Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle weak to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.51/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$148.51

75 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	151.50	730	34
Medium and Large 3	369	146.55	540	10thin
Medium and Large 2	445	145.85	649	31

One grade step is worth $5.65/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 sale75 hd

148.51

—

FL average10 barns · 648 hd

151.60

−3.09

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	1,465	91.41	1,339	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	60.88	707	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	52.58	565	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	312	166.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	159.02/cwt	157.00–160.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.14/cwt	142.00–150.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	137.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	156.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	133.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	149.56/cwt	147.00–152.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	139.04/cwt	137.00–142.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.70/cwt	122.00–128.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	128.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	178.72/cwt	175.00–182.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.09/cwt	142.00–148.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	145.27/cwt	138.00–147.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.64/cwt	155.00–162.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.69/cwt	135.00–155.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	170.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	148.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,315	86.06/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,132	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	94.47/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,465	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	55.60/cwt	53.00–58.00	598	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	64.13/cwt	61.00–67.00	779	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	565	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 Jun 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 702Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 362Year ago 200

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle weak to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	165.00–170.00	166.74
3	—	362	157.00–160.00	159.02
4	—	570	130.00–135.00	132.57
6	—	420	142.00–150.00	146.14
6	—	475	135.00–142.00	138.61
7	—	514	135.00–140.00	137.89
2	—	260	165.00–175.00	170.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	155.00–160.00	156.73
3	—	418	130.00–140.00	133.39
4	—	363	145.00–150.00	148.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	180.00–190.00	185.23
4	—	325	175.00–182.00	178.72
4	—	520	142.00–148.00	145.09
5	—	579	138.00–147.00	145.27
6	—	423	155.00–162.00	158.64
6	—	623	130.00–137.00	133.57
7	—	470	135.00–155.00	143.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.57
4	—	520	140.00–142.00	141.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	147.00–152.00	149.56
4	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.57
4	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.58
4	—	470	128.00–130.00	129.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	135.00–137.00	136.04
4	—	455	120.00–124.00	122.02
4	—	515	115.00–120.00	117.55
5	—	319	137.00–142.00	139.04
5	—	428	122.00–128.00	125.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	125.00–135.00	128.48
6	—	358	120.00–130.00	125.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	85.00–87.00	86.06
7	—	1,551	92.00–97.00	94.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	53.00–58.00	55.60
13	—	1,214	61.00–67.00	64.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	50.00–55.00	52.58

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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