Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.84/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$136.84

84 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

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

$6.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	140.04	632	31
Medium and Large 3	422	138.60	586	18thin
Medium and Large 1	538	133.09	716	35

One grade step is worth $6.95/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale84 hd

136.84

—

FL average10 barns · 796 hd

136.85

−0.01

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	1,645	79.72	1,311	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	49.19	566	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	43.79	457	9thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	568	124.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	113.65/cwt	112.00–116.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	122.09/cwt	118.00–126.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	102.03/cwt	101.00–103.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	134.87/cwt	132.00–139.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	127.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	117.12/cwt	114.00–120.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	106.58/cwt	104.00–109.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	103.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.10/cwt	122.00–127.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	112.11/cwt	108.00–116.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.72/cwt	103.00–107.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	106.61/cwt	103.00–110.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	163.67/cwt	160.00–167.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.55/cwt	152.00–157.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.12/cwt	125.00–133.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	141.62/cwt	140.00–144.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.28/cwt	131.00–139.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.04/cwt	151.00–157.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.03/cwt	112.00–115.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	158.57/cwt	157.00–160.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	147.04/cwt	145.00–149.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	596	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	82.38/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,314	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	77.05/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,306	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	47.64/cwt	45.00–50.00	492	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	43.79/cwt	41.00–47.00	457	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	52.61/cwt	51.00–54.00	741	10

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 1,008Year ago 1,393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 375Last week 112Year ago 172

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	122.00–128.00	124.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	110.00–112.00	111.02
5	—	529	112.00–116.00	113.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	118.00–126.00	122.09
4	—	515	110.00–112.00	111.02
4	—	565	110.00–114.00	112.04
4	—	623	101.00–103.00	102.03
5	—	356	132.00–139.00	134.87
6	—	410	124.00–130.00	127.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	135.00–145.00	140.18
4	—	423	114.00–120.00	117.12
4	—	523	104.00–109.00	106.58
4	—	571	100.00–107.00	103.58
5	—	373	122.00–127.00	125.10
6	—	468	108.00–116.00	112.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	103.00–107.00	105.72
4	—	370	118.00–120.00	119.03
4	—	413	103.00–110.00	106.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	160.00–167.00	163.67
4	—	413	152.00–157.00	154.55
4	—	568	125.00–133.00	129.12
5	—	459	140.00–144.00	141.62
6	—	515	130.00–140.00	135.10
12	—	670	112.00–113.00	112.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	160.00–170.00	165.27
4	—	520	120.00–127.00	123.60
5	—	463	131.00–139.00	134.28
6	—	380	151.00–157.00	154.04
6	—	428	142.00–145.00	143.03
6	—	573	121.00–123.00	122.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	125.00–130.00	126.70
3	—	575	112.00–115.00	114.03
4	—	325	157.00–160.00	158.57
4	—	363	145.00–149.00	147.04
4	—	433	135.00–140.00	137.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	80.00–84.00	82.38
4	—	1,695	75.00–79.00	77.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,033	45.00–50.00	47.64
10	—	1,408	51.00–54.00	52.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,043	41.00–47.00	43.79

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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