Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.68/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$139.68

114 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$4.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	399	142.02	567	20
Medium and Large 1	522	139.82	730	70
Medium and Large 2	468	137.31	642	24

One grade step is worth $4.71/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale114 hd

139.68

—

FL average10 barns · 883 hd

136.55

+3.13

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	1,733	75.20	1,303	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	51.00	555	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	45.58	455	13

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	465	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	107.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.64/cwt	105.00–109.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.59/cwt	131.00–138.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	105.60/cwt	102.00–109.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	110.54/cwt	108.00–113.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	111.89/cwt	111.00–113.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	121.11/cwt	118.00–124.00	509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	119.29/cwt	116.00–124.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	103.05/cwt	101.00–105.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	105.71/cwt	103.00–110.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	124.04/cwt	123.00–126.00	455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	114.79/cwt	113.00–117.00	479	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	107.30/cwt	103.00–110.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	104.03/cwt	103.00–105.00	487	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	45.58/cwt	43.00–49.00	455	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	984	49.22/cwt	48.00–51.00	484	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	53.85/cwt	52.00–56.00	676	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	75.20/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	144.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	128.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	161.18/cwt	157.00–165.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	137.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.58/cwt	118.00–123.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.17/cwt	119.00–129.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	776	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.58/cwt	131.00–139.00	685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	155.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	715	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.56/cwt	127.00–136.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	156.14/cwt	152.00–162.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	115.54/cwt	113.00–118.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	177.10/cwt	174.00–180.00	558	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,326Last week 1,016Year ago 1,226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 375Year ago 234

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	137.00–140.00	138.53
4	—	518	117.00–120.00	118.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	130.00–137.00	133.54
4	—	470	120.00–130.00	125.11
5	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.06
5	—	570	105.00–109.00	106.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	131.00–138.00	134.59
4	—	623	102.00–109.00	105.60
6	—	575	108.00–113.00	110.54
7	—	520	111.00–113.00	111.89
8	—	420	118.00–124.00	121.11
10	—	469	116.00–124.00	119.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	135.00–140.00	137.54
4	—	460	110.00–114.00	112.02
4	—	570	101.00–105.00	103.05
8	—	509	103.00–110.00	105.71
9	—	367	123.00–126.00	124.04
14	—	417	113.00–117.00	114.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	125.00–130.00	127.62
5	—	430	103.00–110.00	107.30
6	—	468	103.00–105.00	104.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.24
5	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.13
4	—	470	125.00–132.00	128.61
4	—	325	157.00–165.00	161.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	137.00–140.00	137.77
4	—	573	118.00–123.00	120.58
4	—	523	119.00–129.00	124.17
4	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.58
4	—	388	155.00–157.00	156.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	620	120.00–130.00	125.16
16	—	513	131.00–139.00	133.58
11	—	460	150.00–160.00	155.51
10	—	568	127.00–136.00	131.56
5	—	415	152.00–162.00	156.14
4	—	713	113.00–118.00	115.54
4	—	370	165.00–170.00	167.60
4	—	315	174.00–180.00	177.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	998	43.00–49.00	45.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	48.00–51.00	49.22
5	—	1,255	52.00–56.00	53.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	72.00–78.00	75.20

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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