Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.91/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$169.91

69 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$18.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	178.18	733	23
Medium and Large 2	391	169.96	665	28
Medium and Large 3	389	159.26	619	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about $114 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 sale69 hd

169.91

—

FL average10 barns · 547 hd

163.54

+6.37

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	87.38	1,483	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	60.02	651	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	53.91	553	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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	178.36/cwt	175.00–182.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	155.22/cwt	154.00–156.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	131.92/cwt	128.00–136.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	163.55/cwt	161.00–165.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	162.22/cwt	157.00–165.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	144.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	150.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.96/cwt	119.00–122.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	132.91/cwt	127.00–137.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	138.34/cwt	135.00–142.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.56/cwt	115.00–122.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	225.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	219.45/cwt	217.00–222.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	177.95/cwt	177.00–179.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.56/cwt	167.00–170.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	157.98/cwt	155.00–160.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.06/cwt	167.00–177.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	193.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	156.94/cwt	155.00–159.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	190.70/cwt	185.00–195.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	171.91/cwt	167.00–175.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	161.14/cwt	159.00–165.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	163.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	146.82/cwt	145.00–148.00	669	5
Bulls	—	—	1,697	87.38/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,483	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	64.74/cwt	64.00–68.00	828	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	58.61/cwt	56.00–61.00	601	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.91/cwt	50.00–56.00	553	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 May 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 693Year ago 740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 326Year ago 131

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	175.00–182.00	178.36
4	—	415	150.00–152.00	150.99
5	—	361	160.00–165.00	163.03
5	—	456	145.00–148.00	146.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	220.00–230.00	225.45
2	—	255	217.00–222.00	219.45
4	—	368	177.00–179.00	177.95
4	—	470	167.00–170.00	168.56
5	—	534	155.00–160.00	157.98
6	—	415	167.00–177.00	172.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	190.00–195.00	193.29
4	—	465	155.00–159.00	156.94
4	—	510	150.00–155.00	152.55
5	—	316	185.00–195.00	190.70
5	—	362	167.00–175.00	171.91
7	—	409	159.00–165.00	161.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	161.00–165.00	162.96
5	—	517	154.00–156.00	155.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	128.00–136.00	131.92
3	—	262	161.00–165.00	163.55
3	—	307	157.00–165.00	162.22
3	—	368	147.00–150.00	148.98
4	—	408	140.00–149.00	144.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	147.00–155.00	150.89
2	—	468	125.00–130.00	127.41
3	—	520	119.00–122.00	120.96
4	—	313	150.00–155.00	152.56
5	—	411	127.00–137.00	132.91
7	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	135.00–142.00	138.34
3	—	380	130.00–135.00	133.38
4	—	428	115.00–122.00	118.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	86.00–89.00	87.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,279	64.00–68.00	64.74
20	—	1,026	56.00–61.00	58.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	50.00–56.00	53.91

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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