Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.43/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$148.43

89 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	149.47	666	24
Medium and Large 1	515	148.25	763	57
Medium and Large 3	392	146.62	575	8thin

One grade step is worth $2.86/cwt here — about $91 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

148.43

—

FL average10 barns · 760 hd

144.64

+3.80

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	59.33	782	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,277	55.03	703	9thin

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	—	463	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.71/cwt	133.00–138.00	710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.36/cwt	132.00–137.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	115.38/cwt	112.00–117.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	165.15/cwt	162.00–170.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	126.88/cwt	123.00–130.00	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	121.75/cwt	120.00–123.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	126.08/cwt	123.00–131.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	147.04/cwt	145.00–149.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	132.27/cwt	128.00–133.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	227.24/cwt	220.00–235.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	161.53/cwt	160.00–163.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	135.63/cwt	134.00–137.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	55.03/cwt	52.00–57.00	703	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,561	63.48/cwt	63.00–65.00	991	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	58.12/cwt	55.00–61.00	725	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	124.42/cwt	121.00–127.00	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	131.46/cwt	130.00–133.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	131.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	156.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	116.07/cwt	114.00–118.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	145.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	117.62/cwt	115.00–121.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	189.58/cwt	185.00–192.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	220.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	671	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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 1,232Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 252Year ago 507

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	126.00–130.00	127.97
3	—	667	112.00–117.00	115.38
5	—	571	123.00–131.00	126.08
6	—	508	125.00–131.00	128.01
2	—	255	160.00–163.00	161.53
2	—	410	130.00–133.00	131.46
6	—	617	115.00–121.00	117.62
2	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	115.00–118.00	116.46
7	—	371	123.00–130.00	126.88
2	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.54
2	—	468	114.00–118.00	116.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	132.00–137.00	134.36
5	—	462	120.00–123.00	121.75
6	—	535	114.00–120.00	117.03
9	—	414	121.00–127.00	124.42
3	—	323	140.00–147.00	142.24
4	—	260	140.00–150.00	145.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	133.00–138.00	135.71
2	—	318	190.00–195.00	192.44
2	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.43
2	—	408	145.00–149.00	147.04
2	—	565	125.00–128.00	126.54
4	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.58
3	—	265	185.00–192.00	189.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	143.00–145.00	143.99
5	—	371	162.00–170.00	165.15
7	—	653	128.00–133.00	132.27
2	—	213	220.00–235.00	227.24
9	—	561	134.00–137.00	135.63
2	—	258	220.00–225.00	222.43
14	—	616	130.00–135.00	131.34
2	—	405	155.00–159.00	156.98
10	—	505	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	305	215.00–225.00	220.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.56
2	—	358	145.00–150.00	147.45
2	—	420	130.00–138.00	134.05
2	—	468	125.00–130.00	127.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	122.00–125.00	123.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,277	52.00–57.00	55.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,561	63.00–65.00	63.48
24	—	1,248	55.00–61.00	58.12

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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