Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.95/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$151.95

94 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	157.49	624	42
Medium and Large 2	381	150.95	576	37
Medium and Large 3	382	138.92	530	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $93 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 sale94 hd

151.95

—

FL average10 barns · 743 hd

153.05

−1.10

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	1,332	75.65	1,008	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	62.30	716	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	50.40	505	41

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	502	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	151.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	171.53/cwt	167.00–175.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	172.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	162.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	184.82/cwt	180.00–190.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	220.09/cwt	215.00–225.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	199.65/cwt	197.00–202.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	168.86/cwt	165.00–172.00	529	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	159.07/cwt	155.00–162.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	179.05/cwt	177.00–181.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	158.54/cwt	155.00–162.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	156.68/cwt	155.00–160.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	204.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.25/cwt	178.00–187.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	167.35/cwt	165.00–170.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.18/cwt	137.00–142.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	221.07/cwt	210.00–230.00	464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	185.22/cwt	183.00–187.00	585	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.00	620	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	79.84/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	176.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	536	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	56.47/cwt	56.00–58.00	536	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	51.83/cwt	50.00–53.00	575	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	46.35/cwt	44.00–49.00	453	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	156.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	163.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	64.75/cwt	64.00–66.00	759	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	59.23/cwt	57.00–61.00	665	8
Bulls	—	—	1,221	71.46/cwt	70.00–73.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	158.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	146.67/cwt	144.00–150.00	672	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	173.56/cwt	172.00–176.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	148.28/cwt	145.00–152.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	119.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	152.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.28/cwt	147.00–153.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	179.55/cwt	175.00–182.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	190.00/cwt	185.00–195.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	138.95/cwt	135.00–142.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	166.30/cwt	162.00–170.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	167.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	778	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 May 21, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 556Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 69Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	142.00–150.00	145.98
3	—	465	155.00–162.00	159.07
5	—	266	200.00–210.00	204.14
9	—	405	165.00–170.00	167.35
8	—	210	210.00–230.00	221.07
8	—	316	183.00–187.00	185.22
4	—	352	175.00–177.00	176.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	180.00–190.00	184.82
2	—	332	177.00–181.00	179.05
2	—	472	147.00–150.00	148.54
3	—	406	155.00–160.00	156.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	215.00–225.00	220.09
3	—	305	197.00–202.00	199.65
8	—	526	155.00–162.00	158.54
4	—	370	178.00–187.00	183.25
5	—	409	172.00–176.00	173.56
2	—	205	235.00–240.00	237.44
6	—	465	165.00–170.00	167.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	160.00–165.00	162.54
3	—	511	150.00–155.00	151.74
7	—	405	167.00–175.00	171.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	160.00–165.00	163.37
5	—	358	170.00–175.00	172.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	160.00–167.00	162.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	313	165.00–172.00	168.86
5	—	525	137.00–142.00	140.18
4	—	372	160.00–170.00	163.59
14	—	458	144.00–150.00	146.67
5	—	426	147.00–153.00	149.28
3	—	271	175.00–182.00	179.55
3	—	221	185.00–195.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.36
9	—	426	140.00–145.00	142.29
5	—	218	170.00–180.00	176.10
5	—	332	155.00–160.00	158.07
7	—	366	150.00–155.00	152.89
6	—	478	135.00–142.00	138.95
2	—	270	162.00–170.00	166.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	130.00–135.00	132.33
2	—	457	125.00–132.00	128.44
3	—	273	155.00–160.00	156.77
3	—	356	140.00–142.00	141.35
2	—	320	145.00–152.00	148.28
2	—	535	117.00–122.00	119.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	77.00–83.00	79.84
3	—	1,221	70.00–73.00	71.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	950	56.00–58.00	56.47
10	—	1,110	50.00–53.00	51.83
20	—	977	44.00–49.00	46.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,172	64.00–66.00	64.75
8	—	1,122	57.00–61.00	59.23

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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