Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trends reported due to the markets being closed last week for the holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.57/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$150.57

85 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	157.63	689	39
Medium and Large 2	430	148.23	638	29
Medium and Large 3	423	138.35	585	17thin

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $104 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 sale85 hd

150.57

—

FL average10 barns · 604 hd

142.68

+7.89

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	1,705	76.92	1,311	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	55.68	691	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	49.37	588	11

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	563	125.53/cwt	124.00–127.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	142.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	120.71/cwt	119.00–124.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	113.94/cwt	112.00–120.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	155.82/cwt	152.00–160.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	151.81/cwt	147.00–157.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	132.41/cwt	129.00–135.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	143.06/cwt	135.00–150.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.53/cwt	118.00–123.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	138.72/cwt	137.00–142.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	134.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	121.92/cwt	120.00–124.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.63/cwt	107.00–114.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	133.11/cwt	131.00–135.00	430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	149.05/cwt	146.00–152.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	178.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	486	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	49.37/cwt	48.00–52.00	588	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	54.08/cwt	51.00–57.00	684	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	60.46/cwt	58.00–63.00	706	4
Bulls	—	—	1,692	76.17/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,289	19
Bulls	—	—	1,825	84.06/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	117.64/cwt	116.00–121.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	162.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.91/cwt	145.00–154.00	639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.29/cwt	135.00–142.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	128.43/cwt	124.00–133.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	127.27/cwt	124.00–129.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	161.62/cwt	157.00–165.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	168.95/cwt	167.00–172.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.09/cwt	131.00–137.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	205.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	858	3

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 1,446Year ago 1,136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 212Year ago 321

Compared to last week: No trends reported due to the markets being closed last week for the holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	124.00–127.00	125.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	115.00–121.00	118.04
3	—	360	140.00–147.00	142.40
3	—	512	119.00–124.00	120.71
4	—	619	112.00–120.00	113.94
6	—	273	152.00–160.00	155.82
6	—	323	147.00–157.00	151.81
6	—	478	125.00–128.00	126.46
7	—	407	129.00–135.00	132.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	135.00–150.00	143.06
2	—	460	118.00–123.00	120.53
3	—	315	137.00–142.00	138.72
3	—	363	130.00–136.00	134.07
4	—	420	120.00–125.00	122.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00–124.00	121.92
2	—	420	107.00–114.00	110.63
2	—	473	105.00–110.00	107.57
4	—	323	131.00–135.00	133.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	180.00–182.00	180.98
2	—	458	146.00–152.00	149.05
2	—	625	133.00–134.00	133.49
3	—	273	175.00–185.00	178.05
7	—	516	135.00–140.00	137.10
7	—	411	157.00–165.00	161.62
5	—	359	167.00–172.00	168.95
4	—	573	131.00–137.00	134.09
4	—	225	200.00–210.00	205.33
3	—	655	130.00–133.00	131.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	125.00–132.00	128.45
4	—	415	135.00–142.00	138.42
3	—	512	116.00–121.00	117.64
3	—	365	145.00–150.00	148.29
3	—	322	160.00–167.00	162.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	145.00–154.00	148.91
6	—	313	170.00–175.00	172.40
5	—	475	135.00–142.00	139.29
4	—	508	124.00–133.00	128.43
4	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.45
3	—	560	124.00–129.00	127.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,191	48.00–52.00	49.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,265	51.00–57.00	54.08
4	—	1,168	58.00–63.00	60.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,692	73.00–79.00	76.17
2	—	1,825	83.00–85.00	84.06

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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