Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.25/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$189.25

76 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$17.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	194.83	774	39
Medium and Large 2	390	184.30	720	32
Medium and Large 3	380	177.46	674	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.38/cwt here — about $99 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 sale76 hd

189.25

—

FL average10 barns · 667 hd

184.31

+4.94

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	1,549	76.17	1,180	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	54.05	614	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	49.93	472	12

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	518	164.42/cwt	162.00–167.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	184.60/cwt	182.00–190.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	187.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	184.62/cwt	180.00–195.00	401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	218.82/cwt	200.00–228.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	153.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	228.41/cwt	225.00–230.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	184.62/cwt	180.00–187.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	190.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	206.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	166.94/cwt	165.00–170.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	190.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	206.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	219	215.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	159.39/cwt	157.00–162.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	189.50/cwt	187.00–195.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	161.38/cwt	157.00–166.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	204.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	166.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.59/cwt	137.00–142.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	158.05/cwt	157.00–160.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	137.24/cwt	132.00–140.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	173.59/cwt	165.00–180.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	158.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.14/cwt	147.00–157.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	150.36/cwt	147.00–152.00	544	3
Bulls	—	—	1,549	76.17/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,180	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	53.04/cwt	51.00–55.00	616	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	49.93/cwt	48.00–54.00	472	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	57.60/cwt	57.00–59.00	601	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 Apr 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 795Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 119Year ago 51

Compared to last Monday: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	162.00–167.00	164.42
3	—	410	182.00–190.00	184.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	185.00–190.00	187.60
2	—	410	170.00–175.00	172.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	160.00–165.00	161.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	180.00–195.00	184.62
3	—	320	165.00–170.00	166.56
3	—	470	145.00–150.00	146.60
5	—	262	165.00–180.00	173.59
5	—	379	155.00–160.00	158.05
5	—	415	147.00–157.00	153.14
6	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	140.00–145.00	142.45
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	137.00–142.00	139.59
3	—	313	157.00–160.00	158.05
3	—	458	132.00–140.00	137.24
3	—	362	147.00–152.00	150.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	261	200.00–228.00	218.82
3	—	210	225.00–230.00	228.41
3	—	460	180.00–187.00	184.62
4	—	318	215.00–225.00	219.96
5	—	414	185.00–195.00	190.80
6	—	518	165.00–170.00	167.42
6	—	565	157.00–166.00	161.38
5	—	362	200.00–210.00	204.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	150.00–155.00	153.37
4	—	405	170.00–180.00	175.06
5	—	362	185.00–195.00	190.80
3	—	312	200.00–210.00	206.42
5	—	480	165.00–170.00	166.94
3	—	277	200.00–210.00	206.99
4	—	513	155.00–160.00	157.56
5	—	219	210.00–220.00	215.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	157.00–162.00	159.39
3	—	320	187.00–195.00	189.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	73.00–78.00	76.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,162	51.00–55.00	53.04
4	—	1,044	57.00–59.00	57.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	946	48.00–54.00	49.93

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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