Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.98/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$161.98

84 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$16.33/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	409	169.98	695	39
Medium and Large 2	429	155.56	668	33
Medium and Large 3	391	153.65	601	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about $94 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 sale84 hd

161.98

—

FL average10 barns · 458 hd

156.70

+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	1,495	79.81	1,193	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	58.72	696	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	51.98	618	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	153.52/cwt	152.00–155.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	164.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	159.63/cwt	155.00–167.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.23/cwt	137.00–140.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	153.57/cwt	150.00–156.00	487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.28/cwt	132.00–140.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.90/cwt	127.00–135.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	144.09/cwt	140.00–148.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	140.88/cwt	138.00–143.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	120.94/cwt	119.00–123.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	218.82/cwt	205.00–225.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.69/cwt	157.00–161.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.27/cwt	153.00–157.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	133.51/cwt	132.00–134.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	202.46/cwt	195.00–215.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.84/cwt	167.00–177.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	149.76/cwt	148.00–151.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	186.82/cwt	183.00–192.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	181.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.93/cwt	130.00–139.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	152.94/cwt	151.00–155.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	148.75/cwt	147.00–150.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	166.53/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	157.07/cwt	155.00–159.00	586	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	87.89/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,303	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	76.35/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,145	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	62.78/cwt	62.00–64.00	804	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	57.18/cwt	54.00–60.00	658	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	51.98/cwt	50.00–54.00	618	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 May 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 597Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 178Year ago 214

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	152.00–155.00	153.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	160.00–170.00	164.55
4	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.43
5	—	259	155.00–167.00	159.63
5	—	428	137.00–140.00	138.23
7	—	317	150.00–156.00	153.57
7	—	475	132.00–140.00	135.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	127.00–135.00	130.90
3	—	467	120.00–125.00	123.39
4	—	323	140.00–148.00	144.09
5	—	364	138.00–143.00	140.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	119.00–123.00	120.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	205.00–225.00	218.82
3	—	417	157.00–161.00	159.69
3	—	473	153.00–157.00	154.27
4	—	555	140.00–147.00	143.47
4	—	613	132.00–134.00	133.51
5	—	268	195.00–215.00	202.46
5	—	375	167.00–177.00	170.84
5	—	512	148.00–151.00	149.76
7	—	308	183.00–192.00	186.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	175.00–185.00	181.91
3	—	573	130.00–139.00	132.93
4	—	325	175.00–180.00	177.54
4	—	428	151.00–155.00	152.94
5	—	462	147.00–150.00	148.75
6	—	360	160.00–165.00	162.43
8	—	520	140.00–147.00	143.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	137.00–140.00	138.52
3	—	322	160.00–170.00	166.53
3	—	423	145.00–147.00	146.31
4	—	373	155.00–159.00	157.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	86.00–89.00	87.89
7	—	1,500	75.00–81.00	76.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	62.00–64.00	62.78
21	—	1,150	54.00–60.00	57.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	50.00–54.00	51.98

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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