Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $154.95/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$154.95

106 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$12.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	159.71	710	49
Medium and Large 2	430	151.79	652	44
Medium and Large 3	407	147.68	602	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $108 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 sale106 hd

154.95

—

FL average9 barns · 848 hd

146.97

+7.97

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	1,375	86.18	1,185	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	59.81	650	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	53.06	568	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	63.04/cwt	62.00–64.00	804	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.73/cwt	56.00–60.00	602	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	53.06/cwt	51.00–55.00	568	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	89.98/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	83.64/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.67/cwt	138.00–141.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	207.42/cwt	205.00–215.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	130.89/cwt	130.00–132.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	126.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.75/cwt	142.00–147.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	189.36/cwt	187.00–192.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.10/cwt	112.00–120.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	124.40/cwt	121.00–127.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	181.45/cwt	175.00–185.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	125.62/cwt	125.00–127.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	149.75/cwt	145.00–152.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	198.46/cwt	190.00–205.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.87/cwt	127.00–135.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	140.42/cwt	137.00–143.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	148.97/cwt	146.00–152.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	133.71/cwt	131.00–135.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	180.45/cwt	179.00–182.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	167.64/cwt	164.00–170.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.31/cwt	150.00–152.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.22/cwt	125.00–128.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	130.25/cwt	127.00–132.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	158.48/cwt	155.00–162.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	157.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	122.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	128.21/cwt	127.00–130.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	169.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	149.23/cwt	147.00–152.00	624	7

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 Jul 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,260Last week 701Year ago 835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 209Year ago 249

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	62.00–64.00	63.04
6	—	1,025	56.00–60.00	58.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	51.00–55.00	53.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	89.00–91.00	89.98
3	—	1,308	81.00–86.00	83.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	138.00–141.00	139.67
4	—	228	205.00–215.00	207.42
9	—	514	142.00–147.00	144.75
4	—	318	187.00–192.00	189.36
4	—	615	130.00–135.00	131.73
5	—	266	190.00–205.00	198.46
5	—	361	164.00–170.00	167.64
3	—	463	150.00–152.00	151.31
5	—	407	155.00–160.00	157.01
3	—	667	120.00–122.00	120.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	140.00–147.00	143.41
10	—	518	135.00–141.00	137.90
3	—	258	175.00–185.00	181.45
4	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.48
6	—	310	179.00–182.00	180.45
6	—	353	155.00–162.00	158.48
7	—	418	147.00–152.00	149.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	145.00–152.00	149.75
3	—	463	131.00–135.00	133.71
3	—	513	127.00–132.00	130.25
4	—	320	165.00–175.00	169.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.43
8	—	513	112.00–120.00	116.10
4	—	273	140.00–150.00	145.14
5	—	316	137.00–143.00	140.42
5	—	424	125.00–128.00	126.22
5	—	462	120.00–124.00	122.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	130.00–132.00	130.89
7	—	509	121.00–127.00	124.40
2	—	260	155.00–160.00	157.40
2	—	363	140.00–145.00	142.59
3	—	310	145.00–147.00	146.31
3	—	607	115.00–120.00	116.65
5	—	457	127.00–130.00	128.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	125.00–127.00	125.62
4	—	315	127.00–135.00	130.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	125.00–130.00	126.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	154.00–156.00	155.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	146.00–152.00	148.97
6	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.39

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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