Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.71/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$143.71

76 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$13.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	379	152.55	579	25
Medium and Large 1	508	139.56	708	31
Medium and Large 3	408	139.08	567	20

One grade step is worth $13.46/cwt here — about $12 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 sale76 hd

143.71

—

FL average10 barns · 977 hd

132.30

+11.40

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	1,603	78.26	1,255	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	52.58	589	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	44.82	493	6thin

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 2	—	368	126.57/cwt	125.00–128.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	112.03/cwt	111.00–114.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	123.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	112.06/cwt	109.00–115.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.96/cwt	127.00–130.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.39/cwt	167.00–172.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	132.36/cwt	128.00–137.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	166.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	116.93/cwt	115.00–119.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	127.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	147.62/cwt	145.00–149.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	119.04/cwt	117.00–121.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	141.56/cwt	137.00–145.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.88/cwt	118.00–124.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	179.05/cwt	177.00–180.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.16/cwt	152.00–158.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	128.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	50.88/cwt	50.00–52.00	548	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	54.70/cwt	54.00–55.00	643	12
Bulls	—	—	1,613	76.71/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	161.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	137.58/cwt	133.00–140.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	106.88/cwt	103.00–110.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	109.52/cwt	108.00–111.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	145.30/cwt	142.00–150.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.74/cwt	117.00–123.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	108.03/cwt	107.00–110.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	105.04/cwt	103.00–106.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.61/cwt	141.00–147.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	115.57/cwt	114.00–117.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	186.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	103.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	488	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	44.82/cwt	43.00–47.00	493	6
Bulls	—	—	1,555	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,337	1

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,218Last week 954Year ago 783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 130Year ago 234

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	125.00–128.00	126.57
6	—	465	109.00–115.00	112.06
6	—	415	115.00–119.00	116.93
5	—	316	137.00–145.00	141.56
7	—	515	103.00–110.00	106.88
3	—	578	103.00–106.00	105.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	111.00–114.00	112.03
5	—	421	120.00–130.00	123.80
5	—	265	160.00–170.00	166.23
4	—	358	130.00–132.00	131.02
6	—	563	108.00–111.00	109.52
2	—	455	116.00–119.00	117.48
3	—	303	150.00–152.00	150.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	125.00–132.00	127.64
4	—	365	118.00–124.00	120.88
3	—	417	107.00–110.00	108.03
3	—	472	100.00–105.00	103.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.59
3	—	510	127.00–130.00	128.96
3	—	458	145.00–149.00	147.62
3	—	317	177.00–180.00	179.05
4	—	568	120.00–125.00	122.42
2	—	413	150.00–155.00	152.58
4	—	614	117.00–123.00	119.74
2	—	710	110.00–113.00	111.51
5	—	671	114.00–117.00	115.57
3	—	275	185.00–190.00	186.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	167.00–172.00	170.39
2	—	515	117.00–121.00	119.04
2	—	370	152.00–158.00	155.16
3	—	458	133.00–140.00	137.58
6	—	270	170.00–180.00	174.81
9	—	418	141.00–147.00	143.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	128.00–137.00	132.36
3	—	522	110.00–115.00	111.61
3	—	470	125.00–130.00	128.37
5	—	327	155.00–165.00	161.15
5	—	378	142.00–150.00	145.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,077	50.00–52.00	50.88
12	—	1,175	54.00–55.00	54.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	43.00–47.00	44.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,613	75.00–81.00	76.71
1	—	1,555	86.00	86.00

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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