Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.07/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$179.07

163 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	378	180.74	684	57
Medium and Large 1	430	178.31	766	94
Medium and Large 3	340	177.13	601	12thin

One grade step is worth $3.61/cwt here — about $83 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 sale163 hd

179.07

—

FL average10 barns · 613 hd

181.74

−2.67

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	—	Low	1,447	77.96	1,128	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,021	56.66	578	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	49.58	454	32

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	465	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	153.04/cwt	151.00–155.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.85/cwt	157.00–167.00	823	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.31/cwt	182.00–190.00	686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	183.37/cwt	179.00–189.00	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	227.06/cwt	220.00–235.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	160.48/cwt	157.00–165.00	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	158.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	148.93/cwt	145.00–152.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	176.38/cwt	172.00–180.00	631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	193.20/cwt	190.00–197.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	167.37/cwt	162.00–172.00	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	180.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	754	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	153.21/cwt	148.00–158.00	630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	241.51/cwt	235.00–255.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	183.65/cwt	180.00–187.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.19/cwt	137.00–147.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	210.03/cwt	205.00–215.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	171.36/cwt	167.00–176.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.17/cwt	155.00–162.00	516	3
Bulls	—	—	1,052	71.98/cwt	71.00–73.00	757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,711	81.95/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	194.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	169.12/cwt	165.00–174.00	529	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	56.66/cwt	54.00–59.00	578	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	46.21/cwt	43.00–49.00	394	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	52.94/cwt	50.00–55.00	518	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	148.30/cwt	145.00–153.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.07/cwt	137.00–147.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.53/cwt	157.00–167.00	611	19

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 16, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 793Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 264Year 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	—	465	165.00–170.00	167.42
2	—	510	151.00–155.00	153.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	515	157.00–167.00	159.85
16	—	370	182.00–190.00	185.31
16	—	570	146.00–148.00	146.99
5	—	253	220.00–235.00	227.06
3	—	306	200.00–210.00	204.92
30	—	417	175.00–185.00	180.91
4	—	213	235.00–255.00	241.51
9	—	461	167.00–176.00	171.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	315	179.00–189.00	183.37
3	—	413	155.00–160.00	158.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	157.00–165.00	160.48
6	—	526	145.00–152.00	148.93
6	—	237	220.00–230.00	225.05
9	—	358	172.00–180.00	176.38
10	—	324	190.00–197.00	193.20
10	—	420	162.00–172.00	167.37
6	—	268	205.00–215.00	210.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	135.00–142.00	138.46
3	—	368	150.00–155.00	153.30
6	—	277	160.00–170.00	165.14
2	—	230	180.00–187.00	183.65
3	—	328	155.00–162.00	157.17
2	—	512	130.00–132.00	130.98
9	—	408	137.00–147.00	143.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	411	148.00–158.00	153.21
5	—	521	137.00–147.00	140.19
6	—	258	175.00–185.00	179.90
4	—	210	190.00–200.00	194.88
14	—	313	165.00–174.00	169.12
6	—	461	145.00–153.00	148.30
19	—	376	157.00–167.00	162.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,052	71.00–73.00	71.98
3	—	1,711	80.00–83.50	81.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,021	54.00–59.00	56.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	852	43.00–49.00	46.21
16	—	979	50.00–55.00	52.94

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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