Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.73/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$183.73

127 head · 354 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	368	189.84	699	59
Medium and Large 2	354	180.63	640	40
Medium and Large 3	325	175.26	569	28

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $130 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 sale127 hd

183.73

—

FL average10 barns · 585 hd

175.67

+8.06

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	1,618	80.39	1,301	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	58.41	651	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	52.42	515	43

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	212	237.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	158.34/cwt	155.00–165.00	492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	189.49/cwt	187.00–197.00	597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	154.33/cwt	152.00–157.00	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	137.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	161.81/cwt	160.00–165.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	218.48/cwt	215.00–225.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	169.92/cwt	167.00–175.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	204.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	183.61/cwt	181.00–188.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	173.36/cwt	170.00–178.00	634	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	215.47/cwt	212.00–220.00	584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	160.78/cwt	160.00–162.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	154.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	162.57/cwt	157.00–167.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	189.67/cwt	185.00–195.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	136.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	172.65/cwt	170.00–174.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	159.83/cwt	155.00–162.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	182.97/cwt	177.00–187.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	771	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	55.90/cwt	54.00–59.00	640	23
Bulls	—	—	1,713	83.23/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,426	7
Bulls	—	—	1,287	70.43/cwt	70.00–71.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	171.16/cwt	167.00–176.00	536	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	58.17/cwt	57.00–60.00	685	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	52.94/cwt	50.00–55.00	518	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	189.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	120.24/cwt	115.00–122.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	139.72/cwt	137.00–142.00	581	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	47.60/cwt	45.00–49.00	405	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	63.22/cwt	61.00–67.00	667	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.19/cwt	160.00–169.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	170.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	435	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.94/cwt	145.00–152.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	220.24/cwt	210.00–230.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	206.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	179.29/cwt	175.00–185.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.90/cwt	122.00–130.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.70/cwt	142.00–150.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	770	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 May 23, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 640Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 140Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	212	235.00–240.00	237.65
2	—	605	143.00–145.00	143.99
11	—	405	167.00–175.00	169.92
7	—	304	200.00–210.00	204.37
5	—	358	181.00–188.00	183.61
13	—	271	212.00–220.00	215.47
9	—	511	157.00–167.00	162.57
6	—	460	165.00–170.00	167.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	315	187.00–197.00	189.49
5	—	412	160.00–165.00	161.81
3	—	230	215.00–225.00	218.48
15	—	366	170.00–178.00	173.36
5	—	459	160.00–162.00	160.78
5	—	286	200.00–210.00	206.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	160.00–165.00	162.37
5	—	418	150.00–157.00	154.36
6	—	267	185.00–195.00	189.67
2	—	210	200.00–210.00	204.88
9	—	310	175.00–185.00	179.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	311	155.00–165.00	158.34
8	—	361	152.00–157.00	154.33
5	—	454	135.00–140.00	137.78
2	—	212	185.00–195.00	189.94
9	—	416	137.00–142.00	139.72
9	—	256	165.00–175.00	170.06
5	—	568	122.00–130.00	126.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	147.00	147.00
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	265	155.00–160.00	157.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	313	167.00–176.00	171.16
2	—	505	137.00–140.00	138.49
2	—	255	185.00–195.00	189.90
6	—	360	160.00–169.00	165.19
9	—	420	145.00–152.00	148.94
2	—	205	210.00–230.00	220.24
7	—	460	142.00–150.00	145.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	132.00–140.00	136.52
3	—	376	170.00–174.00	172.65
2	—	477	155.00–157.00	156.02
4	—	616	115.00–122.00	120.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	155.00–162.00	159.83
5	—	367	177.00–187.00	182.97
3	—	470	160.00–167.00	164.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,145	54.00–59.00	55.90
12	—	1,055	61.00–67.00	63.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,177	57.00–60.00	58.17
19	—	978	50.00–55.00	52.94
14	—	851	45.00–49.00	47.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,713	81.00–85.00	83.23
2	—	1,287	70.00–71.00	70.43

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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