Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.85/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$182.85

111 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	386	186.84	721	29
Medium and Large 1	484	184.18	891	65
Medium and Large 3	403	170.95	689	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $31 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 sale111 hd

182.85

—

FL average10 barns · 445 hd

183.86

−1.01

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	1,460	84.09	1,227	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,074	56.75	610	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	49.76	467	22

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	365	160.89/cwt	157.00–165.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	174.61/cwt	167.00–180.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	149.73/cwt	147.00–153.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	159.48/cwt	157.00–165.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	149.26/cwt	145.00–155.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	141.18/cwt	140.00–143.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	145.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	131.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	129.86/cwt	125.00–133.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	236.84/cwt	232.00–242.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	202.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	180.96/cwt	177.00–185.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	212.85/cwt	210.00–217.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	142.95/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	225.36/cwt	220.00–232.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	190.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	169.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	172.90/cwt	168.00–178.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	162.92/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,013	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	161.73/cwt	155.00–165.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	203.03/cwt	199.00–207.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	168.57/cwt	165.00–172.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	204.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	174.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	194.41/cwt	190.00–199.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	193.36/cwt	190.00–197.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	182.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	161.17/cwt	157.00–167.00	680	5
Bulls	—	—	1,501	87.21/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,432	82.01/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,174	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	59.85/cwt	59.00–64.00	600	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	55.06/cwt	54.00–60.00	613	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	49.76/cwt	47.00–53.00	467	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	174.41/cwt	172.00–177.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	175.09/cwt	171.00–178.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	126.26/cwt	121.00–130.00	778	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 Apr 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 933Last week 679Year ago 858

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 226Year ago 215

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	157.00–165.00	160.89
6	—	510	140.00–150.00	145.05
7	—	269	167.00–180.00	174.61
9	—	459	147.00–153.00	149.73
2	—	213	175.00–180.00	177.41
4	—	418	150.00–155.00	152.40
4	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.48
5	—	313	171.00–178.00	175.09
5	—	616	121.00–130.00	126.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	155.00–160.00	157.62
3	—	328	157.00–165.00	159.48
4	—	405	140.00–147.00	143.46
4	—	515	125.00–132.00	128.57
5	—	366	145.00–155.00	149.26
5	—	484	140.00–143.00	141.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.60
3	—	320	142.00–147.00	145.44
3	—	410	130.00–135.00	131.75
5	—	459	125.00–133.00	129.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	150.00–155.00	152.53
3	—	653	150.00–155.00	153.32
4	—	233	232.00–242.00	236.84
4	—	368	200.00–205.00	202.38
4	—	455	177.00–185.00	180.96
5	—	314	210.00–217.00	212.85
5	—	756	137.00–147.00	142.95
7	—	274	220.00–232.00	225.36
7	—	421	185.00–195.00	190.57
7	—	563	165.00–175.00	169.42
8	—	510	168.00–178.00	172.90
9	—	622	159.00–165.00	162.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	155.00–165.00	161.73
4	—	338	199.00–207.00	203.03
4	—	480	165.00–172.00	168.57
5	—	284	200.00–210.00	204.08
5	—	414	170.00–180.00	174.20
8	—	358	190.00–199.00	194.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	150.00–157.00	153.55
2	—	518	140.00–150.00	145.17
4	—	318	190.00–197.00	193.36
4	—	370	180.00–185.00	182.36
5	—	422	157.00–167.00	161.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	172.00–177.00	174.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	165.00–170.00	167.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	86.00–90.00	87.21
6	—	1,432	78.00–83.00	82.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	59.00–64.00	59.85
11	—	1,113	54.00–60.00	55.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	938	47.00–53.00	49.76

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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