Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.09/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$142.09

86 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	435	144.47	629	32
Medium and Large 1	494	144.34	713	37
Medium and Large 3	450	132.72	597	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $31 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 sale86 hd

142.09

—

FL average10 barns · 900 hd

141.80

+0.29

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	1,176	57.59	677	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	50.70	523	5thin

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	—	310	151.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	116.71/cwt	113.00–119.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	173.24/cwt	170.00–175.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	131.53/cwt	126.00–136.00	667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	147.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	118.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	123.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	131.66/cwt	127.00–135.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	143.42/cwt	137.00–147.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	126.89/cwt	123.00–131.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	127.57/cwt	126.00–130.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	160.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	136.55/cwt	133.00–139.00	582	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	61.76/cwt	61.00–64.00	849	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	50.70/cwt	48.00–54.00	523	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	55.50/cwt	53.00–59.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	133.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	200.86/cwt	195.00–210.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	177.65/cwt	170.00–185.00	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	118.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.28/cwt	112.00–115.00	591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.05/cwt	121.00–125.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	124.70/cwt	122.00–126.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.37/cwt	152.00–157.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	177.94/cwt	176.00–180.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.11/cwt	123.00–125.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	4

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,041Last week 472Year ago 890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 111Year ago 280

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls not well tested. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	150.00–152.00	151.35
2	—	565	119.00–124.00	121.46
2	—	510	120.00–124.00	121.96
2	—	273	155.00–165.00	159.77
4	—	420	125.00–130.00	127.38
3	—	460	122.00–126.00	124.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	113.00–119.00	116.71
5	—	419	115.00–120.00	118.04
3	—	312	137.00–147.00	143.42
2	—	263	145.00–150.00	147.57
9	—	522	112.00–115.00	113.28
6	—	565	110.00–117.00	113.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	123.00–131.00	126.89
3	—	325	130.00–135.00	133.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	170.00–175.00	173.24
9	—	507	126.00–136.00	131.53
2	—	465	145.00–150.00	147.55
6	—	619	122.00–130.00	123.97
5	—	569	126.00–130.00	127.57
5	—	256	195.00–210.00	200.86
4	—	658	120.00–125.00	122.51
3	—	410	152.00–157.00	155.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	145.00–150.00	147.92
6	—	558	120.00–124.00	121.97
4	—	358	155.00–165.00	160.10
4	—	255	170.00–185.00	177.65
2	—	458	138.00–142.00	140.03
2	—	310	176.00–180.00	177.94
7	—	520	123.00–125.00	124.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	127.00–135.00	131.66
5	—	426	133.00–139.00	136.55
3	—	508	115.00–121.00	118.97
2	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	121.00–125.00	123.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,374	61.00–64.00	61.76
10	—	1,077	53.00–59.00	55.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	48.00–54.00	50.70

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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