Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.04/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$138.04

89 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$112

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$10.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	423	144.21	610	29
Medium and Large 3	403	140.55	566	11thin
Medium and Large 1	540	133.82	722	49

One grade step is worth $10.39/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale89 hd

138.04

—

FL average10 barns · 1,083 hd

134.43

+3.60

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	—	High	1,795	78.74	1,413	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	50.72	602	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	42.38	459	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	415	121.89/cwt	119.00–125.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	101.66/cwt	101.00–103.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	117.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	125.63/cwt	124.00–128.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	119.53/cwt	118.00–123.00	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	126.95/cwt	124.00–130.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	116.69/cwt	116.00–118.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	106.70/cwt	105.00–108.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.16/cwt	121.00–129.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	104.65/cwt	103.00–107.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	179.44/cwt	177.00–182.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	147.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	700	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	42.38/cwt	41.00–45.00	459	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	81.08/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,318	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	50.72/cwt	48.00–53.00	602	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	76.39/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.92/cwt	139.00–143.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	133.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	167.10/cwt	165.00–170.00	520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	119.96/cwt	118.00–122.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	169.81/cwt	165.00–175.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	116.30/cwt	112.00–122.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	151.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	187.57/cwt	185.00–190.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	114.38/cwt	111.00–118.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	111.06/cwt	109.00–114.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	128.55/cwt	127.00–130.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	158.55/cwt	157.00–160.00	576	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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,178Last week 1,268Year ago 955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 242Year ago 353

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	119.00–125.00	121.89
3	—	607	101.00–103.00	101.66
2	—	320	145.00–147.00	145.98
3	—	462	116.00–118.00	116.69
7	—	574	105.00–108.00	106.70
7	—	520	109.00–114.00	111.06
3	—	365	130.00–135.00	131.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	135.00–140.00	137.36
4	—	473	110.00–113.00	111.52
4	—	370	121.00–129.00	125.16
7	—	525	103.00–107.00	104.65
6	—	420	111.00–118.00	114.38
2	—	313	135.00–140.00	137.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	125.00–130.00	127.52
3	—	383	117.00–120.00	117.97
2	—	458	102.00–105.00	103.48
2	—	415	107.00–110.00	108.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	165.00–170.00	167.41
5	—	558	124.00–128.00	125.63
16	—	621	118.00–123.00	119.53
2	—	318	177.00–182.00	179.44
3	—	458	144.00–150.00	147.93
10	—	518	130.00–140.00	135.12
6	—	667	112.00–122.00	116.30
3	—	427	150.00–155.00	151.68
2	—	258	185.00–190.00	187.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	135.00–140.00	136.74
6	—	505	124.00–128.00	126.02
7	—	311	165.00–170.00	167.10
4	—	578	118.00–122.00	119.96
2	—	265	165.00–175.00	169.81
5	—	421	140.00–145.00	141.90
2	—	363	157.00–160.00	158.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	105.00–110.00	107.47
3	—	407	132.00–135.00	133.97
4	—	330	157.00–160.00	158.48
2	—	368	145.00–150.00	147.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	124.00–130.00	126.95
2	—	518	110.00–113.00	111.48
2	—	420	127.00–130.00	128.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	139.00–143.00	140.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	41.00–45.00	42.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,187	48.00–53.00	50.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	80.00–82.00	81.08
2	—	1,965	75.00–78.00	76.39

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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