Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.20/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$201.20

56 head · 353 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$29.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	344	209.17	719	35
Medium and Large 2	366	192.72	705	13thin
Medium and Large 3	374	180.08	674	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.09/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 sale56 hd

201.20

—

FL average9 barns · 423 hd

185.02

+16.18

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	1,477	86.32	1,275	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	60.82	715	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	53.82	511	8thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	468	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	186.19/cwt	185.00–190.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	183.53/cwt	182.00–185.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.70/cwt	153.00–155.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.08/cwt	144.00–150.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	173.43/cwt	170.00–177.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	170.08/cwt	165.00–175.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.53/cwt	153.00–158.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	164.03/cwt	162.00–167.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	156.86/cwt	152.00–162.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	158.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	139.60/cwt	132.00–142.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	237.42/cwt	230.00–245.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	193.44/cwt	190.00–197.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	180.08/cwt	175.00–185.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	226.06/cwt	215.00–235.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	217.56/cwt	212.00–222.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	203.86/cwt	200.00–207.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	206.17/cwt	200.00–212.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	208.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	167.59/cwt	165.00–173.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	192.98/cwt	190.00–197.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	196.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	163.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,477	86.32/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,275	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.06/cwt	62.00–66.00	778	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	58.66/cwt	55.00–61.00	675	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	48.88/cwt	48.00–51.00	480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	56.79/cwt	56.00–58.00	528	5

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 557Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 176Year ago 241

Compared to last Monday: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	170.00–175.00	172.41
4	—	419	185.00–190.00	186.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	182.00–185.00	183.53
3	—	460	153.00–155.00	153.70
3	—	520	144.00–150.00	148.08
4	—	255	170.00–177.00	173.43
4	—	305	165.00–175.00	170.08
4	—	415	153.00–158.00	155.53
5	—	354	162.00–167.00	164.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	152.00–162.00	156.86
2	—	413	140.00–147.00	143.39
2	—	508	130.00–136.00	133.04
3	—	327	155.00–160.00	158.47
4	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.36
4	—	479	132.00–142.00	139.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	135.00–140.00	137.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	170.00–175.00	172.46
4	—	233	230.00–245.00	237.42
4	—	408	190.00–197.00	193.44
4	—	458	175.00–185.00	180.08
7	—	269	215.00–235.00	226.06
7	—	314	212.00–222.00	217.56
7	—	363	200.00–207.00	203.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	200.00–212.00	206.17
3	—	330	205.00–210.00	208.43
3	—	463	165.00–173.00	167.59
5	—	366	190.00–197.00	192.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	175.00–185.00	180.10
3	—	310	190.00–200.00	196.77
3	—	433	160.00–165.00	163.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	85.00–88.00	86.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,215	62.00–66.00	64.06
12	—	1,150	55.00–61.00	58.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	982	48.00–51.00	48.88
5	—	930	56.00–58.00	56.79

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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