Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.10/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$170.10

109 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$28.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	177.54	791	52
Medium and Large 2	406	171.66	697	36
Medium and Large 3	444	148.97	662	21

One grade step is worth $28.57/cwt here — about $129 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 sale109 hd

170.10

—

FL average10 barns · 903 hd

160.89

+9.21

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	48.28	585	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	42.80	435	40

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%	—	1,233	47.46/cwt	45.00–49.00	585	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	51.26/cwt	51.00–53.00	584	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	190.36/cwt	187.00–197.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	173.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	159.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	156.09/cwt	152.00–160.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	178.70/cwt	172.00–182.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	164.64/cwt	162.00–170.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	139.38/cwt	137.00–142.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	165.60/cwt	162.00–170.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	158.51/cwt	155.00–165.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	184.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	120.97/cwt	118.00–125.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	118.70/cwt	115.00–121.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	117.36/cwt	116.00–120.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	131.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	135.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	126.04/cwt	123.00–129.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	104.87/cwt	103.00–108.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	133.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	199.50/cwt	195.00–205.00	612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	187.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.43/cwt	130.00–137.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	114.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	190.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	159.46/cwt	157.00–162.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	230.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	165.36/cwt	162.00–167.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	207.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	170.60/cwt	165.00–175.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	197.91/cwt	192.00–202.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.93/cwt	138.00–142.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.09/cwt	128.00–133.00	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	144.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.68/cwt	123.00–132.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	756	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	40.85/cwt	40.00–42.00	382	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	43.85/cwt	42.00–48.00	465	26

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 19, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 965Last week 1,160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 309Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,233	45.00–49.00	47.46
8	—	1,139	51.00–53.00	51.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	936	40.00–42.00	40.85
26	—	1,060	42.00–48.00	43.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	356	187.00–197.00	190.36
5	—	416	170.00–175.00	173.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	155.00–165.00	159.88
2	—	465	152.00–160.00	156.09
3	—	358	172.00–182.00	178.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	145.00–150.00	147.47
3	—	373	162.00–170.00	164.64
3	—	463	140.00–145.00	141.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	123.00–128.00	125.47
3	—	465	120.00–124.00	121.36
2	—	372	137.00–142.00	139.38
3	—	256	155.00–165.00	158.51
2	—	557	105.00–110.00	107.51
4	—	315	150.00–160.00	154.84
5	—	523	110.00–115.00	111.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	145.00–150.00	147.57
6	—	308	162.00–170.00	165.60
2	—	282	180.00–190.00	184.87
6	—	508	118.00–125.00	120.97
3	—	555	116.00–120.00	117.36
6	—	408	132.00–138.00	135.01
8	—	657	103.00–108.00	104.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	95.00–100.00	97.49
5	—	418	115.00–121.00	118.70
6	—	330	135.00–145.00	139.85
6	—	455	110.00–118.00	113.96
3	—	371	125.00–135.00	131.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	115.00–118.00	116.51
5	—	416	150.00–155.00	151.97
2	—	322	185.00–190.00	187.60
3	—	613	112.00–118.00	114.97
4	—	282	185.00–195.00	190.13
3	—	511	120.00–125.00	121.71
2	—	467	140.00–150.00	144.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	123.00–129.00	126.04
6	—	511	130.00–137.00	133.04
10	—	307	195.00–205.00	199.50
2	—	457	157.00–162.00	159.46
3	—	426	162.00–167.00	165.36
4	—	277	200.00–215.00	207.30
6	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.04
3	—	575	123.00–132.00	126.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	130.00–137.00	133.43
8	—	326	210.00–220.00	215.02
8	—	255	220.00–240.00	230.20
3	—	461	165.00–175.00	170.60
6	—	360	192.00–202.00	197.91
2	—	570	138.00–142.00	139.93
7	—	667	128.00–133.00	130.09
8	—	417	170.00–180.00	175.09
4	—	522	140.00–150.00	144.83

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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