Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.34/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$137.34

65 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.65

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	143.95	643	25
Medium and Large 2	430	137.13	590	26
Medium and Large 3	444	125.91	559	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $84 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 sale65 hd

137.34

—

FL average9 barns · 760 hd

125.68

+11.65

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	1,525	86.52	1,319	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	61.07	722	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	52.95	544	9thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	515	117.31/cwt	116.00–120.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	146.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	158.74/cwt	157.00–162.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	125.64/cwt	123.00–127.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.97/cwt	167.00–170.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	173.62/cwt	167.00–180.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	137.27/cwt	132.00–140.00	375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	192.08/cwt	185.00–205.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	532	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	64.99/cwt	64.00–67.00	775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	86.52/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,319	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	52.95/cwt	51.00–57.00	544	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	59.60/cwt	57.00–62.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	111.54/cwt	110.00–113.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	111.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.07/cwt	116.00–120.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	121.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	116.55/cwt	115.00–118.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.28/cwt	122.00–127.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	147.97/cwt	147.00–150.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	133.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	137.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	561	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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 906Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 186Year ago 422

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	116.00–120.00	117.31
2	—	415	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	310	140.00–145.00	142.46
5	—	362	130.00–136.00	133.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	130.00–137.00	133.66
3	—	358	123.00–127.00	125.64
3	—	273	132.00–140.00	137.27
2	—	515	110.00–113.00	111.54
2	—	413	115.00–118.00	116.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	110.00–114.00	111.26
3	—	417	110.00–112.00	110.69
2	—	383	117.00–120.00	118.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	145.00–150.00	146.56
3	—	325	167.00–170.00	167.97
3	—	268	185.00–205.00	192.08
6	—	410	140.00–147.00	143.59
4	—	610	115.00–118.00	116.52
3	—	667	112.00–115.00	112.98
3	—	458	135.00–142.00	137.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	157.00–162.00	158.74
2	—	275	167.00–180.00	173.62
6	—	425	130.00–137.00	133.38
5	—	376	140.00–144.00	141.51
4	—	570	116.00–120.00	118.07
3	—	513	122.00–127.00	125.28
3	—	482	126.00–130.00	128.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	127.00–130.00	128.52
4	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.43
3	—	417	115.00–125.00	121.72
3	—	335	147.00–150.00	147.97
2	—	560	112.00–115.00	113.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.43
2	—	463	122.00–125.00	123.46
2	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	64.00–67.00	64.99
8	—	1,179	57.00–62.00	59.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,028	51.00–57.00	52.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	86.00–87.00	86.52

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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