Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.33/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$143.33

55 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$16.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	147.89	705	27
Medium and Large 2	427	144.63	618	16thin
Medium and Large 3	437	131.33	574	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.56/cwt here — about $131 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 sale55 hd

143.33

—

FL average9 barns · 593 hd

126.47

+16.86

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	1,659	87.69	1,455	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	60.54	724	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	52.58	560	6thin

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	—	612	111.31/cwt	109.00–115.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	125.63/cwt	122.00–129.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	145.76/cwt	141.00–148.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	178.24/cwt	175.00–180.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	120.03/cwt	119.00–122.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	153.71/cwt	152.00–157.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	122.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	213.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	175.97/cwt	172.00–180.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.35/cwt	130.00–137.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	123.84/cwt	121.00–128.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	192.38/cwt	190.00–195.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	129.80/cwt	127.00–132.00	728	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	560	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	57.84/cwt	55.00–61.00	659	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	64.31/cwt	63.00–66.00	821	5
Bulls	—	—	1,659	87.69/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	121.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	116.16/cwt	113.00–119.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	112.55/cwt	109.00–115.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	525	5

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 465Year ago 709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 163Year ago 333

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	109.00–115.00	111.31
3	—	323	141.00–148.00	145.76
3	—	253	152.00–157.00	153.71
7	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.78
5	—	404	121.00–128.00	123.84
4	—	563	118.00–126.00	121.91
4	—	523	118.00–120.00	118.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	110.00–115.00	111.99
2	—	418	115.00–119.00	117.06
5	—	558	109.00–115.00	112.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	122.00–127.00	124.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	115.00–120.00	116.66
3	—	313	175.00–180.00	178.24
3	—	218	210.00–215.00	213.44
2	—	263	190.00–195.00	192.38
7	—	561	127.00–132.00	129.80
5	—	667	113.00–119.00	116.16
4	—	420	145.00–152.00	148.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.40
2	—	315	170.00–172.00	171.03
2	—	288	172.00–180.00	175.97
3	—	477	130.00–137.00	132.35
3	—	427	135.00–142.00	139.76
2	—	585	121.00–126.00	123.52
2	—	505	125.00–127.00	125.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	122.00–129.00	125.63
3	—	512	119.00–122.00	120.03
5	—	368	140.00–147.00	142.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	110.00–118.00	114.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	123.00–127.00	125.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	50.00–55.00	52.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,140	55.00–61.00	57.84
5	—	1,276	63.00–66.00	64.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	86.00–89.00	87.69

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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