Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.87/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$161.87

67 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	364	175.08	637	19thin
Medium and Large 1	484	157.38	762	20
Medium and Large 3	406	156.11	634	28

One grade step is worth $18.97/cwt here — about $3 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 sale67 hd

161.87

—

FL average10 barns · 846 hd

160.22

+1.65

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	1,570	71.94	1,129	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	43.06	492	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	37.97	407	36

Every lot, as filed

50 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%	—	1,143	43.06/cwt	41.00–45.00	492	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	39.55/cwt	37.00–42.00	433	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	32.46/cwt	31.00–35.00	321	8
Bulls	—	—	1,570	71.94/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	128.36/cwt	125.00–132.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.04/cwt	112.00–115.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	140.74/cwt	138.00–145.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	122.04/cwt	117.00–126.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	147.02/cwt	140.00–155.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	108.02/cwt	105.00–110.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	135.69/cwt	135.00–137.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	151.82/cwt	147.00–157.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	166.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	121.32/cwt	117.00–127.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	198.21/cwt	195.00–205.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	194.76/cwt	190.00–205.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	171.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	184.65/cwt	182.00–187.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	178.78/cwt	175.00–180.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	182.64/cwt	175.00–190.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	164.55/cwt	162.00–167.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	164.47/cwt	162.00–167.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	123.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	139.48/cwt	137.00–142.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	176.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	192.14/cwt	187.00–195.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.57/cwt	162.00–167.00	694	2

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 Oct 29, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 892Last week 965Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 460Last week 256Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,143	41.00–45.00	43.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,094	37.00–42.00	39.55
8	—	990	31.00–35.00	32.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	68.00–74.00	71.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	120.00–125.00	122.58
2	—	365	125.00–132.00	128.36
5	—	506	105.00–110.00	108.02
2	—	460	110.00–115.00	112.45
2	—	312	130.00–140.00	134.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	135.00–140.00	137.39
2	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.57
4	—	405	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	530	112.00–115.00	114.04
2	—	310	145.00–152.00	148.39
2	—	272	140.00–155.00	147.02
6	—	453	117.00–127.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	138.00–145.00	140.74
2	—	612	114.00–117.00	115.52
7	—	515	117.00–126.00	122.04
5	—	463	130.00–135.00	131.83
2	—	557	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	362	145.00–150.00	147.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	120.00–125.00	121.64
2	—	505	125.00–130.00	127.48
2	—	365	155.00–160.00	157.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	132.00–136.00	133.98
2	—	517	132.00–137.00	134.54
2	—	457	145.00–150.00	147.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	422	162.00–167.00	164.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	140.00–147.00	142.42
6	—	415	147.00–157.00	151.82
5	—	375	160.00–170.00	166.85
4	—	327	175.00–180.00	178.78
4	—	265	175.00–190.00	182.64
3	—	578	122.00–125.00	123.01
3	—	510	127.00–130.00	128.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	135.00–137.00	135.69
3	—	260	195.00–205.00	198.21
3	—	210	190.00–205.00	194.76
2	—	477	150.00–155.00	152.57
2	—	412	162.00–167.00	164.55
3	—	363	175.00–180.00	176.65
3	—	316	187.00–195.00	192.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	170.00–175.00	171.61
3	—	355	182.00–187.00	184.65
6	—	555	140.00–145.00	142.52
4	—	455	162.00–167.00	164.47
2	—	605	137.00–142.00	139.48
2	—	512	142.00–145.00	143.46

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