Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.24/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$146.24

89 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$36.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	165.25	716	29
Medium and Large 2	446	144.62	645	32
Medium and Large 3	475	128.40	610	28

One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about $106 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 sale89 hd

146.24

—

FL average10 barns · 1,113 hd

144.06

+2.18

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	1,590	86.38	1,373	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	58.49	728	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	53.68	587	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	313	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	163.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	194.69/cwt	190.00–205.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	169.76/cwt	165.00–175.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	129.53/cwt	127.00–132.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.34/cwt	120.00–123.00	564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	196.63/cwt	195.00–200.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	128.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	121.66/cwt	119.00–125.00	500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	223.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	123.42/cwt	122.00–126.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	698	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	57.62/cwt	55.00–60.00	725	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	61.99/cwt	61.00–63.00	739	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	86.38/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,373	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	53.68/cwt	51.00–55.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	132.40/cwt	127.00–135.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	124.04/cwt	123.00–125.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	119.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	139.11/cwt	137.00–142.00	460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	141.95/cwt	137.00–147.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	141.05/cwt	138.00–144.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	130.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	598	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	141.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	113.66/cwt	112.00–116.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	129.22/cwt	125.00–133.00	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	228.68/cwt	220.00–237.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	122.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	156.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	131.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	116.66/cwt	116.00–118.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	154.02/cwt	152.00–155.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	118.19/cwt	117.00–122.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	143.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	578	3

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 Jul 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,232Last week 814Year ago 1,024

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 608Year ago 341

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	150.00–157.00	153.64
2	—	210	165.00–175.00	169.76
6	—	410	127.00–132.00	129.53
4	—	465	125.00–132.00	128.61
3	—	510	118.00–122.00	119.36
3	—	350	140.00–145.00	141.67
3	—	273	150.00–160.00	156.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	140.00–145.00	143.38
7	—	465	120.00–123.00	121.34
7	—	411	119.00–125.00	121.66
7	—	331	137.00–142.00	139.11
5	—	517	112.00–116.00	113.66
5	—	356	130.00–135.00	131.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.59
4	—	323	125.00–133.00	129.22
3	—	427	116.00–118.00	116.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	160.00–170.00	163.27
3	—	307	195.00–200.00	196.63
3	—	257	220.00–230.00	223.38
7	—	607	122.00–126.00	123.42
2	—	460	147.00–150.00	148.47
4	—	505	137.00–147.00	141.95
4	—	235	220.00–237.00	228.68
3	—	558	132.00–135.00	133.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	190.00–205.00	194.69
2	—	563	125.00–128.00	126.47
8	—	533	130.00–132.00	131.01
8	—	458	138.00–144.00	141.05
8	—	415	140.00–148.00	144.05
3	—	367	152.00–155.00	154.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.62
2	—	373	145.00–150.00	147.58
11	—	458	125.00–135.00	130.54
7	—	506	120.00–127.00	122.97
4	—	576	117.00–122.00	118.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	127.00–135.00	132.40
2	—	468	123.00–125.00	124.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	137.00–140.00	138.01
3	—	403	140.00–145.00	143.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,258	55.00–60.00	57.62
5	—	1,192	61.00–63.00	61.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	51.00–55.00	53.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,590	83.00–89.00	86.38

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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