Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher with instances 5.00 higher on better quality steers weighting 350-450 pounds.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.36/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$179.36

93 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$38.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	189.86	789	48
Medium and Large 2	390	179.24	698	27
Medium and Large 3	453	151.55	687	18thin

One grade step is worth $38.32/cwt here — about $101 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 sale93 hd

179.36

—

FL average10 barns · 903 hd

162.00

+17.36

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	—	High	1,393	80.91	1,127	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	51.90	594	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	45.75	451	25

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	41.44/cwt	40.00–43.00	387	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	47.11/cwt	45.00–50.00	472	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	51.90/cwt	50.00–53.00	594	19
Bulls	—	—	1,630	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,451	1
Bulls	—	—	1,334	78.89/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	138.95/cwt	137.00–142.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	147.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.39/cwt	118.00–123.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	173.19/cwt	165.00–182.00	468	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	112.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	117.68/cwt	115.00–123.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	129.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	168.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	200.95/cwt	195.00–205.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	557	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	125.71/cwt	123.00–130.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	151.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.45/cwt	124.00–127.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	209.67/cwt	205.00–215.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	233.10/cwt	225.00–245.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	149.01/cwt	146.00–152.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	213.19/cwt	207.00–217.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	171.86/cwt	167.00–177.00	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.89/cwt	132.00–138.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	139.49/cwt	138.00–141.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	230.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	154.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	193.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	166.89/cwt	162.00–172.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.46/cwt	137.00–144.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	249.89/cwt	245.00–255.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	199.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	126.41/cwt	121.00–130.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	170.15/cwt	160.00–175.00	386	3

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 22, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 760Last week 691Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 422Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher with instances 5.00 higher on better quality steers weighting 350-450 pounds.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	935	40.00–43.00	41.44
19	—	1,001	45.00–50.00	47.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,144	50.00–53.00	51.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,334	78.00–81.00	78.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	137.00–142.00	138.95
3	—	318	145.00–150.00	147.32
6	—	470	118.00–123.00	120.39
2	—	415	120.00–127.00	123.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	130.00–138.00	133.86
3	—	613	110.00–118.00	112.61
3	—	502	115.00–123.00	117.68
2	—	270	150.00–160.00	154.81
7	—	459	125.00–135.00	129.21
4	—	365	145.00–148.00	146.56
4	—	323	155.00–160.00	157.40
3	—	227	160.00–175.00	170.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	165.00–182.00	173.19
2	—	228	180.00–185.00	182.58
5	—	317	165.00–175.00	168.85
3	—	522	125.00–128.00	125.99
2	—	365	150.00–160.00	154.79
4	—	463	137.00–145.00	140.89
8	—	425	140.00–150.00	144.88
4	—	568	124.00–127.00	125.45
7	—	621	121.00–130.00	126.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	303	195.00–205.00	200.95
4	—	268	205.00–215.00	209.67
2	—	355	180.00–190.00	185.07
4	—	570	132.00–138.00	134.89
2	—	515	138.00–141.00	139.49
3	—	212	225.00–235.00	230.20
4	—	470	152.00–157.00	154.47
4	—	425	170.00–180.00	174.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	145.00–150.00	146.92
2	—	408	160.00–167.00	163.48
6	—	360	167.00–177.00	171.86
5	—	564	125.00–130.00	127.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	140.00–145.00	141.60
6	—	263	225.00–245.00	233.10
3	—	508	146.00–152.00	149.01
4	—	315	207.00–217.00	213.19
5	—	417	190.00–200.00	193.88
4	—	465	162.00–172.00	166.89
9	—	630	137.00–144.00	139.46
6	—	220	245.00–255.00	249.89
8	—	365	195.00–205.00	199.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	180.00–190.00	184.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	120.00–125.00	121.65
4	—	524	123.00–130.00	125.71
3	—	403	145.00–155.00	151.69

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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