Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.45/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$139.45

80 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$5.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	392	142.11	557	19thin
Medium and Large 1	519	140.27	728	36
Medium and Large 2	473	136.26	644	25

One grade step is worth $5.84/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale80 hd

139.45

—

FL average9 barns · 793 hd

137.72

+1.73

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	1,820	83.36	1,517	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	54.40	688	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	47.79	507	14

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	373	135.10/cwt	132.00–137.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	111.63/cwt	108.00–114.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	142.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	119.06/cwt	116.00–122.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	113.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	126.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	136.05/cwt	135.00–137.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.11/cwt	112.00–118.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	113.05/cwt	110.00–115.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	102.38/cwt	101.00–105.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	128.05/cwt	127.00–130.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.07/cwt	105.00–109.00	506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	168.67/cwt	165.00–172.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.05/cwt	131.00–135.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.06/cwt	125.00–129.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.84/cwt	140.00–143.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	135.94/cwt	134.00–139.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.11/cwt	121.00–129.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	136.04/cwt	135.00–138.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	162.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	131.84/cwt	131.00–135.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	146.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	538	6
Bulls	—	—	1,814	87.30/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,584	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	80.07/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,461	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	57.87/cwt	57.00–59.00	756	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	53.25/cwt	51.00–55.00	667	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	47.79/cwt	45.00–50.00	507	14

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 893Last week 1,326Year ago 1,094

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 198Year ago 291

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	132.00–137.00	135.10
5	—	561	108.00–114.00	111.63
6	—	317	140.00–147.00	142.39
6	—	470	116.00–122.00	119.06
6	—	525	112.00–115.00	113.54
10	—	410	122.00–130.00	126.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	135.00–137.00	136.05
4	—	425	112.00–118.00	115.11
5	—	477	110.00–115.00	113.05
6	—	528	105.00–110.00	107.58
6	—	567	101.00–105.00	102.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	127.00–130.00	128.05
6	—	473	105.00–109.00	107.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	165.00–172.00	168.67
4	—	570	131.00–135.00	133.05
4	—	628	125.00–129.00	127.06
5	—	475	140.00–143.00	141.84
5	—	670	122.00–128.00	124.45
6	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.60
8	—	521	134.00–139.00	135.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	155.00	155.00
4	—	525	121.00–129.00	125.11
4	—	573	121.00–125.00	123.04
6	—	467	135.00–138.00	136.04
9	—	428	140.00–145.00	143.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	160.00–165.00	162.64
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.58
5	—	415	131.00–135.00	131.84
6	—	367	145.00–150.00	146.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,814	86.00–89.00	87.30
6	—	1,825	79.00–81.00	80.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,306	57.00–59.00	57.87
15	—	1,252	51.00–55.00	53.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,060	45.00–50.00	47.79

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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