Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.04/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$159.04

53 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$26.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	381	171.28	653	15thin
Medium and Large 2	387	158.13	612	27
Medium and Large 3	409	144.60	591	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $62 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 sale53 hd

159.04

—

FL average10 barns · 535 hd

147.11

+11.93

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	1,767	88.75	1,568	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	57.98	712	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	53.19	548	14

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2	—	478	140.38/cwt	137.00–142.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	170.34/cwt	165.00–175.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	155.75/cwt	153.00–157.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	151.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.09/cwt	123.00–129.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	143.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.04/cwt	140.00–143.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.39/cwt	116.00–120.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	116.55/cwt	115.00–118.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	131.36/cwt	130.00–132.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	201.83/cwt	195.00–205.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	178.04/cwt	177.00–180.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	161.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.72/cwt	155.00–162.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	155.03/cwt	154.00–157.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.05/cwt	148.00–152.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	179.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	154.14/cwt	150.00–157.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	128.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	145.39/cwt	142.00–147.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	83.56/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	92.21/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	63.04/cwt	62.00–64.00	853	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	57.78/cwt	55.00–60.00	707	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	53.19/cwt	50.00–56.00	548	14

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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 824Year ago 880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 362Last week 246Year ago 234

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	137.00–142.00	140.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	165.00–175.00	170.34
2	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.58
3	—	277	153.00–157.00	155.75
3	—	335	145.00–155.00	151.87
3	—	427	130.00–135.00	133.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	123.00–129.00	126.09
3	—	262	140.00–145.00	143.25
3	—	328	140.00–143.00	142.04
3	—	522	116.00–120.00	117.39
4	—	373	135.00–140.00	137.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	115.00–118.00	116.55
3	—	373	130.00–132.00	131.36
4	—	423	115.00–120.00	117.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	195.00–205.00	201.83
3	—	322	177.00–180.00	178.04
3	—	365	160.00–165.00	161.76
3	—	430	155.00–162.00	159.72
3	—	517	154.00–157.00	155.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	140.00–145.00	143.37
4	—	320	170.00–175.00	172.58
4	—	435	148.00–152.00	150.05
4	—	478	142.00–145.00	143.48
5	—	268	175.00–185.00	179.18
7	—	377	150.00–157.00	154.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	162.00–165.00	163.52
2	—	525	125.00–132.00	128.63
3	—	378	142.00–147.00	145.39
4	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	82.00–85.00	83.56
3	—	1,768	89.00–94.00	92.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	62.00–64.00	63.04
50	—	1,223	55.00–60.00	57.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,030	50.00–56.00	53.19

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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