Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.15/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$139.15

110 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$6.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	141.67	637	28
Medium and Large 1	538	138.79	746	70
Medium and Large 3	426	135.37	577	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.30/cwt here — about $60 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 sale110 hd

139.15

—

FL average10 barns · 835 hd

136.61

+2.54

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	1,585	89.45	1,418	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	62.63	721	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	56.11	566	11

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	520	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	115.55/cwt	112.00–119.00	593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.33/cwt	130.00–139.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.42/cwt	118.00–123.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	123.51/cwt	122.00–124.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.52/cwt	138.00–142.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	122.44/cwt	118.00–127.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	146.08/cwt	142.00–149.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.36/cwt	117.00–121.00	668	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	87.78/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,378	5
Bulls	—	—	1,603	91.54/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,467	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	56.11/cwt	53.00–59.00	566	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	60.03/cwt	58.00–63.00	679	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	66.72/cwt	64.00–70.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	144.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	138.57/cwt	137.00–140.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.44/cwt	131.00–138.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	193.15/cwt	185.00–197.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.37/cwt	132.00–137.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	166.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.31/cwt	123.00–132.00	793	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	131.45/cwt	128.00–135.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	570	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 906Last week 916Year ago 939

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 215Year ago 403

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	120.00–122.00	120.98
8	—	468	124.00–127.00	125.49
6	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.59
5	—	560	117.00–121.00	119.36
3	—	623	110.00–115.00	113.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	513	112.00–119.00	115.55
6	—	475	118.00–123.00	120.42
5	—	423	120.00–122.00	120.82
2	—	563	110.00–114.00	112.04
2	—	315	137.00–140.00	138.57
2	—	275	145.00–150.00	147.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	125.00–130.00	126.70
3	—	330	130.00–135.00	133.38
2	—	458	112.00–114.00	113.02
2	—	428	115.00–118.00	116.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	190.00–195.00	192.42
10	—	510	137.00–140.00	138.53
2	—	255	200.00–205.00	202.45
8	—	679	122.00–124.00	123.51
8	—	410	145.00–150.00	147.44
7	—	457	140.00–150.00	144.31
6	—	575	131.00–138.00	134.44
3	—	360	160.00–170.00	166.76
24	—	623	123.00–132.00	127.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	130.00–139.00	134.33
5	—	426	138.00–142.00	139.52
4	—	583	118.00–127.00	122.44
4	—	359	150.00–155.00	151.29
3	—	270	185.00–197.00	193.15
6	—	513	128.00–135.00	131.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	142.00–149.00	146.08
4	—	508	120.00–124.00	121.97
3	—	420	132.00–137.00	135.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	130.00–133.00	131.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	86.00–89.00	87.78
4	—	1,603	90.00–93.00	91.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,008	53.00–59.00	56.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,131	58.00–63.00	60.03
7	—	1,182	64.00–70.00	66.72

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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