Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.63/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$160.63

65 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$8.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	398	163.66	651	23
Medium and Large 1	446	161.77	721	24
Medium and Large 3	380	155.25	590	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.41/cwt here — about $61 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 sale65 hd

160.63

—

FL average10 barns · 763 hd

157.05

+3.58

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	1,658	74.91	1,242	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	43.94	486	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	38.35	448	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	164.45/cwt	162.00–167.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	156.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	121.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	145.26/cwt	142.00–147.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	142.04/cwt	139.00–145.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	148.47/cwt	145.00–152.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	167.62/cwt	162.00–172.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	179.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	157.89/cwt	155.00–162.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	183.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	210.24/cwt	205.00–215.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	172.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	122.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	114.73/cwt	110.00–117.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	136.16/cwt	132.00–140.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	144.45/cwt	142.00–147.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	134.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	136.91/cwt	132.00–142.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.92/cwt	105.00–109.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	114.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	106.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	157.23/cwt	152.00–162.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	629	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	73.42/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,159	8
Bulls	—	—	1,870	78.87/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,475	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	43.94/cwt	43.00–45.00	486	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	38.35/cwt	37.00–40.00	448	16

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 14, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,094Last week 1,226Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 234Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	162.00–167.00	164.45
3	—	463	155.00–160.00	156.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	555	117.00–125.00	121.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	217	155.00–160.00	157.59
3	—	358	142.00–147.00	145.26
3	—	451	130.00–137.00	134.65
3	—	506	122.00–125.00	122.99
4	—	432	132.00–142.00	136.91
4	—	633	105.00–110.00	106.21
6	—	325	152.00–162.00	157.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	120.00–127.00	122.37
3	—	513	110.00–117.00	114.73
2	—	410	125.00–130.00	127.44
6	—	277	140.00–150.00	145.14
2	—	312	145.00–150.00	147.40
4	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.60
4	—	562	110.00–114.00	111.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	132.00–140.00	136.16
2	—	357	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	422	115.00–120.00	117.57
2	—	520	105.00–109.00	106.92
4	—	455	110.00–118.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	357	170.00–175.00	172.52
2	—	517	135.00–140.00	137.58
4	—	405	150.00–160.00	154.94
4	—	477	147.00–150.00	148.54
4	—	277	190.00–195.00	192.57
3	—	305	180.00–185.00	183.28
2	—	570	130.00–135.00	132.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	139.00–145.00	142.04
6	—	505	145.00–152.00	148.47
7	—	406	162.00–172.00	167.62
7	—	470	155.00–165.00	159.10
2	—	210	205.00–215.00	210.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	175.00–185.00	179.91
5	—	368	155.00–162.00	157.89
2	—	462	140.00–142.00	140.97
3	—	508	120.00–125.00	123.28
2	—	322	170.00–175.00	172.36
2	—	407	142.00–147.00	144.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,578	70.00–76.00	73.42
3	—	1,870	77.00–83.00	78.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,105	43.00–45.00	43.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,168	37.00–40.00	38.35

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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