Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.71/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$136.71

74 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$15.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.65

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	141.42	605	41
Medium and Large 2	407	133.12	542	23
Medium and Large 3	397	125.66	499	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.76/cwt here — about $107 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 sale74 hd

136.71

—

FL average10 barns · 1,060 hd

141.36

−4.65

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	1,537	75.88	1,166	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	48.09	649	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	43.05	407	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	51.88/cwt	51.00–54.00	641	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	45.44/cwt	42.00–48.00	650	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	43.05/cwt	42.00–44.00	407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	161.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	189.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	162.16/cwt	157.00–167.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	149.55/cwt	140.00–170.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	158.44/cwt	155.00–162.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	166.91/cwt	165.00–170.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	173.36/cwt	170.00–177.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	149.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	187.45/cwt	175.00–195.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	226.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	183.42/cwt	180.00–187.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	178.03/cwt	177.00–180.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	144.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	207.78/cwt	200.00–215.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	193.23/cwt	190.00–195.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.79/cwt	135.00–144.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	117.07/cwt	115.00–121.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.56/cwt	112.00–115.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.69/cwt	152.00–160.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	150.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	254	166.14/cwt	160.00–175.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	119.38/cwt	117.00–122.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.45/cwt	110.00–117.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	125.54/cwt	123.00–128.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	119.47/cwt	118.00–121.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	139.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	146.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.59/cwt	127.00–132.00	551	4
Bulls	—	—	1,537	75.88/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,166	4

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 Jan 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 807Last week 1,097Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 346Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,235	51.00–54.00	51.88
10	—	1,431	42.00–48.00	45.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	42.00–44.00	43.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,537	73.00–78.50	75.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	160.00–165.00	161.17
4	—	475	155.00–160.00	157.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	120.00–125.00	122.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	207	185.00–195.00	189.82
3	—	631	118.00–120.00	118.66
4	—	315	157.00–167.00	162.16
4	—	360	147.00–155.00	150.89
4	—	460	130.00–137.00	133.42
5	—	254	160.00–175.00	166.14
6	—	517	123.00–128.00	125.54
6	—	577	118.00–121.00	119.47
7	—	410	135.00–145.00	139.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	140.00–145.00	141.71
3	—	508	115.00–121.00	117.07
4	—	462	120.00–125.00	122.57
2	—	572	110.00–117.00	113.45
3	—	266	140.00–150.00	146.75
4	—	322	150.00–155.00	152.40
4	—	425	127.00–132.00	129.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.60
2	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.56
2	—	310	140.00–147.00	143.39
4	—	420	117.00–122.00	119.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	140.00–170.00	149.55
2	—	567	135.00–140.00	137.56
3	—	486	145.00–152.00	149.70
5	—	265	175.00–195.00	187.45
6	—	312	180.00–187.00	183.42
5	—	425	152.00–160.00	156.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	155.00–162.00	158.44
5	—	418	165.00–170.00	166.91
6	—	512	150.00–155.00	152.56
3	—	208	220.00–230.00	226.40
3	—	360	177.00–180.00	178.03
2	—	265	200.00–215.00	207.78
3	—	310	190.00–195.00	193.23
4	—	560	147.00–152.00	149.48
4	—	611	135.00–144.00	141.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	140.00–142.00	141.03
2	—	510	125.00–130.00	127.48
6	—	317	170.00–177.00	173.36
2	—	362	160.00–165.00	162.41
2	—	410	142.00–147.00	144.44

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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