Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-27

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.40/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$189.40

78 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.47

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	328	193.82	635	25
Medium and Large 1	417	193.69	808	39
Medium and Large 3	388	169.54	658	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.28/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale78 hd

189.40

—

FL average9 barns · 514 hd

179.93

+9.47

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	1,504	86.25	1,297	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	60.59	819	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,214	53.69	652	25

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	315	219.84/cwt	215.00–225.00	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	184.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	173.42/cwt	170.00–177.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	232.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	226.54/cwt	215.00–235.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	178.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	207	207.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	204.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	201.57/cwt	195.00–205.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	153.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	164.19/cwt	160.00–167.00	438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	158.68/cwt	157.00–160.00	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	117.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.43/cwt	147.00–152.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	697	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	64.33/cwt	64.00–66.00	838	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	53.69/cwt	50.00–56.00	652	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	169.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	169.43/cwt	167.00–172.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	174.72/cwt	170.00–180.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	184.06/cwt	165.00–205.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	164.78/cwt	162.00–170.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	185.28/cwt	182.00–190.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	204.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	159.74/cwt	157.00–162.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	173.38/cwt	170.00–180.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	146.57/cwt	143.00–150.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	191.41/cwt	188.00–195.00	588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,487	90.55/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,346	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	85.17/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,284	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	59.51/cwt	57.00–62.00	812	45

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 520Year ago 810

Slaughter CattleReceipts 360Last week 202Year ago 178

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	215.00–225.00	219.84
7	—	419	180.00–190.00	184.14
2	—	215	230.00–235.00	232.67
5	—	260	215.00–235.00	226.54
5	—	471	175.00–185.00	178.82
3	—	355	195.00–205.00	201.57
4	—	565	170.00–175.00	172.46
4	—	610	157.00–162.00	159.74
3	—	533	170.00–180.00	173.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00–177.00	173.42
4	—	207	200.00–215.00	207.77
4	—	270	200.00–210.00	204.63
3	—	465	162.00–170.00	164.78
5	—	366	182.00–190.00	185.28
7	—	317	200.00–210.00	204.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	155.00–160.00	157.47
2	—	460	150.00–160.00	155.11
4	—	362	170.00–175.00	172.41
2	—	515	143.00–150.00	146.57
4	—	307	188.00–195.00	191.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	405	150.00–158.00	153.95
9	—	517	140.00–149.00	143.98
6	—	465	145.00–155.00	149.89
2	—	265	170.00–180.00	174.72
2	—	320	165.00–205.00	184.06
4	—	372	155.00–160.00	157.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	267	160.00–167.00	164.19
7	—	321	157.00–160.00	158.68
2	—	557	115.00–121.00	117.96
3	—	411	135.00–140.00	138.28
4	—	370	147.00–152.00	149.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	150.00–155.00	152.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	165.00–175.00	169.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	167.00–172.00	169.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	135.00–140.00	137.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,302	64.00–66.00	64.33
45	—	1,365	57.00–62.00	59.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,214	50.00–56.00	53.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,487	90.00–91.00	90.55
8	—	1,508	83.00–87.00	85.17

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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