Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.55/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$165.55

123 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$31.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	343	181.43	622	34
Medium and Large 2	375	165.56	620	54
Medium and Large 3	393	150.10	590	35

One grade step is worth $31.33/cwt here — about $32 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 sale123 hd

165.55

—

FL average10 barns · 860 hd

164.73

+0.82

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,394	88.84	1,239	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	66.68	752	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	59.12	566	27

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	214.21/cwt	210.00–220.00	660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	213.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	201.63/cwt	200.00–205.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	154.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	404	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	129.74/cwt	127.00–132.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	169.60/cwt	167.00–172.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	161.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	116.31/cwt	115.00–117.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	171.04/cwt	167.00–175.00	467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	155.62/cwt	152.00–160.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	188.30/cwt	180.00–195.00	443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	191.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	230.81/cwt	225.00–240.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	221	241.05/cwt	235.00–250.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	185.77/cwt	180.00–190.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	140.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	161.17/cwt	157.00–165.00	732	5
Bulls	—	—	1,354	85.77/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,161	6
Bulls	—	—	1,455	93.45/cwt	91.50–97.00	1,360	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	69.95/cwt	69.00–72.00	747	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	65.19/cwt	64.00–67.00	753	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	53.67/cwt	51.00–55.00	530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	64.04/cwt	63.00–65.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	213.29/cwt	210.00–215.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	192.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	185.66/cwt	185.00–187.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	188.91/cwt	185.00–192.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	206.90/cwt	200.00–215.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	229.74/cwt	225.00–235.00	726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	188.42/cwt	185.00–192.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	199.64/cwt	197.00–202.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	215.71/cwt	210.00–220.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	651	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	58.69/cwt	50.00–62.00	550	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	268.29/cwt	260.00–280.00	585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	256.15/cwt	245.00–265.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	182.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	205.10/cwt	195.00–215.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	122.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	174.29/cwt	170.00–180.00	533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	170.48/cwt	165.00–175.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	155.81/cwt	152.00–158.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	201.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	742	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 Mar 5, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 445Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 141Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	308	210.00–220.00	214.21
3	—	518	167.00–172.00	169.60
3	—	431	190.00–195.00	191.60
8	—	276	225.00–240.00	230.81
4	—	221	235.00–250.00	241.05
3	—	368	200.00–205.00	201.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	267	210.00–220.00	213.97
3	—	316	200.00–205.00	201.63
3	—	528	152.00–157.00	154.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	225.00–235.00	229.74
2	—	465	185.00–192.00	188.42
3	—	410	197.00–202.00	199.64
7	—	360	210.00–220.00	215.71
8	—	218	260.00–280.00	268.29
8	—	260	245.00–265.00	256.15
4	—	506	180.00–185.00	182.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	140.00–150.00	144.84
4	—	511	127.00–132.00	129.74
4	—	460	135.00–140.00	137.55
5	—	312	160.00–165.00	161.83
3	—	625	115.00–117.00	116.31
8	—	273	167.00–175.00	171.04
6	—	373	152.00–160.00	155.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	235	180.00–195.00	188.30
8	—	266	180.00–190.00	185.77
5	—	504	135.00–145.00	140.99
7	—	609	120.00–130.00	122.69
12	—	306	170.00–180.00	174.29
12	—	381	165.00–175.00	170.48
4	—	418	152.00–158.00	155.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	157.00–165.00	161.17
12	—	305	185.00–192.00	188.91
2	—	217	200.00–215.00	206.90
4	—	357	180.00–185.00	182.45
7	—	406	160.00–165.00	161.70
4	—	257	195.00–215.00	205.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	210.00–215.00	213.29
3	—	413	190.00–195.00	192.29
3	—	476	185.00–187.00	185.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	175.00–180.00	177.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,354	84.00–90.00	85.77
4	—	1,455	91.50–97.00	93.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	69.00–72.00	69.95
11	—	1,155	64.00–67.00	65.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	51.00–55.00	53.67
5	—	1,019	63.00–65.00	64.04
19	—	937	50.00–62.00	58.69

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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