Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.31/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$198.31

79 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	204.79	770	48
Medium and Large 2	369	189.33	699	26
Medium and Large 3	345	182.86	630	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $140 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

198.31

—

FL average10 barns · 451 hd

185.95

+12.36

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	1,364	85.80	1,170	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	62.44	719	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	55.16	573	16

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	158.56/cwt	157.00–160.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	168.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	134.34/cwt	130.00–138.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	168.61/cwt	167.00–172.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	190.58/cwt	185.00–195.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	192.34/cwt	190.00–195.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	235.89/cwt	225.00–245.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	219.02/cwt	215.00–225.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	179.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	184.43/cwt	180.00–190.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	172.04/cwt	170.00–175.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	207.78/cwt	200.00–215.00	561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	176.54/cwt	170.00–180.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	204.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	250.34/cwt	240.00–260.00	543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	168.44/cwt	165.00–172.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	140.29/cwt	137.00–142.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	145.78/cwt	142.00–150.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	151.03/cwt	147.00–153.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	203.21/cwt	195.00–212.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	149.36/cwt	147.00–152.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	157.90/cwt	155.00–161.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	172.73/cwt	165.00–185.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	201.67/cwt	160.00–250.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	156.89/cwt	155.00–159.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	140.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	570	4
Bulls	—	—	1,391	89.22/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,241	8
Bulls	—	—	1,349	83.97/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,133	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	60.82/cwt	58.00–62.00	691	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	55.16/cwt	51.00–57.00	573	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	65.69/cwt	64.00–70.00	776	13

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.

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Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Wed Mar 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 519Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 360Year ago 193

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	175.00–185.00	179.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	157.00–160.00	158.56
3	—	430	165.00–170.00	168.37
3	—	621	130.00–138.00	134.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	130.00–137.00	133.53
3	—	310	167.00–172.00	168.61
3	—	406	147.00–153.00	151.03
4	—	222	195.00–212.00	203.21
4	—	362	155.00–161.00	157.90
5	—	269	165.00–185.00	172.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	137.00–142.00	140.29
4	—	322	142.00–150.00	145.78
2	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	147.00–152.00	149.36
3	—	458	130.00–137.00	134.63
2	—	270	160.00–250.00	201.67
2	—	322	155.00–159.00	156.89
4	—	407	135.00–145.00	140.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	160.00–165.00	162.60
4	—	330	200.00–210.00	204.92
7	—	378	185.00–195.00	190.58
5	—	411	170.00–175.00	172.04
6	—	270	200.00–215.00	207.78
2	—	457	165.00–172.00	168.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	170.00–175.00	172.42
2	—	562	165.00–167.00	165.98
2	—	612	150.00–157.00	153.54
7	—	272	225.00–245.00	235.89
7	—	320	215.00–225.00	219.02
8	—	467	175.00–185.00	179.92
7	—	410	180.00–190.00	184.43
7	—	371	200.00–210.00	204.15
6	—	217	240.00–260.00	250.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	190.00–195.00	192.34
3	—	361	170.00–180.00	176.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,391	88.00–91.00	89.22
15	—	1,349	81.00–87.00	83.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,136	58.00–62.00	60.82
13	—	1,181	64.00–70.00	65.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,039	51.00–57.00	55.16

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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