Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.13/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$148.13

97 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$6.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	149.77	727	55
Medium and Large 2	418	147.45	616	26
Medium and Large 3	388	143.60	557	16thin

One grade step is worth $6.16/cwt here — about $170 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 sale97 hd

148.13

—

FL average10 barns · 668 hd

137.27

+10.86

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	1,460	69.66	1,017	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	47.40	577	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	42.09	423	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.00	698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.45/cwt	117.00–120.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.15/cwt	127.00–130.00	668	5
Bulls	—	—	1,433	67.77/cwt	65.00–71.00	971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	129.04/cwt	128.00–131.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.60/cwt	153.00–160.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	167.21/cwt	165.00–172.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	117.33/cwt	116.00–119.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	145.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	157.19/cwt	155.00–162.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.09/cwt	147.00–157.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	122.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	165.25/cwt	160.00–175.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	131.50/cwt	127.00–135.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	126.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	183.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	492	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	53.46/cwt	53.00–54.00	658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	45.38/cwt	44.00–48.00	550	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	42.09/cwt	41.00–43.00	423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	140.83/cwt	137.00–145.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.64/cwt	136.00–145.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.92/cwt	121.00–127.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	164.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	166.65/cwt	162.00–170.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.81/cwt	129.00–135.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	179.54/cwt	177.00–182.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	108.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	106.50/cwt	103.00–109.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	136.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	121.43/cwt	117.00–126.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.37/cwt	121.00–130.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	129.05/cwt	128.00–130.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	112.57/cwt	110.00–116.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	124.90/cwt	122.00–128.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	112.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	147.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	106.44/cwt	105.00–108.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	115.55/cwt	112.00–118.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	103.61/cwt	100.00–107.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	109.04/cwt	103.00–111.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.84/cwt	132.00–140.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.05/cwt	121.00–125.00	631	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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,008Last week 1,178Year ago 1,147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 102Year ago 305

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	145.00–152.00	148.54
5	—	521	127.00–130.00	128.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	117.00–120.00	118.45
4	—	420	145.00–152.00	148.46
2	—	473	132.00–140.00	135.85
2	—	513	121.00–125.00	123.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	128.00–131.00	129.04
6	—	360	142.00–150.00	145.94
3	—	325	155.00–162.00	157.19
4	—	423	137.00–145.00	140.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	153.00–160.00	156.60
3	—	327	165.00–172.00	167.21
6	—	418	147.00–157.00	152.09
3	—	557	118.00–124.00	122.02
3	—	262	160.00–175.00	165.25
4	—	470	136.00–145.00	140.64
3	—	525	121.00–127.00	122.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	150.00–160.00	155.11
6	—	528	130.00–139.00	134.39
3	—	712	116.00–119.00	117.33
7	—	564	127.00–135.00	131.50
4	—	664	120.00–130.00	126.47
3	—	268	180.00–190.00	183.42
11	—	419	160.00–170.00	164.40
7	—	364	162.00–170.00	166.65
4	—	619	129.00–135.00	131.81
2	—	310	177.00–182.00	179.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	105.00–110.00	108.40
4	—	320	128.00–130.00	129.05
2	—	470	105.00–108.00	106.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	103.00–109.00	106.50
3	—	270	135.00–140.00	136.54
9	—	467	110.00–116.00	112.57
4	—	368	122.00–128.00	124.90
5	—	416	112.00–118.00	115.55
2	—	568	100.00–107.00	103.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	458	117.00–126.00	121.43
4	—	423	121.00–130.00	125.37
11	—	521	110.00–116.00	112.67
4	—	568	110.00–116.00	113.04
2	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.60
4	—	611	103.00–111.00	109.04
4	—	370	132.00–140.00	135.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,433	65.00–71.00	67.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	53.00–54.00	53.46
6	—	1,213	44.00–48.00	45.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,005	41.00–43.00	42.09

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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