Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.90/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$139.90

66 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$19.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	379	148.18	561	31
Medium and Large 2	416	134.09	558	26
Medium and Large 3	374	128.21	480	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $81 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 sale66 hd

139.90

—

FL average7 barns · 437 hd

136.20

+3.71

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	1,584	84.14	1,333	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	56.48	625	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	53.37	601	14

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	458	134.95/cwt	132.00–137.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.82/cwt	142.00–150.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	119.93/cwt	117.00–123.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.76/cwt	153.00–161.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	136.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	152.78/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	165.83/cwt	160.00–172.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	183.04/cwt	182.00–185.00	653	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	82.18/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,349	5
Bulls	—	—	1,438	89.05/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	53.37/cwt	51.00–57.00	601	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	55.75/cwt	53.00–58.00	614	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	61.34/cwt	61.00–62.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.45/cwt	157.00–160.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	147.91/cwt	145.00–150.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	210.38/cwt	200.00–220.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	222.86/cwt	215.00–230.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	159.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	175.67/cwt	170.00–182.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.40/cwt	148.00–155.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	163.46/cwt	162.00–165.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	140.43/cwt	138.00–142.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	171.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	185.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	189.73/cwt	187.00–195.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	126.09/cwt	122.00–130.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	155.17/cwt	152.00–158.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	160.58/cwt	155.00–165.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	178.58/cwt	177.00–180.00	568	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 May 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 824Last week 651Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 217Year ago 164

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	132.00–137.00	134.95
4	—	355	145.00–150.00	147.46
4	—	268	160.00–172.00	165.83
6	—	308	155.00–165.00	159.88
2	—	228	170.00–182.00	175.67
6	—	415	135.00–145.00	140.18
2	—	510	130.00–132.00	130.98
2	—	573	125.00–127.00	125.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	142.00–150.00	145.82
3	—	517	120.00–125.00	123.29
2	—	578	118.00–120.00	119.01
4	—	430	130.00–133.00	131.52
5	—	361	138.00–142.00	140.43
6	—	460	122.00–130.00	126.09
2	—	265	152.00–158.00	155.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	117.00–123.00	119.93
3	—	320	130.00–140.00	136.77
2	—	365	130.00–134.00	131.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	153.00–161.00	157.76
4	—	555	145.00–150.00	147.52
3	—	357	182.00–185.00	183.04
6	—	265	200.00–220.00	210.38
2	—	210	215.00–230.00	222.86
10	—	525	148.00–155.00	151.40
2	—	410	162.00–165.00	163.46
3	—	303	187.00–195.00	189.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	150.00–157.00	153.64
3	—	557	135.00–140.00	138.35
5	—	464	145.00–150.00	147.91
2	—	265	180.00–190.00	185.28
2	—	318	177.00–180.00	178.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.58
5	—	325	165.00–175.00	171.18
7	—	369	155.00–165.00	160.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	142.00–145.00	143.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	150.00–155.00	152.78
3	—	475	140.00–147.00	144.62
2	—	528	135.00–137.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	157.00–160.00	158.45
4	—	465	150.00–155.00	152.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,642	80.00–85.00	82.18
2	—	1,438	88.00–90.00	89.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,127	51.00–57.00	53.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,101	53.00–58.00	55.75
3	—	1,142	61.00–62.00	61.34

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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