Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-09-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.67/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$181.67

94 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$29.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.28

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	190.27	785	41
Medium and Large 2	387	183.71	711	33
Medium and Large 3	416	160.67	668	20

One grade step is worth $29.60/cwt here — about $117 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 sale94 hd

181.67

—

FL average9 barns · 747 hd

168.39

+13.28

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	1,605	82.93	1,331	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	47.48	562	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	43.25	463	46

Every lot, as filed

56 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%	—	1,152	53.10/cwt	52.00–54.00	612	2
Bulls	—	—	1,781	86.84/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	202.62/cwt	200.00–205.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	178.54/cwt	175.00–182.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	169.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	125.56/cwt	123.00–128.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	122.73/cwt	118.00–125.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	177.87/cwt	170.00–190.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	137.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	122.98/cwt	121.00–127.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	165.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.90/cwt	110.00–116.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	127.35/cwt	126.00–130.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	172.85/cwt	170.00–177.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	126.65/cwt	124.00–129.00	652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	128.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	155.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	176.62/cwt	172.00–180.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	197.36/cwt	195.00–200.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.64/cwt	122.00–127.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	149.54/cwt	147.00–152.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	132.64/cwt	128.00–135.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	216.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	142.02/cwt	140.00–143.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	129.38/cwt	128.00–132.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	187.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	221.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	208.97/cwt	205.00–215.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	176.39/cwt	170.00–180.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	163.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	189.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	228.35/cwt	225.00–230.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	244.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	210.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	557	5
Bulls	—	—	1,340	77.06/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	136.68/cwt	134.00–139.00	835	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	46.68/cwt	45.00–50.00	555	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	44.47/cwt	41.00–48.00	475	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	38.87/cwt	34.00–40.00	420	10

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 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 965Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 339Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,152	52.00–54.00	53.10
14	—	1,189	45.00–50.00	46.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,069	41.00–48.00	44.47
10	—	1,080	34.00–40.00	38.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,781	84.00–89.00	86.84
2	—	1,340	76.00–78.00	77.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	200.00–205.00	202.62
4	—	405	175.00–182.00	178.54
4	—	455	165.00–175.00	169.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	155.00–160.00	157.46
2	—	520	135.00–145.00	139.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	123.00–128.00	125.56
3	—	533	118.00–125.00	122.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	132.00–135.00	133.45
3	—	273	170.00–190.00	177.87
5	—	408	135.00–140.00	137.76
6	—	357	150.00–152.00	151.02
3	—	606	121.00–127.00	122.98
3	—	308	160.00–170.00	165.05
9	—	515	124.00–129.00	126.65
3	—	580	122.00–127.00	123.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	115.00–118.00	116.48
3	—	325	140.00–147.00	142.41
2	—	405	120.00–124.00	121.98
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.40
2	—	512	120.00–122.00	121.00
4	—	467	124.00–128.00	125.97
4	—	620	110.00–116.00	112.90
2	—	307	150.00–155.00	152.52
3	—	418	125.00–130.00	128.39
4	—	277	150.00–160.00	155.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	126.00–130.00	127.35
5	—	354	170.00–177.00	172.85
2	—	265	195.00–200.00	197.36
2	—	457	147.00–152.00	149.54
3	—	518	128.00–135.00	132.64
2	—	317	190.00–195.00	192.56
3	—	420	160.00–170.00	163.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	172.00–180.00	176.62
3	—	223	210.00–220.00	216.87
3	—	563	140.00–143.00	142.02
3	—	611	128.00–132.00	129.38
4	—	372	185.00–190.00	187.62
6	—	310	200.00–210.00	205.16
2	—	465	160.00–165.00	162.45
5	—	264	205.00–215.00	210.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	160.00–163.00	161.48
5	—	304	215.00–225.00	221.05
5	—	358	205.00–215.00	208.97
8	—	456	170.00–180.00	176.39
9	—	416	185.00–195.00	189.02
3	—	278	225.00–230.00	228.35
2	—	205	240.00–250.00	244.88
2	—	557	153.00–155.00	154.00
3	—	611	134.00–139.00	136.68

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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