Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-01-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.31/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$142.31

79 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

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	145.16	622	52
Medium and Large 3	338	139.16	470	6thin
Medium and Large 2	419	136.15	570	21

One grade step is worth $9.01/cwt here — about $52 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 sale79 hd

142.31

—

FL average9 barns · 744 hd

142.27

+0.04

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	1,465	72.74	1,066	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	53.72	623	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	49.06	562	41

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	460	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	186.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	114.77/cwt	114.00–117.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	205.11/cwt	200.00–212.00	640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.32/cwt	155.00–163.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	241.66/cwt	230.00–250.00	520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	181.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	158.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	266.35/cwt	260.00–280.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	179.19/cwt	175.00–185.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	130.45/cwt	125.00–134.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	141.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	197.16/cwt	190.00–205.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	195.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	171.80/cwt	167.00–177.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	181.73/cwt	170.00–190.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	157.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	166.88/cwt	162.00–172.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	141.79/cwt	137.00–147.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	154.58/cwt	152.00–157.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.45/cwt	114.00–121.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	107.82/cwt	103.00–110.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	136.39/cwt	132.00–142.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	126.44/cwt	122.00–130.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.11/cwt	119.00–126.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	160.33/cwt	155.00–165.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	531	4
Bulls	—	—	1,465	72.74/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,066	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	60.31/cwt	59.00–63.00	820	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	53.29/cwt	51.00–57.00	611	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	49.06/cwt	46.00–52.00	562	41

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 970Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 386Last week 227Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	145.00–150.00	147.55
4	—	357	170.00–175.00	172.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.60
2	—	567	120.00–127.00	123.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	180.00–190.00	186.96
4	—	610	114.00–117.00	114.77
5	—	271	170.00–190.00	181.73
5	—	354	152.00–162.00	157.93
6	—	322	162.00–172.00	166.88
8	—	417	137.00–147.00	141.79
7	—	458	132.00–142.00	136.39
7	—	515	122.00–130.00	126.44
7	—	565	119.00–126.00	122.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	125.00–134.00	130.45
2	—	310	152.00–157.00	154.58
2	—	527	114.00–121.00	117.45
4	—	632	103.00–110.00	107.82
4	—	267	155.00–165.00	160.33
4	—	360	145.00–150.00	147.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	140.00–145.00	141.61
3	—	355	135.00–140.00	136.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	165.00–175.00	169.88
11	—	312	200.00–212.00	205.11
5	—	472	155.00–163.00	158.32
6	—	257	215.00–225.00	220.05
5	—	361	180.00–185.00	181.97
4	—	515	150.00–160.00	154.85
3	—	210	260.00–280.00	266.35
3	—	568	145.00–150.00	148.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	215	230.00–250.00	241.66
3	—	411	155.00–160.00	158.24
4	—	277	190.00–205.00	197.16
4	—	315	190.00–200.00	195.24
4	—	370	167.00–177.00	171.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	175.00–185.00	179.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	71.00–76.00	72.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,359	59.00–63.00	60.31
93	—	1,146	51.00–57.00	53.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,145	46.00–52.00	49.06

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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