Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $149.49/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$149.49

65 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	401	157.05	629	16thin
Medium and Large 1	510	148.00	755	34
Medium and Large 3	408	144.82	591	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $39 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 sale65 hd

149.49

—

FL average10 barns · 675 hd

147.57

+1.93

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	1,464	88.52	1,295	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	63.76	775	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	54.06	535	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1	—	555	145.95/cwt	140.00–149.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	129.21/cwt	127.00–132.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	144.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	136.03/cwt	134.00–137.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.95/cwt	126.00–129.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	114.67/cwt	110.00–118.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	128.40/cwt	125.00–132.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	207.14/cwt	200.00–215.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	149.21/cwt	148.00–151.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	159.13/cwt	157.00–162.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.50/cwt	129.00–136.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	185.81/cwt	182.00–190.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	173.57/cwt	172.00–175.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	161.92/cwt	159.00–165.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	142.35/cwt	141.00–145.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	151.62/cwt	147.00–155.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	148.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	141.43/cwt	140.00–143.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	127.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	669	4
Bulls	—	—	1,648	95.03/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,402	86.35/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,211	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	67.48/cwt	67.00–69.00	868	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	748	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	54.06/cwt	52.00–57.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	655	2

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 749Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 276Year ago 209

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	140.00–149.00	145.95
2	—	263	200.00–215.00	207.14
4	—	463	150.00–155.00	152.57
5	—	509	148.00–151.00	149.21
7	—	403	157.00–162.00	159.13
13	—	610	129.00–136.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	182.00–190.00	185.81
2	—	315	172.00–175.00	173.57
2	—	360	159.00–165.00	161.92
2	—	458	140.00–145.00	142.54
3	—	513	141.00–145.00	142.35
5	—	416	147.00–155.00	151.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	145.00–155.00	148.43
4	—	320	160.00–165.00	162.38
4	—	420	140.00–143.00	141.43
4	—	523	125.00–131.00	127.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	125.00–130.00	126.63
4	—	410	130.00–137.00	133.46
7	—	461	127.00–132.00	129.21
2	—	360	140.00–143.00	141.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	140.00–150.00	144.81
3	—	383	134.00–137.00	136.03
3	—	425	126.00–129.00	126.95
4	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.57
5	—	519	110.00–118.00	114.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.44
4	—	360	125.00–132.00	128.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	147.00–150.00	148.52
2	—	415	156.00–160.00	157.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	94.00–96.00	95.03
6	—	1,402	84.00–89.00	86.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	67.00–69.00	67.48
17	—	1,194	60.00–65.00	62.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	990	52.00–57.00	54.06

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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