Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.56/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$133.56

80 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.44

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	140.41	570	38
Medium and Large 3	397	129.28	513	15thin
Medium and Large 2	434	126.30	548	27

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $22 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 sale80 hd

133.56

—

FL average10 barns · 928 hd

129.12

+4.44

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	1,576	73.37	1,156	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	48.56	574	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	43.60	407	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	187.24/cwt	180.00–195.00	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.77/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	188.96/cwt	185.00–195.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.74/cwt	150.00–157.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.20/cwt	157.00–167.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	176.36/cwt	172.00–182.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	174.56/cwt	170.00–179.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	134.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	183.30/cwt	180.00–187.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	216.99/cwt	210.00–230.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	128.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.08/cwt	107.00–113.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	136.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	197.60/cwt	190.00–200.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	112.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	130.36/cwt	127.00–135.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	121.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	160.39/cwt	155.00–172.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	119.42/cwt	116.00–123.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	113.93/cwt	112.00–118.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	151.31/cwt	130.00–170.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	125.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	118.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	129.94/cwt	127.00–132.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	134.42/cwt	132.00–137.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	152.45/cwt	147.00–155.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	169.30/cwt	160.00–180.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	149.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	142.21/cwt	140.00–147.00	451	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	73.37/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,156	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	43.60/cwt	39.00–45.00	407	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	47.35/cwt	46.00–50.00	573	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	51.39/cwt	51.00–52.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	152.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	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 Dec 10, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,133Last week 1,456Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 387Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	170.00–175.00	172.38
2	—	580	137.00–140.00	138.53
4	—	420	160.00–165.00	162.44
5	—	471	150.00–157.00	152.68
2	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	140.00–145.00	142.55
2	—	415	150.00–155.00	152.41
3	—	367	160.00–165.00	163.27
5	—	572	127.00–132.00	129.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	132.00–137.00	134.42
3	—	367	147.00–155.00	152.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	213	180.00–195.00	187.24
3	—	470	140.00–147.00	144.77
3	—	423	150.00–157.00	154.74
4	—	370	157.00–167.00	162.20
7	—	314	172.00–182.00	176.36
3	—	568	130.00–137.00	134.68
2	—	265	180.00–187.00	183.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	185.00–195.00	188.96
5	—	569	140.00–145.00	141.97
4	—	355	170.00–179.00	174.56
6	—	413	160.00–170.00	164.97
8	—	480	150.00–160.00	154.90
3	—	205	210.00–230.00	216.99
8	—	513	140.00–150.00	145.12
4	—	271	190.00–200.00	197.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00–147.00	143.54
2	—	268	170.00–175.00	172.38
2	—	368	150.00–155.00	152.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	125.00–132.00	128.56
4	—	575	107.00–113.00	110.08
5	—	353	135.00–140.00	136.98
5	—	516	110.00–117.00	112.77
2	—	270	140.00–150.00	145.09
4	—	488	120.00–125.00	122.51
3	—	317	140.00–147.00	142.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	135.00–145.00	139.97
7	—	459	127.00–135.00	130.36
5	—	526	120.00–125.00	121.92
6	—	313	150.00–160.00	155.12
3	—	268	155.00–172.00	160.39
4	—	568	116.00–123.00	119.42
2	—	215	160.00–180.00	169.30
5	—	356	145.00–155.00	149.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	112.00–118.00	113.93
5	—	328	130.00–170.00	151.31
2	—	368	120.00–130.00	125.17
5	—	426	115.00–120.00	118.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,576	71.00–76.00	73.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	934	39.00–45.00	43.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	46.00–50.00	47.35
3	—	1,117	51.00–52.00	51.39

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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