Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.85/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$207.85

84 head · 353 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$30.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	346	218.84	758	44
Medium and Large 2	357	200.30	715	25
Medium and Large 3	367	188.22	691	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.62/cwt here — about $67 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 sale84 hd

207.85

—

FL average8 barns · 385 hd

198.03

+9.82

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,078	67.56	729	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	55.76	577	26

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	71.46/cwt	69.00–74.00	779	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	52.24/cwt	50.00–54.00	500	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	57.96/cwt	55.00–61.00	628	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	64.70/cwt	61.00–67.00	692	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	197.30/cwt	195.00–200.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	177.92/cwt	172.00–182.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	205.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	184.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	219.89/cwt	210.00–230.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	167.98/cwt	162.00–172.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	156.53/cwt	152.00–162.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	179.48/cwt	177.00–182.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	182.48/cwt	175.00–190.00	487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	227.45/cwt	222.00–232.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	199.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	144.50/cwt	142.00–149.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	254	238.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	130.46/cwt	127.00–137.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	216.63/cwt	210.00–220.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	145.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.63/cwt	115.00–125.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	131.99/cwt	129.00–137.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	174.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	199.82/cwt	195.00–205.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	169.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	219.15/cwt	215.00–225.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	231.74/cwt	225.00–240.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	196.64/cwt	195.00–200.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	162.80/cwt	160.00–165.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	666	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 (Mon)

Mon Feb 26, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,090	69.00–74.00	71.46
15	—	1,070	61.00–67.00	64.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	958	50.00–54.00	52.24
16	—	1,083	55.00–61.00	57.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	195.00–200.00	197.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	172.00–182.00	177.92
9	—	315	180.00–190.00	184.87
5	—	221	210.00–230.00	219.89
6	—	412	162.00–172.00	167.98
6	—	467	152.00–162.00	156.53
6	—	261	195.00–205.00	199.00
4	—	527	145.00–150.00	146.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	267	175.00–190.00	182.48
3	—	471	142.00–150.00	145.57
3	—	623	115.00–125.00	121.63
4	—	558	129.00–137.00	131.99
5	—	327	170.00–175.00	174.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.80
6	—	270	160.00–170.00	165.06
2	—	455	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	565	117.00–120.00	118.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	200.00–210.00	205.66
6	—	224	250.00–260.00	254.98
2	—	510	177.00–182.00	179.48
13	—	314	222.00–232.00	227.45
4	—	610	142.00–149.00	144.50
7	—	254	230.00–250.00	238.76
6	—	358	210.00–220.00	216.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	127.00–137.00	130.46
6	—	318	210.00–220.00	214.97
3	—	513	165.00–175.00	169.06
7	—	270	215.00–225.00	219.15
3	—	225	225.00–240.00	231.74
3	—	356	195.00–200.00	196.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	195.00–205.00	199.82
3	—	465	170.00–175.00	171.63
6	—	360	180.00–190.00	184.91

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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