Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

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 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.29/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$151.29

77 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$15.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.74

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	399	154.92	618	22
Medium and Large 1	494	151.41	748	48
Medium and Large 3	428	139.10	595	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.82/cwt here — about $22 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 sale77 hd

151.29

—

FL average10 barns · 733 hd

141.55

+9.74

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	1,454	86.41	1,256	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	63.06	737	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	55.37	605	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	565	120.95/cwt	118.00–123.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	180.69/cwt	180.00–182.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	146.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	115.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	118.94/cwt	117.00–120.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	188.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	128.55/cwt	125.00–132.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.05/cwt	122.00–126.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	163.64/cwt	163.00–165.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	127.95/cwt	125.00–131.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	55.37/cwt	52.00–58.00	605	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	60.99/cwt	57.00–63.00	703	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	66.33/cwt	65.00–70.00	792	12
Bulls	—	—	1,393	84.54/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,178	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	243.13/cwt	230.00–250.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.21/cwt	127.00–133.00	808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	146.08/cwt	143.00–150.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	135.58/cwt	133.00–137.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	190.87/cwt	187.00–195.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.92/cwt	138.00–142.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	139.51/cwt	137.00–145.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.07/cwt	133.00–139.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.35/cwt	132.00–134.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.82/cwt	116.00–121.00	728	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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 631Year ago 824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 103Year ago 353

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	118.00–123.00	120.95
3	—	612	114.00–120.00	115.98
2	—	528	122.00–126.00	124.05
2	—	460	128.00–130.00	128.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	125.00–128.00	126.25
3	—	413	117.00–120.00	118.94
2	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.40
3	—	367	133.00–137.00	135.58
3	—	330	137.00–145.00	139.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	145.00–147.00	145.99
4	—	420	156.00–160.00	158.05
3	—	363	163.00–165.00	163.64
3	—	213	230.00–250.00	243.13
14	—	625	127.00–133.00	129.21
2	—	310	187.00–195.00	190.87
10	—	520	138.00–142.00	139.92
2	—	263	210.00–215.00	212.43
6	—	563	133.00–139.00	136.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	180.00–182.00	180.69
3	—	263	185.00–195.00	188.16
2	—	560	125.00–131.00	127.95
7	—	414	143.00–150.00	146.08
4	—	370	152.00–160.00	155.78
3	—	523	132.00–134.00	133.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	145.00–150.00	146.56
2	—	518	125.00–132.00	128.55
2	—	420	135.00–142.00	138.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	116.00–121.00	116.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,093	52.00–58.00	55.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,153	57.00–63.00	60.99
12	—	1,194	65.00–70.00	66.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	83.00–87.00	84.54
1	—	1,635	92.00	92.00

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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