Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.35/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$188.35

75 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	195.69	785	38
Medium and Large 2	421	181.87	765	31
Medium and Large 3	391	175.33	686	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $98 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 sale75 hd

188.35

—

FL average10 barns · 419 hd

179.55

+8.80

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	—	Low	1,579	93.31	1,473	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	62.97	680	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	54.45	510	37

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.89/cwt	128.00–137.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	204.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	172.78/cwt	170.00–177.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	156.08/cwt	152.00–160.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	216.10/cwt	212.00–222.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	202.83/cwt	197.00–207.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	222.22/cwt	215.00–230.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	179.97/cwt	175.00–185.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	177.15/cwt	172.00–182.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	204.68/cwt	195.00–210.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	187.29/cwt	182.00–190.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	157.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	168.35/cwt	165.00–170.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	191.79/cwt	187.00–197.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	144.95/cwt	143.00–147.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	170.37/cwt	165.00–177.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	156.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.41/cwt	121.00–130.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	157.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	150.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.58/cwt	147.00–150.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	84.08/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,051	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	90.87/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	99.76/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,639	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	62.02/cwt	59.00–65.00	673	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	56.35/cwt	54.00–59.00	513	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	66.47/cwt	66.00–67.00	705	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	49.33/cwt	47.00–51.00	497	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	185.98/cwt	185.00–187.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	190.22/cwt	185.00–195.00	428	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 Mar 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 495Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 291Year ago 307

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	128.00–137.00	130.89
4	—	315	165.00–170.00	167.58
4	—	462	143.00–147.00	144.95
7	—	263	165.00–177.00	170.37
4	—	535	135.00–141.00	137.97
5	—	356	155.00–160.00	157.95
6	—	405	147.00–155.00	150.95
2	—	225	185.00–195.00	190.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	142.00–145.00	143.51
2	—	305	145.00–147.00	146.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	130.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	260	155.00–160.00	156.79
4	—	520	121.00–130.00	125.41
4	—	315	155.00–160.00	157.54
4	—	370	147.00–150.00	148.58
4	—	415	135.00–145.00	140.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	165.00–167.00	166.01
8	—	322	200.00–210.00	204.73
2	—	417	172.00–182.00	177.15
3	—	258	195.00–210.00	204.68
4	—	467	170.00–172.00	171.01
3	—	383	182.00–190.00	187.29
5	—	563	155.00–160.00	157.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	190.00–195.00	192.44
2	—	475	152.00–160.00	156.08
2	—	372	175.00–180.00	177.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	170.00–177.00	172.78
7	—	324	212.00–222.00	216.10
5	—	360	197.00–207.00	202.83
6	—	265	215.00–230.00	222.22
8	—	457	175.00–185.00	179.97
3	—	556	165.00–170.00	168.35
4	—	422	187.00–197.00	191.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	185.00–187.00	185.98
2	—	457	175.00–180.00	177.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	135.00–140.00	137.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	83.00–85.00	84.08
3	—	1,713	89.00–94.00	90.87
4	—	1,643	98.00–104.00	99.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,085	59.00–65.00	62.02
6	—	1,060	66.00–67.00	66.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	911	54.00–59.00	56.35
10	—	1,008	47.00–51.00	49.33

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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