Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.99/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$143.99

83 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$3.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	144.79	732	44
Medium and Large 2	444	144.21	640	24
Medium and Large 3	401	141.28	566	15thin

One grade step is worth $3.51/cwt here — about $166 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 sale83 hd

143.99

—

FL average9 barns · 667 hd

141.63

+2.36

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	1,570	77.52	1,217	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	51.46	617	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	46.28	459	12

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	366	132.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	119.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	127.77/cwt	124.00–134.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	120.04/cwt	116.00–124.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	111.99/cwt	111.00–114.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	103.70/cwt	102.00–107.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.06/cwt	125.00–162.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.32/cwt	122.00–128.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.59/cwt	122.00–129.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	138.35/cwt	137.00–139.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.05/cwt	116.00–122.00	667	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	46.28/cwt	43.00–49.00	459	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	50.74/cwt	48.00–54.00	600	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	56.48/cwt	56.00–57.00	742	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	77.52/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,217	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.97/cwt	123.00–127.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	158.61/cwt	155.00–162.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.28/cwt	147.00–156.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.20/cwt	122.00–131.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	156.31/cwt	155.00–157.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.73/cwt	125.00–129.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	127.66/cwt	126.00–131.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	141.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.06/cwt	152.00–157.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	184.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	144.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	131.75/cwt	130.00–133.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.46/cwt	134.00–138.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.89/cwt	112.00–120.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	164.45/cwt	162.00–167.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	127.21/cwt	125.00–129.00	775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	202.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.95/cwt	165.00–167.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	129.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	119.55/cwt	117.00–122.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	106.61/cwt	104.00–109.00	501	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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,142Last week 857Year ago 836

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 286Year ago 342

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	130.00–135.00	132.05
3	—	472	118.00–120.00	119.31
3	—	413	115.00–122.00	119.63
2	—	520	110.00–114.00	112.02
2	—	313	137.00–140.00	138.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	124.00–134.00	127.77
4	—	515	116.00–124.00	120.04
3	—	607	111.00–114.00	111.99
5	—	470	122.00–128.00	124.32
3	—	360	137.00–139.00	138.35
2	—	560	116.00–122.00	119.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	102.00–107.00	103.70
3	—	315	125.00–162.00	150.06
4	—	370	122.00–129.00	125.59
4	—	470	104.00–109.00	106.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	122.00–127.00	125.40
2	—	510	112.00–114.00	113.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	135.00–140.00	137.45
2	—	518	123.00–127.00	124.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	155.00–162.00	158.61
4	—	370	140.00–150.00	144.80
3	—	473	125.00–132.00	129.78
2	—	515	117.00–122.00	119.55
2	—	410	135.00–142.00	138.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	147.00–156.00	152.28
4	—	670	122.00–131.00	124.20
3	—	408	155.00–157.00	156.31
2	—	310	175.00–180.00	177.58
2	—	268	180.00–190.00	184.67
7	—	569	130.00–133.00	131.75
5	—	521	134.00–138.00	136.46
2	—	720	112.00–120.00	115.89
2	—	358	162.00–167.00	164.45
9	—	609	125.00–129.00	127.21
3	—	223	200.00–210.00	202.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	125.00–129.00	127.73
3	—	508	126.00–131.00	127.66
5	—	465	140.00–144.00	141.65
5	—	378	152.00–157.00	154.06
6	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.40
2	—	320	165.00–167.00	165.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	991	43.00–49.00	46.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,183	48.00–54.00	50.74
2	—	1,313	56.00–57.00	56.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,570	75.00–79.00	77.52

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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