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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.64/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$162.64

61 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	167.48	746	22
Medium and Large 3	371	164.29	609	17thin
Medium and Large 2	441	156.53	691	22

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $55 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 sale61 hd

162.64

—

FL average9 barns · 704 hd

158.77

+3.88

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	1,082	44.56	482	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	38.96	371	24

Every lot, as filed

44 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%	—	944	39.86/cwt	37.00–43.00	376	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	34.48/cwt	33.00–36.00	343	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	43.51/cwt	42.00–47.00	459	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	49.56/cwt	49.00–50.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.78/cwt	140.00–142.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	153.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	146.02/cwt	142.00–152.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	184.98/cwt	182.00–188.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	187.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	136.04/cwt	132.00–140.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	204.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	219.63/cwt	215.00–225.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	164.74/cwt	160.00–169.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.94/cwt	167.00–177.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	176.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	179.84/cwt	175.00–185.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	145.30/cwt	142.00–152.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	153.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	124.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	127.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	149.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	149.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	138.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	124.49/cwt	122.00–127.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	160.12/cwt	155.00–165.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	109.94/cwt	105.00–115.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	133.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	161.02/cwt	157.00–165.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	130.98/cwt	127.00–135.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	722	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 10, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 783Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 309Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	944	37.00–43.00	39.86
4	—	995	33.00–36.00	34.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,055	42.00–47.00	43.51
4	—	1,212	49.00–50.00	49.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	140.00–142.00	140.78
5	—	502	142.00–152.00	146.02
2	—	362	182.00–188.00	184.98
2	—	310	200.00–210.00	204.84
2	—	270	215.00–225.00	219.63
6	—	425	167.00–177.00	171.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	150.00–155.00	153.37
2	—	265	185.00–190.00	187.36
2	—	370	160.00–169.00	164.74
6	—	320	175.00–185.00	179.84
4	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	132.00–140.00	136.04
2	—	307	190.00–195.00	192.56
2	—	260	200.00–210.00	204.81
3	—	366	175.00–180.00	176.59
6	—	566	125.00–135.00	129.97
5	—	454	145.00–155.00	149.05
2	—	402	157.00–165.00	161.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	372	130.00–135.00	132.58
5	—	306	130.00–140.00	133.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	142.00–152.00	145.30
6	—	463	120.00–127.00	124.04
3	—	436	125.00–132.00	127.30
2	—	265	145.00–155.00	149.91
4	—	577	105.00–115.00	109.94
4	—	507	117.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	356	150.00–155.00	153.27
3	—	470	130.00–137.00	132.96
3	—	403	135.00–145.00	138.39
2	—	502	122.00–127.00	124.49
2	—	317	155.00–165.00	160.12
3	—	553	120.00–124.00	121.35
2	—	255	160.00–170.00	164.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	120.00–125.00	121.70
2	—	555	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	420	145.00–150.00	147.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	127.00–135.00	130.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	140.00–145.00	142.49

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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