Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.07/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$164.07

58 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$17.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	168.75	697	33
Medium and Large 2	392	160.02	628	19thin
Medium and Large 3	401	151.13	606	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.62/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 sale58 hd

164.07

—

FL average10 barns · 813 hd

133.66

+30.40

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	1,923	90.66	1,743	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	60.03	739	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	54.40	554	5thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	128.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.30/cwt	120.00–124.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	168.97/cwt	167.00–170.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.88/cwt	134.00–140.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	212.92/cwt	205.00–220.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	174.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	158.57/cwt	155.00–162.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	129.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	164.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	164.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	145.16/cwt	142.00–150.00	735	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	54.40/cwt	52.00–57.00	554	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	59.18/cwt	55.00–61.00	708	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	63.20/cwt	63.00–64.00	860	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	90.66/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	178.16/cwt	177.00–182.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.69/cwt	122.00–131.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	178.37/cwt	175.00–180.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	151.88/cwt	147.00–157.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	193.12/cwt	187.00–195.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	133.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	629	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 Aug 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 703Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 144Year ago 190

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	127.00–130.00	128.01
3	—	282	170.00–175.00	171.63
2	—	405	135.00–142.00	138.46
7	—	309	160.00–170.00	164.17
4	—	500	120.00–127.00	123.50
4	—	360	142.00–145.00	143.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–124.00	121.30
3	—	373	134.00–140.00	135.88
2	—	265	155.00–162.00	158.57
6	—	423	122.00–131.00	126.69
4	—	313	147.00–157.00	151.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	125.00–131.00	129.07
2	—	335	137.00–140.00	138.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.42
2	—	265	205.00–220.00	212.92
9	—	371	170.00–180.00	174.61
7	—	419	160.00–170.00	164.14
5	—	506	142.00–150.00	145.16
4	—	470	155.00–165.00	159.79
4	—	319	187.00–195.00	193.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	150.00–157.00	153.44
4	—	468	145.00–147.00	145.98
4	—	365	160.00–167.00	163.45
4	—	323	177.00–182.00	178.16
3	—	287	175.00–180.00	178.37
2	—	575	122.00–126.00	124.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	167.00–170.00	168.97
3	—	472	130.00–140.00	133.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	130.00–137.00	133.42
2	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	135.00–137.00	136.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,019	52.00–57.00	54.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,197	55.00–61.00	59.18
4	—	1,361	63.00–64.00	63.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,923	90.00–91.00	90.66

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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