Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.66/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$150.66

109 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$4.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	151.42	780	57
Medium and Large 2	450	150.43	677	43
Medium and Large 3	431	146.94	634	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.48/cwt here — about $146 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 sale109 hd

150.66

—

FL average8 barns · 674 hd

154.38

−3.72

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	1,638	73.98	1,212	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	48.53	526	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	40.04	402	11

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	152.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	156.34/cwt	150.00–162.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	167.06/cwt	162.00–172.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	209.53/cwt	200.00–220.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	144.07/cwt	140.00–147.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	145.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	133.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	847	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	177.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	174.44/cwt	172.00–177.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	143.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	130.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	174.41/cwt	172.00–177.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	188.42/cwt	185.00–195.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	134.31/cwt	120.00–165.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	129.94/cwt	127.00–132.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	168.57/cwt	167.00–170.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	119.92/cwt	117.00–123.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.43/cwt	132.00–137.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	111.29/cwt	110.00–113.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	110.80/cwt	108.00–115.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	107.30/cwt	103.00–108.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	69.59/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,075	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	77.50/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,328	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	45.59/cwt	43.00–48.00	480	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	40.04/cwt	38.00–42.00	402	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	51.30/cwt	50.00–54.00	570	18

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 Dec 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,136Last week 1,229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 327Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	160.00–165.00	161.58
3	—	421	150.00–157.00	152.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.40
2	—	562	120.00–125.00	122.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	150.00–162.00	156.34
2	—	360	145.00–150.00	147.47
5	—	418	127.00–132.00	129.94
6	—	465	125.00–130.00	127.58
2	—	557	115.00–120.00	117.47
3	—	505	120.00–126.00	122.04
4	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.58
4	—	613	108.00–115.00	110.80
7	—	667	103.00–108.00	107.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	332	125.00–135.00	130.11
8	—	372	120.00–165.00	134.31
2	—	480	112.00–114.00	113.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	118.00–122.00	119.96
2	—	370	132.00–137.00	134.43
6	—	407	120.00–125.00	122.55
7	—	516	110.00–118.00	114.65
7	—	557	110.00–113.00	111.29
2	—	330	140.00–147.00	143.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	162.00–172.00	167.06
2	—	215	200.00–220.00	209.53
5	—	565	140.00–145.00	141.95
7	—	513	140.00–150.00	145.62
11	—	660	130.00–137.00	133.32
14	—	621	135.00–140.00	136.39
2	—	362	172.00–177.00	174.41
3	—	258	185.00–195.00	188.42
3	—	470	150.00–155.00	153.40
4	—	310	180.00–185.00	182.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	155.00–160.00	157.60
3	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.43
2	—	320	167.00–170.00	168.57
2	—	622	117.00–123.00	119.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	162.00–170.00	165.95
6	—	420	150.00–160.00	154.94
6	—	520	130.00–138.00	134.15
6	—	570	130.00–137.00	133.62
7	—	461	140.00–147.00	144.07
4	—	275	175.00–180.00	177.59
4	—	317	172.00–177.00	174.44
4	—	617	127.00–133.00	130.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	65.00–71.00	69.59
5	—	1,713	76.00–80.00	77.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,053	43.00–48.00	45.59
18	—	1,112	50.00–54.00	51.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,005	38.00–42.00	40.04

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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