Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.57/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$191.57

65 head · 369 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$17.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	195.72	752	37
Medium and Large 2	345	191.03	660	17thin
Medium and Large 3	357	178.44	636	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.28/cwt here — about $116 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 sale65 hd

191.57

—

FL average6 barns · 462 hd

177.82

+13.75

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	—	Low	1,411	79.36	1,120	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	57.69	655	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	52.26	529	10

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	528	159.70/cwt	157.00–165.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	173.63/cwt	170.00–179.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	162.22/cwt	160.00–167.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	142.53/cwt	141.00–145.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	164.90/cwt	160.00–170.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	203.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	218.92/cwt	215.00–225.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	173.54/cwt	170.00–177.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	224.53/cwt	215.00–235.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	174.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	191.30/cwt	185.00–195.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	199.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	233.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	178.52/cwt	175.00–184.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	154.55/cwt	152.00–157.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	178.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	161.79/cwt	157.00–167.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	144.85/cwt	142.00–147.00	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	184.99/cwt	182.00–190.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	147.31/cwt	143.00–152.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	148.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	169.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	427	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	74.12/cwt	73.00–75.00	997	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	83.48/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,296	6
Bulls	—	—	1,346	78.95/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,063	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	57.03/cwt	54.00–59.00	627	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	52.26/cwt	50.00–55.00	529	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	60.98/cwt	60.00–63.00	799	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 Feb 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 786Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 262Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	157.00–165.00	159.70
5	—	407	170.00–179.00	173.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	160.00–167.00	162.22
5	—	574	141.00–145.00	142.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	357	160.00–170.00	164.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	142.00–145.00	143.52
5	—	268	175.00–185.00	178.73
6	—	365	157.00–167.00	161.79
2	—	507	127.00–130.00	128.52
4	—	417	143.00–152.00	147.31
8	—	317	165.00–175.00	169.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	130.00–137.00	133.37
3	—	376	145.00–155.00	148.36
4	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.54
2	—	267	155.00–165.00	159.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	142.00–147.00	144.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	262	190.00–200.00	194.95
7	—	322	200.00–210.00	203.98
3	—	408	165.00–170.00	168.27
5	—	374	182.00–190.00	184.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	150.00–157.00	153.65
4	—	367	170.00–180.00	174.76
5	—	324	185.00–195.00	191.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	170.00–172.00	171.32
3	—	616	145.00–149.00	146.99
5	—	316	215.00–225.00	218.92
4	—	470	170.00–177.00	173.54
8	—	267	215.00–235.00	224.53
4	—	360	195.00–205.00	199.86
3	—	205	230.00–240.00	233.50
5	—	409	175.00–184.00	178.52
2	—	572	152.00–157.00	154.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	73.00–75.00	74.12
6	—	1,552	83.00–84.00	83.48
9	—	1,346	77.00–81.00	78.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,100	54.00–59.00	57.03
3	—	1,311	60.00–63.00	60.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,012	50.00–55.00	52.26

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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