Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.62/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$163.62

81 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$15.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	167.90	764	36
Medium and Large 2	417	165.56	691	27
Medium and Large 3	413	152.15	628	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.76/cwt here — about $136 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 sale81 hd

163.62

—

FL average10 barns · 795 hd

163.30

+0.32

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	1,566	71.95	1,127	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	48.39	611	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	39.36	387	8thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	517	125.90/cwt	122.00–130.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	202.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	191.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	137.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	168.40/cwt	165.00–172.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	251	183.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	151.95/cwt	147.00–157.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	204.79/cwt	200.00–207.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	149.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.48/cwt	137.00–145.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.61/cwt	122.00–127.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	175.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	177.00/cwt	172.00–182.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	131.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	120.35/cwt	117.00–122.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	130.44/cwt	127.00–134.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	129.56/cwt	115.00–145.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	143.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	122.57/cwt	118.00–127.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	136.09/cwt	132.00–142.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.81/cwt	122.00–130.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	77.53/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	67.64/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,088	5
Bulls	—	—	1,532	73.44/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,125	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	50.62/cwt	48.00–54.00	670	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	39.36/cwt	38.00–41.00	387	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	44.56/cwt	41.00–47.00	516	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	153.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.54/cwt	133.00–143.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	162.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	152.10/cwt	147.00–157.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	160.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	176.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	735	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 24, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,147Last week 955Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 353Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	122.00–130.00	125.90
3	—	251	180.00–190.00	183.38
3	—	570	122.00–127.00	123.61
4	—	312	170.00–180.00	175.12
4	—	412	150.00–157.00	153.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	200.00–205.00	202.34
2	—	565	135.00–137.00	136.03
5	—	316	185.00–195.00	191.08
5	—	519	135.00–142.00	137.75
6	—	422	165.00–172.00	168.40
4	—	455	147.00–157.00	151.95
3	—	360	172.00–182.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	140.00–145.00	142.52
3	—	316	200.00–207.00	204.79
4	—	405	175.00–180.00	177.47
7	—	522	145.00–155.00	149.10
10	—	357	185.00–195.00	189.90
5	—	620	133.00–143.00	135.54
5	—	476	160.00–165.00	162.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	137.00–145.00	139.48
4	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.57
3	—	266	140.00–150.00	143.13
2	—	315	142.00–150.00	145.94
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.39
4	—	420	122.00–130.00	125.81
4	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	117.00–120.00	119.01
4	—	317	130.00–140.00	134.96
3	—	366	125.00–135.00	131.55
4	—	466	115.00–145.00	129.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	586	117.00–122.00	120.35
4	—	457	127.00–134.00	130.44
4	—	507	118.00–127.00	122.57
5	—	411	132.00–142.00	136.09
2	—	357	147.00–157.00	152.10
2	—	260	155.00–160.00	157.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	155.00–165.00	160.17
3	—	438	145.00–150.00	146.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	170.00–180.00	176.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	142.00–145.00	143.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	77.00–78.00	77.53
5	—	1,608	66.00–68.00	67.64
7	—	1,532	71.00–76.00	73.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,324	48.00–54.00	50.62
7	—	1,157	41.00–47.00	44.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	983	38.00–41.00	39.36

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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