Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.54/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$198.54

61 head · 345 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	202.84	707	42
Medium and Large 2	335	192.55	645	14thin
Medium and Large 3	351	179.18	628	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $78 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 sale61 hd

198.54

—

FL average8 barns · 433 hd

182.49

+16.05

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	—	High	1,716	84.24	1,445	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	59.32	784	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	54.43	558	10

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	1,400	60.93/cwt	60.00–64.00	853	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	54.43/cwt	51.00–57.00	558	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	57.95/cwt	55.00–59.00	728	20
Bulls	—	—	1,782	88.52/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	176.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	197.36/cwt	195.00–200.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	182.73/cwt	180.00–187.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	173.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	224.98/cwt	220.00–232.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	214.21/cwt	210.00–220.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	202.05/cwt	200.00–205.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	179.47/cwt	177.00–182.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	202.84/cwt	195.00–210.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	199.84/cwt	195.00–205.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	150.27/cwt	147.00–152.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	173.56/cwt	172.00–177.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	230.45/cwt	220.00–240.00	507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	163.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	189.55/cwt	187.00–192.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	187.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	141.86/cwt	137.00–147.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	174.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	187.86/cwt	180.00–195.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	179.26/cwt	170.00–190.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.13/cwt	157.00–167.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	167.00/cwt	160.00–175.00	376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	148.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	657	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	79.95/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,319	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 742Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 318Year ago 86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,400	60.00–64.00	60.93
20	—	1,256	55.00–59.00	57.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,026	51.00–57.00	54.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,782	88.00–89.00	88.52
2	—	1,650	77.00–83.00	79.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	160.00–165.00	162.45
3	—	410	175.00–180.00	176.63
4	—	370	195.00–200.00	197.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	160.00–167.00	163.48
5	—	374	180.00–187.00	182.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	130.00–137.00	134.73
6	—	462	137.00–147.00	141.86
7	—	317	170.00–180.00	174.05
6	—	210	180.00–195.00	187.86
6	—	270	170.00–190.00	179.26
4	—	370	155.00–165.00	160.14
4	—	410	145.00–152.00	148.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	147.00–152.00	150.27
3	—	330	157.00–167.00	160.13
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.61
6	—	225	160.00–175.00	167.00
2	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.41
2	—	557	115.00–121.00	118.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	145.00–155.00	150.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	170.00–177.00	173.59
7	—	268	220.00–232.00	224.98
7	—	315	210.00–220.00	214.21
5	—	356	200.00–205.00	202.05
6	—	410	177.00–182.00	179.47
2	—	510	165.00–170.00	167.45
3	—	561	160.00–165.00	161.71
8	—	220	220.00–240.00	230.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	272	195.00–210.00	202.84
4	—	310	195.00–205.00	199.84
2	—	465	160.00–167.00	163.42
4	—	357	187.00–192.00	189.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	172.00–177.00	173.56
2	—	317	185.00–190.00	187.60

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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