Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.47/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$177.47

52 head · 376 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$26.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.28

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	369	186.89	689	19thin
Medium and Large 2	362	180.30	653	19thin
Medium and Large 3	405	160.85	651	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $38 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

177.47

—

FL average10 barns · 501 hd

172.19

+5.28

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	1,689	86.85	1,467	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	59.56	691	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	51.45	492	7thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	165.44/cwt	164.00–167.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	170.35/cwt	165.00–175.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	153.96/cwt	152.00–155.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	148.08/cwt	145.00–151.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.04/cwt	132.00–138.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	153.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	134.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	152.67/cwt	149.00–155.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	136.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	144.48/cwt	142.00–147.00	438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	222.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	202.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	184.43/cwt	182.00–187.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	211.75/cwt	210.00–215.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	167.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	194.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	196.04/cwt	195.00–197.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	159.04/cwt	157.00–161.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	154.46/cwt	152.00–157.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	211.86/cwt	205.00–215.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	163.94/cwt	162.00–165.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	177.92/cwt	175.00–180.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	188.21/cwt	185.00–190.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	594	4
Bulls	—	—	1,583	84.18/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,333	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,607	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	62.70/cwt	62.00–65.00	678	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	57.88/cwt	56.00–60.00	696	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	51.45/cwt	50.00–53.00	492	7

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 May 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 723Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 268Year ago 93

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	164.00–167.00	165.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	165.00–175.00	170.35
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.44
2	—	410	143.00–145.00	143.98
2	—	465	140.00–143.00	141.47
2	—	560	125.00–128.00	126.53
3	—	267	160.00–165.00	161.75
3	—	367	152.00–155.00	153.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	145.00–151.00	148.08
2	—	415	132.00–138.00	135.04
3	—	283	150.00–155.00	153.41
4	—	460	130.00–139.00	134.60
5	—	309	149.00–155.00	152.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.47
3	—	382	130.00–140.00	136.81
4	—	303	142.00–147.00	144.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	220.00–225.00	222.38
2	—	320	200.00–205.00	202.34
2	—	360	182.00–187.00	184.43
3	—	267	210.00–215.00	211.75
4	—	420	170.00–175.00	172.38
6	—	458	166.00–170.00	167.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	190.00–200.00	194.82
2	—	313	195.00–197.00	196.04
2	—	460	157.00–161.00	159.04
2	—	518	152.00–157.00	154.46
3	—	228	205.00–215.00	211.86
3	—	412	162.00–165.00	163.94
5	—	365	175.00–180.00	177.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	150.00–155.00	152.59
2	—	468	150.00–152.00	151.02
3	—	312	185.00–190.00	188.21
3	—	515	135.00–140.00	136.73
4	—	355	165.00–170.00	167.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	81.00–87.00	84.18
2	—	1,795	89.00–90.00	89.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,081	62.00–65.00	62.70
30	—	1,203	56.00–60.00	57.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	50.00–53.00	51.45

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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