Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.55/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$193.55

89 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	382	200.92	768	52
Medium and Large 2	407	184.43	750	32
Medium and Large 3	372	175.42	652	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about $116 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 sale89 hd

193.55

—

FL average10 barns · 648 hd

183.13

+10.42

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	1,583	82.63	1,308	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	55.19	723	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	50.06	486	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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	50.06/cwt	48.00–53.00	486	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	53.36/cwt	52.00–55.00	710	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	57.58/cwt	57.00–59.00	739	13
Bulls	—	—	1,463	77.15/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,129	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	86.29/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	184.38/cwt	182.00–187.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	187.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	178.10/cwt	170.00–187.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	158.95/cwt	157.00–162.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	162.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	189.85/cwt	185.00–195.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	178.44/cwt	175.00–182.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	170.27/cwt	167.00–172.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	206.35/cwt	202.00–212.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	156.91/cwt	152.00–162.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	210.64/cwt	200.00–217.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	204	243.82/cwt	235.00–250.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	168.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	216.81/cwt	212.00–222.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	140.92/cwt	137.00–145.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	149.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	177.92/cwt	172.00–182.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	207.22/cwt	205.00–210.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	228.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	168.44/cwt	165.00–172.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	157.92/cwt	150.00–165.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	141.64/cwt	137.00–145.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	158.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	149.38/cwt	147.00–152.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.19/cwt	122.00–132.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	147.33/cwt	142.00–151.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.88/cwt	132.00–142.00	703	5

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 556Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 176Year ago 268

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	971	48.00–53.00	50.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,330	52.00–55.00	53.36
13	—	1,284	57.00–59.00	57.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	75.00–79.00	77.15
3	—	1,663	85.00–87.00	86.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	182.00–187.00	184.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	185.00–190.00	187.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	135.00–142.00	138.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	170.00–187.00	178.10
4	—	420	147.00–152.00	149.41
5	—	379	157.00–162.00	158.95
8	—	310	165.00–172.00	168.44
5	—	456	142.00–151.00	147.33
5	—	510	132.00–142.00	137.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	137.00–145.00	140.92
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.56
3	—	325	145.00–150.00	146.56
3	—	470	122.00–132.00	125.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.59
4	—	270	150.00–165.00	157.92
5	—	414	137.00–145.00	141.64
2	—	520	120.00–123.00	121.49
3	—	330	155.00–160.00	158.43
4	—	373	147.00–152.00	149.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	190.00–200.00	194.84
3	—	413	160.00–167.00	162.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	185.00–195.00	189.85
10	—	473	175.00–182.00	178.44
9	—	373	202.00–212.00	206.35
5	—	204	235.00–250.00	243.82
5	—	521	165.00–175.00	168.84
6	—	323	212.00–222.00	216.81
2	—	555	160.00–165.00	162.52
7	—	259	220.00–240.00	228.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	167.00–172.00	170.27
4	—	370	190.00–195.00	192.57
4	—	530	152.00–162.00	156.91
5	—	278	200.00–217.00	210.64
4	—	563	145.00–155.00	149.89
5	—	431	172.00–182.00	177.92
7	—	319	205.00–210.00	207.22

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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