Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.24/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$157.24

51 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	167.84	610	20
Medium and Large 3	360	152.40	548	11thin
Medium and Large 2	406	149.29	605	20

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $5 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

157.24

—

FL average9 barns · 503 hd

147.37

+9.86

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	1,774	92.79	1,646	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,123	60.61	681	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	51.84	517	9thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2	—	470	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.88/cwt	142.00–150.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	123.04/cwt	122.00–125.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	154.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.40/cwt	137.00–142.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	203.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	192.01/cwt	185.00–205.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	144.99/cwt	143.00–146.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	151.50/cwt	148.00–154.00	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	171.35/cwt	170.00–172.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	159.77/cwt	157.00–165.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	137.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	152.26/cwt	147.00–155.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	136.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	161.87/cwt	160.00–163.00	531	5
Bulls	—	—	1,685	88.09/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,484	3
Bulls	—	—	1,841	96.32/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,773	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	64.29/cwt	64.00–66.00	788	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	59.75/cwt	57.00–62.00	657	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	51.84/cwt	50.00–53.00	517	9

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 588Year ago 828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 404Last week 207Year ago 92

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	142.00–150.00	145.88
2	—	413	130.00–132.00	131.03
3	—	460	122.00–125.00	123.04
6	—	270	150.00–160.00	154.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	135.00–140.00	137.42
2	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	515	110.00–115.00	112.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	175.00–180.00	177.58
2	—	365	170.00–175.00	172.40
2	—	520	137.00–142.00	139.40
3	—	220	200.00–210.00	203.18
3	—	262	185.00–205.00	192.01
3	—	458	143.00–146.00	144.99
5	—	412	148.00–154.00	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	165.00–170.00	167.57
3	—	310	170.00–172.00	171.35
3	—	357	157.00–165.00	159.77
3	—	523	130.00–134.00	132.70
4	—	430	142.00–145.00	143.53
5	—	459	135.00–140.00	137.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	147.00–155.00	152.26
3	—	412	135.00–140.00	136.76
5	—	328	160.00–163.00	161.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	86.00–90.00	88.09
4	—	1,841	95.00–98.00	96.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	64.00–66.00	64.29
30	—	1,099	57.00–62.00	59.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	997	50.00–53.00	51.84

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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