Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-12

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.24/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$161.24

112 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$33.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	180.63	714	40
Medium and Large 2	475	153.12	727	38
Medium and Large 3	434	147.52	640	34

One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $73 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 sale112 hd

161.24

—

FL average10 barns · 1,070 hd

156.04

+5.21

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	1,498	79.49	1,191	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	48.77	577	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	43.20	455	39

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	48.77/cwt	47.00–52.00	577	14
Bulls	—	—	1,498	79.49/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	167.96/cwt	167.00–170.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	127.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	208.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	129.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	254	148.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	122.48/cwt	118.00–128.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	123.75/cwt	120.00–128.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	143.96/cwt	141.00–147.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.30/cwt	105.00–113.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	129.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	112.54/cwt	110.00–114.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.66/cwt	137.00–145.00	443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	117.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	115.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	137.35/cwt	133.00–140.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.54/cwt	110.00–114.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	109.70/cwt	108.00–114.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	180.93/cwt	177.00–187.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	113.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.02/cwt	128.00–132.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	120.99/cwt	118.00–123.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.70/cwt	135.00–137.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	123.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	221.75/cwt	215.00–225.00	568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	184.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	194.80/cwt	190.00–200.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	114.96/cwt	113.00–117.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	179.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	189.72/cwt	187.00–192.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	123.93/cwt	121.00–127.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.96/cwt	127.00–137.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	170.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	214.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	157.31/cwt	153.00–163.00	720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	46.05/cwt	44.00–49.00	475	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	40.75/cwt	38.00–43.00	437	21

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 Sep 12, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,160Last week 945Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 309Last week 487Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,184	47.00–52.00	48.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,032	44.00–49.00	46.05
21	—	1,073	38.00–43.00	40.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	76.00–82.00	79.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	167.00–170.00	167.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	455	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	125.00–132.00	127.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	205.00–215.00	208.89
6	—	505	135.00–139.00	136.98
9	—	256	215.00–225.00	221.75
2	—	567	131.00–133.00	132.00
3	—	360	187.00–192.00	189.72
4	—	610	127.00–137.00	131.96
6	—	405	165.00–175.00	170.06
2	—	207	250.00–260.00	254.94
3	—	458	153.00–163.00	157.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	417	140.00–150.00	145.09
5	—	321	177.00–187.00	180.93
5	—	572	110.00–118.00	113.13
6	—	365	160.00–170.00	164.86
3	—	470	135.00–137.00	135.70
3	—	511	120.00–125.00	123.26
4	—	262	180.00–190.00	184.76
4	—	612	113.00–117.00	114.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	145.00–150.00	147.30
4	—	515	128.00–132.00	130.02
4	—	681	118.00–123.00	120.99
8	—	625	120.00–124.00	121.64
2	—	317	190.00–200.00	194.80
3	—	355	175.00–185.00	179.04
4	—	567	121.00–127.00	123.93
6	—	270	200.00–210.00	205.09
2	—	230	210.00–220.00	214.78
2	—	417	157.00–160.00	158.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	150.00–157.00	153.56
4	—	476	125.00–135.00	129.47
7	—	517	118.00–128.00	122.48
2	—	355	141.00–147.00	143.96
3	—	255	160.00–165.00	163.27
3	—	566	115.00–118.00	117.03
6	—	403	133.00–140.00	137.35
7	—	609	108.00–114.00	109.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	254	140.00–155.00	148.86
6	—	413	120.00–128.00	123.75
6	—	573	105.00–113.00	109.30
2	—	355	132.00–137.00	134.54
4	—	526	110.00–114.00	112.54
6	—	315	137.00–145.00	140.66
6	—	461	115.00–121.00	117.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	356	125.00–132.00	129.71
4	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.62
3	—	430	110.00–118.00	115.46
5	—	473	110.00–114.00	111.54

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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