Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.16/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$166.16

78 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$18.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	345	173.42	599	32
Medium and Large 1	448	165.18	740	28
Medium and Large 3	393	154.77	609	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.66/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale78 hd

166.16

—

FL average10 barns · 577 hd

161.95

+4.21

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	1,483	73.34	1,088	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	49.82	584	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	43.89	418	26

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	130.31/cwt	127.00–132.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	153.68/cwt	152.00–157.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	163.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	142.91/cwt	137.00–147.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	142.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	124.75/cwt	120.00–127.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	171.87/cwt	165.00–175.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.94/cwt	177.00–185.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	113.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	124.45/cwt	121.00–128.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	141.84/cwt	137.00–147.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	182.19/cwt	177.00–185.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	151.19/cwt	147.00–157.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	147.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	163.32/cwt	152.00–175.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	141.29/cwt	140.00–142.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	187.35/cwt	180.00–195.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	155.29/cwt	152.00–157.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	147.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	169.08/cwt	165.00–172.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	156.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	169.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	209.71/cwt	200.00–220.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	222	200.17/cwt	195.00–205.00	444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	456	140.32/cwt	137.00–142.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	143.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	122.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.00	768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	49.82/cwt	48.00–53.00	584	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	43.89/cwt	40.00–46.00	418	26
Bulls	—	—	1,483	73.34/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	166.88/cwt	160.00–172.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	119.95/cwt	118.00–124.00	675	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 Dec 17, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 806Last week 1,133Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 140Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	127.00–132.00	130.31
3	—	306	152.00–157.00	153.68
2	—	525	112.00–118.00	114.97
7	—	361	140.00–147.00	142.91
4	—	215	150.00–160.00	154.77
3	—	471	120.00–127.00	124.75
5	—	562	110.00–116.00	113.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	160.00–167.00	163.31
6	—	462	130.00–137.00	133.59
5	—	411	137.00–147.00	142.91
4	—	225	170.00–175.00	172.44
6	—	507	121.00–128.00	124.45
5	—	267	160.00–172.00	166.88
4	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.36
3	—	563	118.00–124.00	119.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	115.00–118.00	116.53
2	—	357	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	315	137.00–147.00	141.84
2	—	512	105.00–110.00	107.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	165.00–175.00	171.87
7	—	408	145.00–150.00	147.10
5	—	372	152.00–175.00	163.32
3	—	463	140.00–142.00	141.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	177.00–185.00	180.94
4	—	255	180.00–195.00	187.35
3	—	405	152.00–157.00	155.29
2	—	472	145.00–147.00	145.97
7	—	368	165.00–175.00	169.42
6	—	222	195.00–205.00	200.17
4	—	517	140.00–145.00	142.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	177.00–185.00	182.19
2	—	307	195.00–200.00	197.56
7	—	511	147.00–157.00	151.19
5	—	563	145.00–150.00	147.04
5	—	422	165.00–172.00	169.08
4	—	457	155.00–160.00	156.23
2	—	257	200.00–220.00	209.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	137.00–142.00	140.32
6	—	357	145.00–150.00	147.45
5	—	416	140.00–145.00	143.03
3	—	510	120.00–127.00	122.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	150.00–155.00	151.97
4	—	505	135.00–140.00	137.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	150.00–157.00	152.37
3	—	413	160.00–165.00	161.61
2	—	517	145.00–152.00	148.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,173	48.00–53.00	49.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	952	40.00–46.00	43.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	72.00–75.00	73.34

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