Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.21/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$157.21

88 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$39.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	371	175.20	651	39
Medium and Large 2	424	147.18	624	31
Medium and Large 3	432	135.49	585	18thin

One grade step is worth $39.71/cwt here — about $66 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 sale88 hd

157.21

—

FL average8 barns · 511 hd

147.38

+9.83

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	1,755	78.08	1,370	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	55.50	679	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	46.91	455	8thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	570	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.38/cwt	113.00–120.00	594	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	78.08/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,370	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	53.64/cwt	52.00–56.00	615	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	46.91/cwt	45.00–49.00	455	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	61.53/cwt	60.00–62.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	183.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	122.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	206.72/cwt	205.00–210.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	172.90/cwt	170.00–175.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	115.03/cwt	113.00–117.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	148.89/cwt	147.00–152.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	141.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	214.66/cwt	205.00–225.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	140.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	210.95/cwt	205.00–220.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.69/cwt	150.00–156.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	135.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	179.84/cwt	175.00–185.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	144.15/cwt	142.00–146.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	124.43/cwt	122.00–127.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	127.88/cwt	123.00–131.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	120.56/cwt	118.00–124.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	138.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.28/cwt	110.00–118.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	149.71/cwt	145.00–152.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	115.62/cwt	113.00–121.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	161.81/cwt	157.00–167.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	125.57/cwt	124.00–128.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	6

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 1,142Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 201Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	118.00–120.00	119.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	113.00–120.00	115.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	180.00–190.00	183.13
2	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.45
3	—	557	120.00–129.00	122.96
4	—	315	175.00–185.00	179.84
4	—	460	133.00–136.00	134.53
6	—	513	125.00–130.00	127.44
9	—	418	142.00–146.00	144.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	132.00–134.00	133.01
3	—	305	205.00–210.00	206.72
5	—	362	170.00–175.00	172.90
5	—	462	140.00–143.00	141.75
6	—	223	205.00–225.00	214.66
6	—	505	135.00–145.00	140.05
7	—	270	205.00–220.00	210.95
5	—	415	150.00–156.00	153.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	113.00–117.00	115.03
4	—	465	125.00–132.00	128.42
5	—	376	147.00–152.00	148.89
7	—	414	130.00–140.00	135.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	122.00–127.00	124.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	130.00–140.00	135.91
5	—	462	123.00–131.00	127.88
7	—	503	118.00–124.00	120.56
3	—	337	145.00–152.00	149.71
3	—	560	113.00–121.00	115.62
4	—	270	157.00–167.00	161.81
4	—	365	138.00–140.00	139.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	135.00–140.00	138.19
3	—	475	110.00–118.00	115.28
5	—	414	124.00–128.00	125.57
6	—	363	130.00–135.00	132.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,755	75.00–81.00	78.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,147	52.00–56.00	53.64
4	—	1,475	60.00–62.00	61.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	970	45.00–49.00	46.91

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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