Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.40/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$183.40

52 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$17.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	191.21	820	26
Medium and Large 2	439	176.37	773	18thin
Medium and Large 3	392	173.82	681	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.39/cwt here — about $139 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 sale52 hd

183.40

—

FL average10 barns · 523 hd

181.92

+1.48

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	1,511	78.56	1,187	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	52.92	589	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	48.33	463	30

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	52.92/cwt	50.00–56.00	589	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	48.33/cwt	46.00–51.00	463	30
Bulls	—	—	1,543	84.15/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,298	3
Bulls	—	—	1,502	77.03/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,157	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	133.55/cwt	132.00–135.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	148.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	158.42/cwt	155.00–162.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	220.61/cwt	215.00–227.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	167.38/cwt	165.00–172.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	170.94/cwt	167.00–175.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	192.21/cwt	187.00–197.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	210.21/cwt	205.00–215.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	157.09/cwt	155.00–159.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	163.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	154.44/cwt	152.00–157.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	192.34/cwt	190.00–195.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	176.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	206.19/cwt	202.00–210.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	183.54/cwt	180.00–187.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.91/cwt	142.00–147.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	159.08/cwt	155.00–162.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.93/cwt	147.00–153.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	164.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	168.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	151.82/cwt	147.00–157.00	865	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 Apr 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 908Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 271Year ago 236

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,113	50.00–56.00	52.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	957	46.00–51.00	48.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	81.00–86.00	84.15
11	—	1,502	75.00–79.00	77.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	135.00–142.00	139.28
5	—	471	142.00–147.00	143.91
5	—	360	155.00–162.00	159.08
4	—	425	147.00–153.00	149.93
3	—	315	160.00–167.00	164.52
3	—	263	165.00–175.00	168.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	135.00–145.00	139.82
3	—	365	145.00–150.00	148.24
2	—	568	120.00–124.00	122.06
3	—	467	130.00–135.00	133.39
2	—	530	127.00–130.00	128.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	120.00–125.00	123.29
2	—	413	132.00–135.00	133.55
2	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.52
2	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	160.00–164.00	161.95
2	—	268	215.00–227.00	220.61
4	—	508	167.00–175.00	170.94
4	—	423	187.00–197.00	192.21
4	—	365	205.00–215.00	210.21
4	—	308	215.00–220.00	217.44
2	—	615	152.00–157.00	154.44
4	—	460	180.00–187.00	183.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	155.00–162.00	158.42
4	—	373	190.00–200.00	194.83
3	—	455	165.00–172.00	167.38
3	—	413	175.00–180.00	176.77
2	—	315	202.00–210.00	206.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	155.00–159.00	157.09
2	—	413	160.00–167.00	163.44
2	—	365	180.00–185.00	182.40
2	—	320	190.00–195.00	192.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	147.00–157.00	151.82

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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