Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.36/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$187.36

77 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	192.33	767	35
Medium and Large 2	356	188.13	670	28
Medium and Large 3	391	173.43	679	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $89 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 sale77 hd

187.36

—

FL average9 barns · 540 hd

180.96

+6.40

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	1,818	91.06	1,655	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	59.95	683	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	53.36	540	18

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	204.19/cwt	200.00–212.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.88/cwt	152.00–160.00	499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	209.55/cwt	205.00–215.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	148.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	202.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	167.36/cwt	163.00–172.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	175.42/cwt	171.00–180.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	187.73/cwt	185.00–190.00	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	145.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	157.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	193.40/cwt	190.00–195.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	164.26/cwt	160.00–167.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	172.12/cwt	169.00–175.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.60/cwt	173.00–178.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	173.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.66/cwt	147.00–157.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	153.56/cwt	147.00–157.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	177.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.56/cwt	140.00–143.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	153.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	193.96/cwt	193.00–196.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.56/cwt	152.00–157.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	157.10/cwt	155.00–160.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	167.12/cwt	163.00–173.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	167.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.91/cwt	184.00–190.00	791	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	177.49/cwt	173.00–181.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	174.06/cwt	170.00–178.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	218.38/cwt	215.00–222.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	213.19/cwt	210.00–215.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	53.36/cwt	51.00–57.00	540	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	63.46/cwt	63.00–65.00	710	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	58.68/cwt	55.00–61.00	673	25
Bulls	—	—	1,868	96.25/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,798	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	88.46/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,586	4

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 933Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 248Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	200.00–212.00	204.19
4	—	220	205.00–215.00	209.55
2	—	323	200.00–205.00	202.64
4	—	475	163.00–172.00	167.36
6	—	418	171.00–180.00	175.42
9	—	357	185.00–190.00	187.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	156.00–160.00	157.96
3	—	313	190.00–195.00	193.40
5	—	424	160.00–167.00	164.26
4	—	370	175.00–180.00	177.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	225.00–230.00	227.42
3	—	368	193.00–196.00	193.96
12	—	423	184.00–190.00	186.91
7	—	464	173.00–181.00	177.49
4	—	508	170.00–178.00	174.06
4	—	280	215.00–222.00	218.38
3	—	313	210.00–215.00	213.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	152.00–160.00	155.88
2	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.45
3	—	363	145.00–150.00	148.21
2	—	418	140.00–143.00	141.56
5	—	265	150.00–160.00	153.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	140.00–150.00	145.28
2	—	508	127.00–130.00	128.48
4	—	368	135.00–140.00	137.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	210	170.00–175.00	173.41
9	—	481	147.00–157.00	152.66
3	—	508	147.00–157.00	153.56
8	—	430	152.00–157.00	154.56
5	—	372	155.00–160.00	157.10
5	—	311	163.00–173.00	167.12
4	—	279	165.00–175.00	167.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	169.00–175.00	172.12
3	—	470	173.00–178.00	174.60
2	—	408	180.00–182.00	180.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	165.00–170.00	167.47
2	—	428	170.00–175.00	172.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,012	51.00–57.00	53.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,119	63.00–65.00	63.46
25	—	1,147	55.00–61.00	58.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	94.00–98.00	96.25
4	—	1,793	87.00–90.00	88.46

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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