Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.11/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$166.11

77 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	171.97	722	26
Medium and Large 2	385	168.19	648	28
Medium and Large 3	391	156.94	613	23

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $109 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 sale77 hd

166.11

—

FL average9 barns · 728 hd

154.71

+11.40

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	1,721	70.70	1,217	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	40.12	426	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	38.22	372	8thin

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 1	—	454	164.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	180.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	171.24/cwt	167.00–177.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	133.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	186.13/cwt	182.00–190.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	197.62/cwt	195.00–200.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	157.84/cwt	155.00–162.00	638	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	40.12/cwt	38.00–43.00	426	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	38.22/cwt	37.00–40.00	372	8
Bulls	—	—	1,782	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	73.05/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	128.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	144.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	115.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	148.28/cwt	147.00–152.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	123.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	133.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	106.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	116.04/cwt	115.00–118.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	154.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	140.07/cwt	137.00–142.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	137.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	122.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	149.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	128.55/cwt	125.00–132.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	122.26/cwt	120.00–123.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	173.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	196.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	174.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	143.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	159.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	122.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	204.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	151.16/cwt	147.00–157.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	182.31/cwt	180.00–187.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	211.84/cwt	205.00–225.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	145.07/cwt	142.00–148.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	129.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	152.71/cwt	150.00–157.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	123.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	162.20/cwt	157.00–165.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	163.77/cwt	162.00–167.00	676	3

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 Nov 7, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,226Last week 1,393Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 172Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	160.00–170.00	164.05
6	—	418	167.00–177.00	171.24
2	—	315	195.00–200.00	197.62
5	—	514	147.00–157.00	151.16
3	—	353	180.00–187.00	182.31
3	—	253	205.00–225.00	211.84
2	—	562	142.00–148.00	145.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	277	175.00–185.00	180.23
6	—	310	170.00–180.00	174.84
4	—	465	140.00–147.00	143.61
4	—	357	155.00–165.00	159.90
3	—	563	120.00–127.00	122.28
2	—	522	127.00–132.00	129.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	130.00–138.00	133.88
4	—	320	182.00–190.00	186.13
5	—	404	155.00–162.00	157.84
5	—	359	170.00–175.00	173.05
3	—	255	190.00–200.00	196.54
2	—	517	135.00–145.00	139.93
2	—	220	200.00–210.00	204.77
5	—	465	150.00–157.00	152.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	407	125.00–132.00	128.52
4	—	327	142.00–147.00	144.60
3	—	566	110.00–118.00	115.36
5	—	362	137.00–142.00	140.07
5	—	481	120.00–127.00	122.85
5	—	281	145.00–155.00	149.13
3	—	530	115.00–118.00	116.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	352	147.00–152.00	148.28
3	—	511	122.00–125.00	123.03
3	—	461	130.00–140.00	133.43
3	—	313	150.00–160.00	154.95
5	—	409	135.00–142.00	137.74
4	—	577	120.00–123.00	122.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	105.00–110.00	106.73
3	—	460	115.00–118.00	116.04
2	—	412	118.00–122.00	120.06
4	—	317	130.00–137.00	133.47
6	—	380	125.00–132.00	128.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	120.00–128.00	123.98
2	—	462	135.00–142.00	138.41
2	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	157.00–165.00	162.20
3	—	413	162.00–167.00	163.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,063	38.00–43.00	40.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	973	37.00–40.00	38.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,782	65.00–67.00	66.01
4	—	1,690	71.00–75.00	73.05

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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