	413	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	82.95/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,311	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	50.76/cwt	48.00–53.00	585	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	152.47/cwt	148.00–157.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	176.14/cwt	172.00–182.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	156.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	722	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	43.71/cwt	43.00–45.00	440	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	47.42/cwt	46.00–50.00	499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	151.72/cwt	147.00–157.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	185.59/cwt	177.00–195.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	169.78/cwt	165.00–175.00	620	10
Bulls	—	—	1,530	76.03/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,163	9

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 25, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 858Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 215Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	170.00–180.00	174.26
3	—	516	145.00–154.00	149.62
5	—	472	168.00–178.00	170.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.71
3	—	566	132.00–140.00	134.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	177.00–187.00	181.07
9	—	517	157.00–167.00	160.51
3	—	306	205.00–210.00	206.63
7	—	269	212.00–230.00	221.04
9	—	453	170.00–180.00	174.93
9	—	357	187.00–194.00	191.12
10	—	205	235.00–255.00	247.29
6	—	559	148.00–157.00	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	182.00–187.00	184.62
3	—	470	155.00–157.00	155.65
5	—	254	180.00–190.00	185.94
3	—	433	157.00–162.00	158.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	213	210.00–225.00	218.53
11	—	366	175.00–185.00	179.55
6	—	405	165.00–175.00	171.03
4	—	257	195.00–210.00	202.57
4	—	511	148.00–152.00	149.00
12	—	320	190.00–200.00	196.13
2	—	460	160.00–165.00	162.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	285	167.00–175.00	170.93
5	—	305	160.00–170.00	162.81
7	—	360	155.00–162.00	157.84
2	—	225	180.00–187.00	183.34
3	—	523	130.00–140.00	136.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	135.00–140.00	137.48
4	—	317	147.00–157.00	151.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	142.00–152.00	147.68
2	—	202	207.00–225.00	216.11
4	—	561	135.00–140.00	138.01
6	—	418	157.00–167.00	162.91
9	—	315	172.00–182.00	176.14
7	—	462	150.00–160.00	156.27
6	—	272	177.00–195.00	185.59
10	—	365	165.00–175.00	169.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	82.00–84.00	82.95
9	—	1,530	73.00–78.00	76.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,153	48.00–53.00	50.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,006	43.00–45.00	43.71
13	—	1,053	46.00–50.00	47.42

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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