Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-11-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.15/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$134.15

136 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$9.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	135.20	704	94
Medium and Large 2	409	134.02	548	31
Medium and Large 3	395	125.58	496	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.62/cwt here — about $208 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 sale136 hd

134.15

—

FL average10 barns · 943 hd

132.59

+1.56

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	1,765	74.86	1,322	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	46.19	585	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	39.29	394	37

Every lot, as filed

59 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%	—	948	33.93/cwt	32.00–35.00	322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	159.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	146.07/cwt	142.00–150.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	124.42/cwt	122.00–127.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	158.98/cwt	155.00–163.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	151.76/cwt	147.00–155.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	171.94/cwt	167.00–177.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	183.58/cwt	180.00–187.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	174.41/cwt	172.00–177.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	164.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.57/cwt	137.00–142.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	187.89/cwt	185.00–190.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	197.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	180.96/cwt	180.00–182.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.55/cwt	137.00–140.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.94/cwt	127.00–132.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	128.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	178.76/cwt	175.00–182.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	170.90/cwt	167.00–175.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.72/cwt	145.00–152.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	128.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	128.04/cwt	124.00–133.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	133.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	120.46/cwt	118.00–123.00	858	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	143.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.16/cwt	137.00–147.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	140.74/cwt	137.00–147.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	116.23/cwt	115.00–118.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	144.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.17/cwt	121.00–126.00	761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	206	171.45/cwt	165.00–175.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	159.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	122.95/cwt	121.00–125.00	820	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	158.71/cwt	157.00–162.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.45/cwt	142.00–147.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	132.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	159.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	504	8
Bulls	—	—	1,640	70.00/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	77.29/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,413	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	53.17/cwt	51.00–57.00	577	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	44.35/cwt	43.00–48.00	582	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	39.76/cwt	37.00–42.00	401	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	128.29/cwt	124.00–130.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	642	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 Nov 28, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,229Last week 1,094Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 291Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	32.00–35.00	33.93
34	—	1,008	37.00–42.00	39.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	51.00–57.00	53.17
19	—	1,313	43.00–48.00	44.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	68.00–72.00	70.00
4	—	1,828	75.00–80.00	77.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	155.00–165.00	159.59
4	—	312	180.00–187.00	183.58
4	—	362	172.00–177.00	174.41
4	—	582	137.00–140.00	138.48
6	—	467	145.00–152.00	148.48
4	—	525	137.00–142.00	139.57
5	—	270	185.00–190.00	187.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	142.00–150.00	146.07
2	—	567	122.00–127.00	124.42
7	—	368	160.00–170.00	164.19
2	—	525	125.00–132.00	128.43
4	—	270	175.00–182.00	178.76
4	—	312	167.00–175.00	170.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	145.00–150.00	148.29
6	—	457	155.00–163.00	158.98
5	—	514	147.00–155.00	151.76
8	—	415	167.00–177.00	171.94
2	—	262	195.00–200.00	197.38
2	—	365	180.00–182.00	180.96
2	—	620	137.00–140.00	138.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	127.00–132.00	128.94
8	—	320	145.00–152.00	148.72
3	—	568	110.00–115.00	113.34
2	—	430	130.00–135.00	132.53
3	—	273	140.00–150.00	143.41
5	—	374	137.00–147.00	140.74
5	—	508	115.00–118.00	116.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	120.00–125.00	122.47
4	—	472	115.00–125.00	119.87
2	—	365	125.00–132.00	128.60
3	—	306	130.00–140.00	133.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	124.00–133.00	128.04
12	—	712	118.00–123.00	120.46
4	—	465	137.00–147.00	142.16
6	—	360	150.00–160.00	154.86
8	—	572	120.00–128.00	124.05
9	—	408	140.00–150.00	144.57
9	—	618	121.00–126.00	123.17
3	—	206	165.00–175.00	171.45
6	—	265	155.00–165.00	159.72
20	—	667	121.00–125.00	122.95
8	—	315	155.00–165.00	159.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	157.00–162.00	158.71
2	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.00–147.00	144.45
3	—	566	130.00–137.00	132.26
5	—	525	135.00–140.00	136.94
2	—	372	165.00–170.00	167.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	124.00–130.00	128.29
4	—	505	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	470	152.00–155.00	153.53
2	—	407	165.00–170.00	167.45
2	—	362	175.00–180.00	177.41

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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