Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Market closed previous week for holiday. No trends.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.20/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$135.20

62 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	140.27	560	28
Medium and Large 2	395	131.03	518	34

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $43 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 sale62 hd

135.20

—

FL average10 barns · 652 hd

134.17

+1.03

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	—	High	1,840	93.07	1,712	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	59.01	740	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	53.19	545	6thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	152.72/cwt	150.00–159.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	143.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.04/cwt	117.00–121.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	140.43/cwt	138.00–145.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	188.50/cwt	185.00–195.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	197.59/cwt	195.00–200.00	421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.63/cwt	155.00–162.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.03/cwt	170.00–173.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	175.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	149.47/cwt	147.00–153.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.18/cwt	145.00–147.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	153.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	565	6
Bulls	—	—	1,840	93.07/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	63.72/cwt	63.00–65.00	854	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	58.13/cwt	55.00–61.00	720	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.19/cwt	50.00–56.00	545	6

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 Jun 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 505Year ago 781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 196Year ago 117

Compared to a week ago: Market closed previous week for holiday. No trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	130.00–140.00	135.18
4	—	520	125.00–131.00	128.09
5	—	459	130.00–132.00	130.81
7	—	312	150.00–159.00	152.72
8	—	366	140.00–150.00	143.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	150.00–155.00	152.57
4	—	525	117.00–121.00	119.04
6	—	317	138.00–145.00	140.43
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	123.41
6	—	477	120.00–125.00	121.61
8	—	366	130.00–135.00	131.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	185.00–195.00	188.50
4	—	213	195.00–200.00	197.59
4	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.60
4	—	513	146.00–150.00	148.03
5	—	470	150.00–158.00	153.30
6	—	370	160.00–170.00	165.14
6	—	420	155.00–162.00	158.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	170.00–173.00	171.03
4	—	265	170.00–180.00	175.19
5	—	413	147.00–153.00	149.47
5	—	471	145.00–147.00	146.18
6	—	368	150.00–157.00	153.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	90.00–96.00	93.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,340	63.00–65.00	63.72
32	—	1,238	55.00–61.00	58.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	50.00–56.00	53.19

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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