Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.65/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$151.65

106 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$11.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	159.07	754	30
Medium and Large 2	479	149.31	715	41
Medium and Large 3	439	148.02	651	35

One grade step is worth $11.05/cwt here — about $103 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 sale106 hd

151.65

—

FL average10 barns · 689 hd

155.84

−4.20

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	1,551	72.28	1,121	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	42.32	494	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	36.94	389	38

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	192.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	177.52/cwt	175.00–180.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	152.78/cwt	150.00–155.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	122.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	141.09/cwt	137.00–145.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	163.87/cwt	160.00–167.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	119.73/cwt	118.00–122.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.38/cwt	157.00–167.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	108.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	134.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	120.71/cwt	120.00–122.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	185.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	168.50/cwt	165.00–172.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	124.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	111.32/cwt	110.00–112.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	106.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	127.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.19/cwt	115.00–118.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	146.19/cwt	145.00–147.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	141.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	577	5
Bulls	—	—	1,639	76.01/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,246	6
Bulls	—	—	1,492	69.79/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,041	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	42.32/cwt	41.00–45.00	494	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	39.64/cwt	37.00–41.00	424	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	33.23/cwt	31.00–35.00	342	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	150.60/cwt	147.00–155.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	118.63/cwt	116.00–122.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.11/cwt	118.00–127.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	138.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	159.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	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 17, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 834Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 353Last week 309Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	180.00–185.00	182.44
7	—	415	150.00–155.00	152.78
7	—	574	120.00–125.00	122.09
4	—	460	137.00–145.00	141.09
6	—	520	120.00–127.00	124.03
4	—	260	180.00–190.00	185.19
5	—	367	165.00–172.00	168.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	190.00–195.00	192.60
2	—	357	175.00–180.00	177.52
2	—	560	127.00–130.00	128.53
8	—	522	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	255	200.00–210.00	204.90
7	—	624	118.00–122.00	119.73
9	—	423	157.00–167.00	162.38
9	—	479	147.00–155.00	150.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	140.00–145.00	141.65
4	—	615	123.00–127.00	125.02
6	—	412	170.00–180.00	175.03
7	—	465	160.00–167.00	163.87
2	—	355	190.00–195.00	192.54
6	—	507	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	302	200.00–210.00	204.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	410	125.00–130.00	127.56
3	—	278	140.00–150.00	143.29
3	—	565	110.00–112.00	111.32
3	—	611	105.00–110.00	106.73
5	—	472	125.00–132.00	127.73
2	—	362	135.00–137.00	135.98
5	—	516	115.00–118.00	116.19
3	—	336	140.00–145.00	141.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	105.00–112.00	108.47
3	—	313	130.00–137.00	134.77
3	—	413	120.00–122.00	120.71
4	—	470	118.00–120.00	118.96
2	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	120.00–128.00	124.72
5	—	359	145.00–147.00	146.19
5	—	409	135.00–145.00	141.09
3	—	620	116.00–122.00	118.63
3	—	570	118.00–127.00	124.11
3	—	460	135.00–140.00	138.37
2	—	257	165.00–170.00	167.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	155.00–165.00	159.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	125.00–130.00	127.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	75.00–79.00	76.01
9	—	1,492	66.00–72.00	69.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,167	41.00–45.00	42.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,069	37.00–41.00	39.64
16	—	1,028	31.00–35.00	33.23

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