Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-02-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.74/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$152.74

61 head · 388 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	158.08	624	32
Medium and Large 2	388	147.44	572	25
Medium and Large 3	336	143.08	481	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $143 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 sale61 hd

152.74

—

FL average9 barns · 655 hd

148.31

+4.42

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	1,697	84.67	1,437	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	62.21	674	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	54.42	534	9thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	416	178.94/cwt	177.00–180.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	175.27/cwt	172.00–177.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	169.47/cwt	167.00–172.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	159.57/cwt	157.00–162.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	203.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	188.53/cwt	182.00–192.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	242.83/cwt	235.00–250.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	225.41/cwt	217.00–235.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	173.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	207.62/cwt	205.00–210.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	189.15/cwt	185.00–195.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	174.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	220.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	61.38/cwt	59.00–64.00	657	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	54.42/cwt	52.00–57.00	534	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	65.51/cwt	65.00–66.00	742	4
Bulls	—	—	1,697	84.67/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	141.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.76/cwt	147.00–157.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	162.87/cwt	157.00–167.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	185.80/cwt	180.00–192.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	148.64/cwt	145.00–152.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	133.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	147.73/cwt	145.00–152.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	164.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	166.07/cwt	160.00–169.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	162.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	126.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	179.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	462	4

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 688Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 254Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	177.00–180.00	178.94
3	—	458	172.00–177.00	175.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	167.00–172.00	169.47
2	—	472	157.00–162.00	159.57
2	—	560	150.00–155.00	152.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	567	130.00–137.00	133.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	160.00–165.00	162.48
5	—	309	200.00–210.00	203.88
2	—	262	205.00–210.00	207.62
2	—	412	170.00–175.00	172.42
7	—	361	185.00–195.00	189.15
3	—	460	160.00–169.00	166.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	182.00–192.00	188.53
4	—	225	235.00–250.00	242.83
4	—	267	217.00–235.00	225.41
4	—	355	200.00–210.00	205.07
5	—	517	170.00–180.00	173.91
5	—	456	170.00–180.00	174.08
6	—	315	215.00–225.00	220.24
2	—	557	160.00–165.00	162.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	190.00–195.00	192.42
2	—	357	175.00–180.00	177.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	140.00–144.00	141.34
5	—	459	130.00–140.00	133.92
5	—	384	145.00–152.00	147.73
4	—	275	160.00–170.00	164.73
5	—	319	160.00–167.00	162.98
3	—	518	120.00–130.00	126.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	147.00–157.00	151.76
5	—	368	157.00–167.00	162.87
4	—	227	180.00–192.00	185.80
3	—	525	135.00–141.00	137.04
2	—	312	170.00–180.00	174.88
4	—	475	142.00–147.00	144.53
4	—	560	130.00–136.00	133.03
4	—	257	175.00–185.00	179.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	145.00–152.00	148.64
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,071	59.00–64.00	61.38
4	—	1,132	65.00–66.00	65.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	982	52.00–57.00	54.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,697	80.00–86.00	84.67

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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