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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.09/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$179.09

89 head · 366 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$35.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.88

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	356	190.93	679	50
Medium and Large 2	376	167.57	631	27
Medium and Large 3	390	155.70	606	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.23/cwt here — about $72 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 sale89 hd

179.09

—

FL average9 barns · 590 hd

162.21

+16.88

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	1,558	75.49	1,176	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	51.16	624	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	45.34	492	20

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	365	167.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	182.79/cwt	175.00–190.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	146.88/cwt	142.00–152.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	210.24/cwt	200.00–215.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	193.36/cwt	190.00–197.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	173.53/cwt	170.00–177.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	159.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	208.91/cwt	202.00–217.00	554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	165.96/cwt	165.00–167.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	111.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	149.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.58/cwt	122.00–127.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	148.36/cwt	145.00–152.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	172.54/cwt	170.00–190.00	397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.81/cwt	121.00–131.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	165.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	137.27/cwt	136.00–140.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	156.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	234.21/cwt	225.00–245.00	520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	176.93/cwt	175.00–180.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	134.24/cwt	131.00–138.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	168.27/cwt	165.00–173.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	184.28/cwt	180.00–187.00	588	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	45.34/cwt	41.00–49.00	492	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	50.03/cwt	47.00–51.00	581	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	52.72/cwt	52.00–54.00	685	8
Bulls	—	—	1,445	74.14/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,071	21
Bulls	—	—	1,823	78.63/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	447	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 Dec 12, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 1,136Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 342Last week 321Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	165.00–170.00	167.40
4	—	260	175.00–190.00	182.79
3	—	210	200.00–215.00	210.24
3	—	526	136.00–140.00	137.27
3	—	406	150.00–160.00	156.56
2	—	460	145.00–150.00	147.55
3	—	573	130.00–135.00	131.60
5	—	319	180.00–187.00	184.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	142.00–152.00	146.88
2	—	312	190.00–197.00	193.36
7	—	471	155.00–165.00	159.18
7	—	265	202.00–217.00	208.91
16	—	222	225.00–245.00	234.21
5	—	362	175.00–180.00	176.93
4	—	612	131.00–138.00	134.24
2	—	570	138.00–141.00	139.51
5	—	406	165.00–173.00	168.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	170.00–177.00	173.53
2	—	512	125.00–130.00	127.56
2	—	457	137.00–140.00	138.52
2	—	417	145.00–150.00	147.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	120.00–125.00	122.42
2	—	522	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	462	130.00–137.00	133.59
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	140.00–145.00	143.29
2	—	365	165.00–167.00	165.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	307	160.00–165.00	162.44
4	—	470	130.00–138.00	133.91
2	—	557	120.00–123.00	121.52
4	—	410	140.00–150.00	145.12
4	—	367	145.00–155.00	149.97
7	—	230	170.00–190.00	172.54
4	—	520	121.00–131.00	125.81
4	—	265	160.00–170.00	165.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	277	140.00–150.00	144.86
3	—	563	110.00–116.00	111.95
2	—	507	110.00–118.00	114.06
2	—	375	140.00–142.00	140.96
4	—	470	122.00–127.00	124.58
4	—	322	145.00–152.00	148.36
7	—	426	130.00–135.00	132.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	120.00–125.00	122.56
2	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.43
2	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.61
2	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,086	41.00–49.00	45.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,162	47.00–51.00	50.03
8	—	1,300	52.00–54.00	52.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,445	71.00–76.00	74.14
9	—	1,823	78.00–80.00	78.63

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