Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.00/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$161.00

140 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	165.12	655	91
Medium and Large 2	365	157.43	575	35
Medium and Large 3	378	143.12	541	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $114 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 sale140 hd

161.00

—

FL average10 barns · 1,079 hd

156.08

+4.92

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	1,449	77.17	1,118	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	53.91	619	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	45.43	448	48

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	168.40/cwt	165.00–172.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	165.68/cwt	165.00–167.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	179.01/cwt	175.00–184.00	648	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	164.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	149.96/cwt	147.00–153.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	214.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	161.20/cwt	157.00–164.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.09/cwt	152.00–162.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	172.31/cwt	171.00–175.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	179.99/cwt	177.00–183.00	756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	229.55/cwt	220.00–240.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	172.06/cwt	168.00–176.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	187.63/cwt	185.00–192.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	154.58/cwt	152.00–157.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	197.44/cwt	195.00–200.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	175.07/cwt	171.00–180.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	258.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	209.97/cwt	205.00–215.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	164.11/cwt	160.00–168.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	175.92/cwt	172.00–182.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.90/cwt	169.00–175.00	808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	53.09/cwt	50.00–55.00	586	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	57.08/cwt	56.00–58.00	755	7
Bulls	—	—	1,529	78.75/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,204	6
Bulls	—	—	1,210	72.44/cwt	71.00–74.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.84/cwt	127.00–137.00	817	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	47.69/cwt	45.00–51.00	481	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	142.95/cwt	137.00–147.00	729	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	177.74/cwt	172.00–182.00	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	185.62/cwt	180.00–197.00	488	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	42.26/cwt	41.00–44.00	404	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	169.10/cwt	160.00–175.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	154.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.27/cwt	147.00–155.00	715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	210.11/cwt	200.00–220.00	477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	167.15/cwt	165.00–170.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	178.86/cwt	170.00–190.00	411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	240.15/cwt	230.00–250.00	620	13

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 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 625Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	165.00–172.00	168.40
10	—	332	180.00–190.00	184.89
2	—	475	152.00–157.00	154.58
2	—	437	157.00–160.00	158.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	362	175.00–184.00	179.01
8	—	462	160.00–170.00	164.17
5	—	277	210.00–220.00	214.04
7	—	512	157.00–164.00	161.20
3	—	406	171.00–175.00	172.31
4	—	220	220.00–240.00	229.55
4	—	312	195.00–200.00	197.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	147.00–153.00	149.96
15	—	420	177.00–183.00	179.99
6	—	512	168.00–176.00	172.06
6	—	358	185.00–192.00	187.63
5	—	469	171.00–180.00	175.07
2	—	582	162.00–165.00	163.48
6	—	213	250.00–270.00	258.09
6	—	310	205.00–215.00	209.97
13	—	258	230.00–250.00	240.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	165.00–167.00	165.68
8	—	373	155.00–160.00	157.63
5	—	268	160.00–175.00	169.10
4	—	435	145.00–150.00	147.53
3	—	615	115.00–120.00	118.36
4	—	517	130.00–135.00	132.58
8	—	230	170.00–190.00	178.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	152.00–162.00	156.09
2	—	620	127.00–137.00	131.84
18	—	510	137.00–147.00	142.95
8	—	311	172.00–182.00	177.74
13	—	263	180.00–197.00	185.62
6	—	556	130.00–140.00	135.69
13	—	476	147.00–155.00	150.27
12	—	227	200.00–220.00	210.11
9	—	366	165.00–170.00	167.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	145.00–150.00	147.41
6	—	311	150.00–160.00	154.07
2	—	410	135.00–140.00	137.44
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	160.00–168.00	164.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	172.00–182.00	175.92
2	—	470	169.00–175.00	171.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,103	50.00–55.00	53.09
7	—	1,323	56.00–58.00	57.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,009	45.00–51.00	47.69
20	—	955	41.00–44.00	42.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,529	76.00–83.00	78.75
2	—	1,210	71.00–74.00	72.44

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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