Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.48/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$185.48

67 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$29.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	193.11	755	35
Medium and Large 2	374	182.46	682	23
Medium and Large 3	408	163.56	667	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.54/cwt here — about $88 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 sale67 hd

185.48

—

FL average10 barns · 422 hd

179.04

+6.44

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	1,445	83.40	1,205	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	60.45	731	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	57.12	588	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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 2	—	312	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	158.57/cwt	155.00–162.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	129.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	144.96/cwt	142.00–147.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	176.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	197.90/cwt	195.00–200.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	152.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	191.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	138.62/cwt	135.00–142.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	175.65/cwt	175.00–177.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	211.15/cwt	207.00–215.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.52/cwt	140.00–142.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	195.96/cwt	195.00–197.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	158.45/cwt	140.00–175.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	185.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	229.78/cwt	225.00–235.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	202.08/cwt	195.00–210.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	223.09/cwt	215.00–230.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	131.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	156.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	814	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	57.12/cwt	54.00–59.00	588	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	60.45/cwt	57.00–64.00	731	22
Bulls	—	—	1,445	83.40/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	154.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	124.48/cwt	122.00–127.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	526	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 560Year ago 735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 289Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	150.00–155.00	152.40
2	—	230	160.00–165.00	162.50
2	—	412	137.00–140.00	138.45
6	—	517	120.00–130.00	124.83
3	—	466	130.00–135.00	133.39
4	—	280	150.00–160.00	154.82
2	—	555	122.00–127.00	124.48
2	—	357	145.00–150.00	147.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	155.00–162.00	158.57
5	—	474	140.00–145.00	141.90
5	—	431	142.00–147.00	144.96
3	—	503	135.00–140.00	138.31
2	—	555	128.00–135.00	131.47
2	—	312	160.00–165.00	162.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	125.00–135.00	129.23
2	—	307	140.00–147.00	143.47
4	—	367	135.00–142.00	138.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	175.00–180.00	176.63
7	—	302	207.00–215.00	211.15
4	—	610	140.00–142.00	140.52
4	—	432	180.00–190.00	184.91
4	—	365	195.00–197.00	195.96
4	—	562	160.00–162.00	161.02
2	—	230	225.00–235.00	229.78
7	—	265	215.00–230.00	223.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	195.00–200.00	197.90
3	—	516	150.00–157.00	152.30
3	—	461	160.00–165.00	161.75
3	—	420	175.00–177.00	175.65
5	—	359	180.00–190.00	185.93
4	—	265	195.00–210.00	202.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	326	190.00–195.00	191.73
2	—	462	147.00–150.00	148.46
2	—	370	140.00–175.00	158.45
2	—	515	140.00–143.00	141.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	130.00–135.00	131.74
3	—	411	150.00–160.00	156.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	170.00–175.00	172.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,030	54.00–59.00	57.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,209	57.00–64.00	60.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	81.00–87.00	83.40

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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