Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.07/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$187.07

80 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$31.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	375	193.21	725	39
Medium and Large 2	332	189.12	627	29
Medium and Large 3	413	162.14	669	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $56 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 sale80 hd

187.07

—

FL average6 barns · 491 hd

181.68

+5.39

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	1,663	79.26	1,318	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	55.47	614	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	51.14	540	21

Every lot, as filed

52 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%	—	1,230	58.38/cwt	57.00–60.00	718	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	51.14/cwt	49.00–53.00	540	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	54.12/cwt	52.00–56.00	568	26
Bulls	—	—	1,621	77.35/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,254	9
Bulls	—	—	1,727	82.12/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	128.75/cwt	127.00–132.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	176.84/cwt	170.00–185.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	145.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	129.04/cwt	127.00–130.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	148.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	124.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	163.79/cwt	155.00–175.00	437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	140.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	154.45/cwt	152.00–157.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	183.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.35/cwt	114.00–116.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	167.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	134.76/cwt	132.00–140.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	167.96/cwt	162.00–172.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	130.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	184.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	151.85/cwt	147.00–157.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	218.07/cwt	210.00–225.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	148.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	210.84/cwt	205.00–215.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.29/cwt	157.00–167.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	178.76/cwt	172.00–182.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	159.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	198.44/cwt	195.00–202.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	173.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	199.76/cwt	195.00–205.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	147.36/cwt	145.00–152.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	191.44/cwt	187.00–195.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	181.94/cwt	180.00–185.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	215.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	133.65/cwt	127.00–137.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	167.26/cwt	162.00–170.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	240.47/cwt	230.00–250.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	143.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.76/cwt	145.00–152.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	133.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	754	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 Feb 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 426Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 409Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,230	57.00–60.00	58.38
26	—	1,049	52.00–56.00	54.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,055	49.00–53.00	51.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,621	75.00–80.00	77.35
6	—	1,727	81.00–85.00	82.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	127.00–132.00	128.75
7	—	267	155.00–175.00	163.79
4	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.59
4	—	310	150.00–160.00	155.16
3	—	630	114.00–116.00	115.35
3	—	511	115.00–120.00	118.29
2	—	227	160.00–175.00	167.75
5	—	382	145.00–150.00	148.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	267	170.00–185.00	176.84
5	—	411	142.00–150.00	145.27
4	—	467	135.00–145.00	140.08
4	—	372	152.00–157.00	154.45
3	—	220	180.00–185.00	183.41
5	—	307	162.00–172.00	167.96
4	—	507	128.00–134.00	130.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	132.00–140.00	134.76
2	—	415	120.00–125.00	122.41
2	—	330	137.00–145.00	140.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	170.00–175.00	172.45
6	—	616	130.00–137.00	133.13
2	—	457	160.00–170.00	165.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	127.00–130.00	129.04
2	—	420	145.00–152.00	148.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	120.00–127.00	124.02
3	—	553	140.00–150.00	143.37
3	—	520	145.00–152.00	149.76
2	—	405	155.00–160.00	157.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	180.00–190.00	184.81
2	—	427	147.00–157.00	151.85
3	—	576	127.00–137.00	133.65
3	—	360	162.00–170.00	167.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	217	210.00–225.00	218.07
4	—	422	165.00–170.00	167.54
3	—	370	172.00–182.00	178.76
2	—	457	155.00–165.00	159.92
6	—	305	195.00–202.00	198.44
4	—	262	195.00–205.00	199.76
3	—	503	145.00–152.00	147.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	308	205.00–215.00	210.84
3	—	526	157.00–167.00	160.29
2	—	615	140.00–145.00	142.52
3	—	463	170.00–180.00	173.24
7	—	360	187.00–195.00	191.44
5	—	412	180.00–185.00	181.94
7	—	256	210.00–220.00	215.57
4	—	215	230.00–250.00	240.47
3	—	555	155.00–160.00	158.30

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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