Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.31/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$141.31

99 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	147.79	639	45
Medium and Large 2	429	136.31	585	43
Medium and Large 3	382	134.39	513	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $127 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 sale99 hd

141.31

—

FL average10 barns · 984 hd

136.38

+4.94

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	1,638	78.31	1,283	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	52.02	556	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	48.64	478	47
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	49.00	662	9thin

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 1	—	460	139.31/cwt	137.00–142.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	156.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	146.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	165.90/cwt	162.00–170.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	164.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	198.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	191.06/cwt	187.00–195.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	139.02/cwt	137.00–140.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	158.94/cwt	157.00–161.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.69/cwt	121.00–131.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.14/cwt	127.00–137.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.88/cwt	142.00–152.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	168.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	187.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	117.35/cwt	116.00–118.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	123.71/cwt	118.00–128.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	177.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	155.66/cwt	152.00–160.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	136.05/cwt	133.00–138.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.84/cwt	123.00–133.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	286	193.37/cwt	190.00–200.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	233.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	208.35/cwt	205.00–210.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	166.45/cwt	162.00–172.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	178.35/cwt	175.00–180.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	130.33/cwt	129.00–133.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	152.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	143.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	128.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	223.04/cwt	215.00–230.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	168.94/cwt	165.00–172.00	694	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	78.31/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,283	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	52.02/cwt	50.00–56.00	556	62
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	662	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	45.01/cwt	43.00–46.00	411	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	49.28/cwt	47.00–53.00	491	40

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 Aug 15, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 939Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 422Last week 403Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	137.00–142.00	139.31
6	—	565	121.00–131.00	125.69
2	—	520	127.00–137.00	132.14
4	—	362	150.00–155.00	152.41
4	—	415	142.00–152.00	146.88
6	—	305	165.00–175.00	168.97
8	—	605	118.00–128.00	123.71
9	—	278	175.00–180.00	177.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	150.00–160.00	156.84
6	—	416	130.00–140.00	135.08
6	—	626	110.00–115.00	113.02
8	—	322	155.00–160.00	157.52
8	—	360	140.00–145.00	142.57
6	—	470	123.00–133.00	127.84
6	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	145.00–150.00	146.78
2	—	437	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	482	118.00–121.00	119.52
3	—	356	130.00–135.00	133.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	162.00–170.00	165.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	160.00–167.00	164.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	195.00–200.00	198.39
6	—	403	152.00–160.00	155.66
6	—	518	133.00–138.00	136.05
3	—	221	230.00–235.00	233.46
3	—	258	205.00–210.00	208.35
3	—	353	175.00–180.00	178.35
3	—	553	129.00–133.00	130.33
5	—	472	150.00–155.00	152.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	187.00–195.00	191.06
3	—	583	137.00–140.00	139.02
4	—	465	157.00–161.00	158.94
5	—	507	140.00–145.00	143.17
5	—	606	120.00–135.00	128.20
6	—	263	215.00–230.00	223.04
6	—	307	210.00–215.00	212.52
6	—	411	165.00–172.00	168.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	185.00–190.00	187.29
3	—	633	116.00–118.00	117.35
2	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.45
3	—	286	190.00–200.00	193.37
6	—	371	162.00–172.00	166.45
2	—	417	145.00–150.00	147.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,638	77.00–81.00	78.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,068	50.00–56.00	52.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	913	43.00–46.00	45.01
40	—	996	47.00–53.00	49.28
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,350	49.00	49.00

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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