Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.48/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$184.48

132 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	187.65	784	56
Medium and Large 2	376	183.84	692	60
Medium and Large 3	365	175.80	641	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $143 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 sale132 hd

184.48

—

FL average10 barns · 667 hd

185.58

−1.09

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	1,513	77.66	1,175	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	51.50	623	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	46.94	498	10

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	455	168.54/cwt	165.00–172.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	177.18/cwt	175.00–182.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	182.43/cwt	177.00–187.00	746	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	154.38/cwt	152.00–159.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	181.54/cwt	177.00–187.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	170.78/cwt	167.00–175.00	714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	159.67/cwt	157.00–162.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	187.33/cwt	185.00–190.00	601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	211.95/cwt	207.00–217.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	163.04/cwt	160.00–167.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	232.35/cwt	225.00–245.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	192.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	173.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	251.73/cwt	240.00–260.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	176.95/cwt	172.00–182.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	168.34/cwt	163.00–173.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	166.38/cwt	162.00–172.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	165.94/cwt	165.00–167.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	222.25/cwt	215.00–230.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	211.84/cwt	200.00–220.00	574	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	46.94/cwt	45.00–49.00	498	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	50.87/cwt	48.00–52.00	610	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	55.69/cwt	55.00–57.00	707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,513	77.66/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	146.38/cwt	142.00–150.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	160.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	131.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	179.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	252	188.47/cwt	185.00–192.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.92/cwt	152.00–162.00	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	169.58/cwt	167.00–172.00	624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	401	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	147.98/cwt	145.00–152.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	171.45/cwt	170.00–173.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	183.01/cwt	175.00–190.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.00	727	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	165.24/cwt	162.00–170.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	197.35/cwt	192.00–202.00	612	10

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 May 2, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 685Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 151Year 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	—	455	165.00–172.00	168.54
2	—	522	152.00–160.00	155.94
5	—	404	175.00–182.00	177.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	165.00–170.00	167.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	409	177.00–187.00	182.43
3	—	308	207.00–217.00	211.95
3	—	561	160.00–167.00	163.04
4	—	263	225.00–245.00	232.35
4	—	358	190.00–195.00	192.25
4	—	607	140.00–150.00	145.06
5	—	208	240.00–260.00	251.73
6	—	461	172.00–182.00	176.95
10	—	512	163.00–173.00	168.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	152.00–159.00	154.38
12	—	377	177.00–187.00	181.54
14	—	418	167.00–175.00	170.78
4	—	222	215.00–230.00	222.25
7	—	271	200.00–220.00	211.84
10	—	476	162.00–170.00	165.24
10	—	310	192.00–202.00	197.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	157.00–162.00	159.67
9	—	321	185.00–190.00	187.33
2	—	460	150.00–155.00	152.47
2	—	367	170.00–173.00	171.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	170.00–175.00	173.41
3	—	503	130.00–135.00	131.69
10	—	314	162.00–172.00	166.38
7	—	432	142.00–150.00	146.38
6	—	371	155.00–165.00	160.77
4	—	455	137.00–145.00	140.96
4	—	217	175.00–190.00	183.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	165.00–167.00	165.94
6	—	460	125.00–135.00	131.37
4	—	317	155.00–160.00	157.60
3	—	401	135.00–140.00	136.68
3	—	361	145.00–152.00	147.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	310	175.00–185.00	179.05
4	—	252	185.00–192.00	188.47
12	—	418	152.00–162.00	156.92
11	—	368	167.00–172.00	169.58
3	—	615	120.00–130.00	124.97
2	—	555	137.00–140.00	138.51
9	—	505	140.00–147.00	143.98
9	—	460	150.00–155.00	152.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,060	45.00–49.00	46.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,200	48.00–52.00	50.87
3	—	1,270	55.00–57.00	55.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	75.00–81.00	77.66

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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