Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.45/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$170.45

73 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	413	174.01	718	26
Medium and Large 1	464	171.76	798	27
Medium and Large 3	398	164.05	654	20

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about $65 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 sale73 hd

170.45

—

FL average10 barns · 833 hd

163.67

+6.78

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	1,392	69.60	969	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	41.74	454	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	38.44	454	6thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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%	—	1,180	38.44/cwt	37.00–40.00	454	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	41.18/cwt	38.00–45.00	441	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	46.47/cwt	46.00–47.00	574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	71.91/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,041	8
Bulls	—	—	1,327	66.96/cwt	63.00–69.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	156.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	184.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	149.03/cwt	147.00–151.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	190.32/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	143.14/cwt	138.00–148.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	219.89/cwt	215.00–225.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	167.35/cwt	162.00–170.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	185.24/cwt	182.00–187.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.04/cwt	114.00–122.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	119.78/cwt	117.00–125.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.72/cwt	131.00–137.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	149.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	199.11/cwt	195.00–205.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.92/cwt	112.00–118.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	126.11/cwt	121.00–131.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	193.36/cwt	190.00–197.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	173.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	187.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	135.69/cwt	132.00–140.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	137.88/cwt	133.00–143.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	169.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.43/cwt	124.00–134.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	159.72/cwt	155.00–162.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	209.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	163.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	178.62/cwt	175.00–182.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	765	2

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 Oct 3, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 783Last week 867Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 304Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	37.00–40.00	38.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,071	38.00–45.00	41.18
2	—	1,235	46.00–47.00	46.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,448	71.00–74.00	71.91
7	—	1,327	63.00–69.00	66.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	155.00–160.00	156.72
2	—	515	125.00–132.00	128.57
2	—	457	147.00–151.00	149.03
2	—	272	185.00–195.00	190.32
5	—	358	170.00–180.00	173.97
4	—	327	185.00–190.00	187.60
2	—	567	125.00–130.00	127.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	180.00–190.00	184.09
2	—	255	220.00–230.00	225.10
4	—	462	165.00–175.00	169.86
3	—	625	131.00–137.00	133.72
3	—	556	148.00–154.00	149.98
2	—	365	190.00–197.00	193.36
2	—	315	205.00–215.00	209.92
6	—	537	150.00–160.00	154.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	138.00–148.00	143.14
2	—	235	215.00–225.00	219.89
3	—	433	162.00–170.00	167.35
3	—	360	182.00–187.00	185.24
2	—	570	140.00–143.00	141.47
2	—	277	200.00–210.00	205.05
5	—	326	195.00–205.00	199.11
3	—	480	155.00–162.00	159.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	114.00–122.00	118.04
4	—	565	112.00–118.00	114.92
4	—	460	121.00–131.00	126.11
2	—	357	140.00–145.00	142.52
3	—	413	128.00–130.00	129.32
3	—	330	152.00–157.00	153.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	117.00–125.00	119.78
3	—	461	132.00–140.00	135.69
2	—	410	133.00–143.00	137.88
2	—	315	160.00–170.00	164.84
2	—	267	165.00–175.00	169.67
3	—	563	120.00–128.00	123.93
3	—	515	124.00–134.00	128.43
2	—	362	150.00–155.00	152.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	118.00–120.00	118.68
2	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.56
2	—	355	130.00–137.00	133.55
2	—	322	140.00–145.00	142.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	356	160.00–165.00	163.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	175.00–182.00	178.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	165.00–170.00	167.46

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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