Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-07-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.22/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$177.22

125 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$17.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	183.67	715	52
Medium and Large 2	381	175.56	670	51
Medium and Large 3	368	165.80	611	22

One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about $105 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 sale125 hd

177.22

—

FL average10 barns · 1,206 hd

160.34

+16.88

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	1,546	80.71	1,248	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	54.18	627	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	45.13	412	42

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.47/cwt	127.00–135.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	151.96/cwt	147.00–157.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	119.96/cwt	118.00–121.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.86/cwt	137.00–145.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	136.44/cwt	133.00–140.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	139.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	168.28/cwt	165.00–172.00	458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	155.31/cwt	152.00–157.00	424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	133.65/cwt	132.00–137.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.64/cwt	145.00–152.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	126.31/cwt	122.00–132.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	160.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.98/cwt	140.00–147.00	522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	134.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	184.48/cwt	180.00–190.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	177.28/cwt	172.00–182.00	640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	188.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	166.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	196.81/cwt	192.00–202.00	634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	214.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	252	229.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	260.64/cwt	240.00–275.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.42/cwt	155.00–162.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	182.79/cwt	160.00–195.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	139.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	231	231.43/cwt	225.00–240.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	210.54/cwt	205.00–220.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.68/cwt	132.00–137.00	698	6
Bulls	—	—	1,546	80.71/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,248	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	57.45/cwt	57.00–58.00	759	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	53.49/cwt	51.00–56.00	600	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	47.63/cwt	45.00–51.00	443	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	41.46/cwt	40.00–43.00	369	17

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 Jul 18, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,024Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 341Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	127.00–135.00	130.47
6	—	307	147.00–157.00	151.96
3	—	515	118.00–121.00	119.96
2	—	470	127.00–132.00	129.42
4	—	273	152.00–157.00	155.31
9	—	365	140.00–147.00	142.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	364	150.00–160.00	155.27
10	—	420	137.00–145.00	140.86
8	—	462	133.00–140.00	136.44
8	—	315	160.00–170.00	164.84
8	—	272	165.00–172.00	168.28
3	—	520	125.00–130.00	126.63
2	—	555	122.00–124.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	322	135.00–145.00	139.06
5	—	368	130.00–137.00	134.78
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	110.00–115.00	111.62
3	—	556	132.00–137.00	133.65
3	—	533	130.00–134.00	132.70
2	—	422	145.00–152.00	148.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	135.00–140.00	137.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	122.00–132.00	126.31
3	—	516	140.00–145.00	143.26
3	—	416	155.00–165.00	160.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	315	180.00–190.00	184.48
2	—	427	140.00–150.00	145.09
3	—	278	185.00–195.00	188.17
4	—	360	160.00–170.00	166.18
6	—	462	137.00–142.00	139.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	361	172.00–182.00	177.28
12	—	465	145.00–152.00	148.39
10	—	322	192.00–202.00	196.81
3	—	423	152.00–158.00	156.06
4	—	231	225.00–240.00	231.43
5	—	276	205.00–220.00	210.54
6	—	518	132.00–137.00	134.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	160.00–170.00	164.85
4	—	310	210.00–220.00	214.84
5	—	252	225.00–235.00	229.05
6	—	208	240.00–275.00	260.64
6	—	465	155.00–162.00	158.42
9	—	362	160.00–195.00	182.79
12	—	520	140.00–150.00	144.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,546	79.00–82.00	80.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,322	57.00–58.00	57.45
33	—	1,122	51.00–56.00	53.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	930	45.00–51.00	47.63
17	—	889	40.00–43.00	41.46

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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