Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.06/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$198.06

51 head · 356 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$35.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	343	207.23	710	33
Medium and Large 2	376	185.05	697	13thin
Medium and Large 3	388	171.34	665	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.89/cwt here — about $45 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 sale51 hd

198.06

—

FL average10 barns · 442 hd

181.91

+16.15

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	1,531	77.99	1,194	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	56.45	711	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	52.71	605	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	508	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	173.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	163.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	132.11/cwt	127.00–137.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.04/cwt	137.00–141.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	128.93/cwt	125.00–133.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	191.50/cwt	185.00–195.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.41/cwt	157.00–162.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.79/cwt	147.00–157.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	170.19/cwt	165.00–175.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	188.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	178.37/cwt	175.00–180.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	168.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	231.23/cwt	225.00–240.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.87/cwt	195.00–205.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	226.98/cwt	215.00–235.00	606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	202.72/cwt	195.00–210.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	202.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	186.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	178.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	166.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	163.46/cwt	162.00–165.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	176.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	648	3
Bulls	—	—	1,531	77.99/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,194	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	56.45/cwt	55.00–58.00	711	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	52.71/cwt	50.00–55.00	605	10

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 782Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 138Year ago 352

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	160.00–165.00	162.54
3	—	460	170.00–175.00	173.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	160.00–165.00	163.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	127.00–137.00	132.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	137.00–141.00	139.04
2	—	560	125.00–133.00	128.93
3	—	205	185.00–195.00	191.50
3	—	372	157.00–162.00	160.41
4	—	313	165.00–170.00	167.56
4	—	473	145.00–152.00	148.44
6	—	423	147.00–157.00	151.79
8	—	270	165.00–175.00	170.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	150.00–160.00	154.81
2	—	420	135.00–145.00	140.12
4	—	325	155.00–160.00	157.38
4	—	375	150.00–152.00	150.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.62
2	—	478	125.00–130.00	127.51
3	—	320	145.00–150.00	148.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	185.00–190.00	188.29
3	—	460	175.00–180.00	178.37
3	—	508	165.00–170.00	168.28
5	—	231	225.00–240.00	231.23
6	—	315	210.00–220.00	214.92
6	—	375	195.00–205.00	199.87
7	—	267	215.00–235.00	226.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	195.00–210.00	202.72
2	—	320	200.00–205.00	202.66
3	—	368	185.00–190.00	186.70
3	—	420	175.00–180.00	178.29
3	—	458	165.00–170.00	166.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	162.00–165.00	163.46
3	—	367	175.00–180.00	176.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	75.00–80.00	77.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,260	55.00–58.00	56.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,147	50.00–55.00	52.71

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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