Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.94/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$180.94

71 head · 319 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	330	183.05	604	48
Medium and Large 2	299	179.12	536	18thin
Medium and Large 3	288	167.24	482	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $122 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 sale71 hd

180.94

—

FL average4 barns · 237 hd

167.73

+13.21

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	1,694	88.07	1,492	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	71.91	879	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	66.40	691	11

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	64.75/cwt	64.00–65.00	697	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	69.29/cwt	66.00–71.00	678	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	74.10/cwt	72.00–77.00	932	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	68.41/cwt	65.00–71.00	796	5
Bulls	—	—	1,666	87.20/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,453	16
Bulls	—	—	1,768	90.40/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	184.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	170.67/cwt	155.00–180.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	174.84/cwt	170.00–177.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	165.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	210.80/cwt	195.00–225.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	201.08/cwt	195.00–210.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	237.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	185.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.62/cwt	157.00–167.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	276	171.99/cwt	165.00–175.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	160.12/cwt	155.00–165.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	201.88/cwt	200.00–205.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	178.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	194.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	213.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	230.15/cwt	225.00–235.00	734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	209.01/cwt	205.00–215.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	219.01/cwt	215.00–225.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	148.52/cwt	145.00–152.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	167.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	194.68/cwt	187.00–200.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	256.75/cwt	250.00–270.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	236.05/cwt	225.00–250.00	626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	170.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	173.43/cwt	170.00–177.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	171.01/cwt	168.00–175.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	201.90/cwt	197.00–207.00	840	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 (Mon)

Mon Feb 19, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 741Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,077	64.00–65.00	64.75
4	—	978	66.00–71.00	69.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,258	72.00–77.00	74.10
5	—	1,164	65.00–71.00	68.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,666	84.00–89.00	87.20
6	—	1,768	90.00–92.00	90.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	316	180.00–190.00	184.84
11	—	369	155.00–180.00	170.67
7	—	416	160.00–170.00	165.34
7	—	218	195.00–225.00	210.80
6	—	266	195.00–210.00	201.08
2	—	502	145.00–152.00	148.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	170.00–177.00	174.84
6	—	270	180.00–190.00	185.19
5	—	365	157.00–167.00	161.62
3	—	213	200.00–205.00	201.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	276	165.00–175.00	171.99
2	—	307	155.00–165.00	160.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	215	230.00–245.00	237.00
2	—	457	177.00–180.00	178.48
5	—	269	215.00–225.00	219.01
2	—	305	210.00–220.00	215.08
3	—	503	165.00–170.00	167.33
4	—	408	187.00–200.00	194.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	190.00–200.00	194.15
9	—	369	210.00–220.00	213.62
8	—	319	225.00–235.00	230.15
5	—	404	205.00–215.00	209.01
6	—	220	250.00–270.00	256.75
8	—	265	225.00–250.00	236.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	165.00–175.00	170.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	170.00–177.00	173.43
2	—	417	180.00–185.00	182.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	168.00–175.00	171.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	205.00–210.00	207.47
3	—	416	197.00–207.00	201.90

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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