Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-06-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.54/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$194.54

131 head · 349 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$25.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	323	197.38	638	52
Medium and Large 1	368	196.46	723	67
Medium and Large 3	359	171.55	616	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.83/cwt here — about $22 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 sale131 hd

194.54

—

FL average10 barns · 901 hd

179.98

+14.56

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	1,635	82.44	1,348	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	55.88	596	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	52.97	531	22

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	415	169.44/cwt	167.00–172.00	703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	122.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	151.14/cwt	147.00–155.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	133.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	164.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	164.23/cwt	160.00–167.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	199.74/cwt	195.00–205.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	163.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	256.77/cwt	250.00–265.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	215.63/cwt	205.00–225.00	569	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	166.79/cwt	162.00–172.00	786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	186.04/cwt	182.00–190.00	673	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	241.49/cwt	230.00–250.00	618	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.91/cwt	170.00–177.00	718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	146.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	503	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	156.03/cwt	155.00–157.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	234.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	507	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	145.59/cwt	142.00–150.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	158.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	181.56/cwt	175.00–190.00	485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	184.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	147.94/cwt	142.00–152.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	425	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	59.65/cwt	59.00–61.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	168.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	151.28/cwt	147.00–157.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	140.19/cwt	135.00–145.00	578	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	52.97/cwt	50.00–55.00	531	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	552	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	193.18/cwt	190.00–195.00	425	3
Bulls	—	—	1,741	84.99/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,480	5
Bulls	—	—	1,370	76.05/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,042	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	55.40/cwt	52.00–58.00	593	39

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 Jun 6, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 519Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 164Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	167.00–172.00	169.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	120.00–127.00	122.77
6	—	417	160.00–162.00	161.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	147.00–155.00	151.14
3	—	505	132.00–135.00	133.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	306	210.00–220.00	215.00
3	—	508	160.00–165.00	163.28
2	—	555	155.00–160.00	157.52
5	—	231	250.00–265.00	256.77
11	—	471	162.00–172.00	166.79
16	—	362	182.00–190.00	186.04
12	—	256	230.00–250.00	241.49
12	—	415	170.00–177.00	172.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	160.00–167.00	164.03
3	—	416	150.00–157.00	153.99
6	—	320	180.00–190.00	184.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	160.00–167.00	164.23
4	—	321	195.00–205.00	199.74
11	—	365	170.00–180.00	175.09
15	—	264	205.00–225.00	215.63
3	—	526	145.00–150.00	146.58
4	—	477	155.00–157.00	156.03
11	—	216	230.00–240.00	234.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.29
4	—	512	120.00–125.00	122.54
5	—	467	130.00–139.00	134.11
6	—	258	160.00–170.00	164.90
11	—	412	135.00–145.00	140.19
18	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	142.00–150.00	145.59
8	—	366	155.00–162.00	158.47
12	—	267	175.00–190.00	181.56
3	—	306	165.00–170.00	168.37
2	—	505	130.00–135.00	132.52
6	—	413	147.00–157.00	151.28
3	—	220	190.00–195.00	193.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	321	142.00–152.00	147.94
2	—	377	137.00–140.00	138.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,036	59.00–61.00	59.65
39	—	1,071	52.00–58.00	55.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,002	50.00–55.00	52.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,741	83.00–86.00	84.99
2	—	1,370	75.00–77.00	76.05

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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