Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.54/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$134.54

94 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$7.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.99

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	381	139.04	530	14thin
Medium and Large 1	507	135.42	687	47
Medium and Large 2	465	131.37	611	33

One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale94 hd

134.54

—

FL average9 barns · 923 hd

126.55

+7.99

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	1,543	83.40	1,287	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	57.10	660	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	52.83	586	7thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	—	268	141.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	118.61/cwt	117.00–122.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	133.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	126.43/cwt	124.00–130.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	117.94/cwt	114.00–121.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	116.36/cwt	113.00–120.00	425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	136.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	145.56/cwt	142.00–150.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	158.10/cwt	150.00–162.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	96.92/cwt	95.00–101.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	179.54/cwt	175.00–182.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	149.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	109.61/cwt	109.00–110.00	678	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	57.10/cwt	55.00–60.00	660	10
Bulls	—	—	1,543	83.40/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,287	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	52.83/cwt	51.00–56.00	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	157.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	106.38/cwt	105.00–109.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	158.42/cwt	157.00–160.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	120.58/cwt	118.00–123.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	114.68/cwt	114.00–116.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	108.24/cwt	106.00–115.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	106.40/cwt	104.00–109.00	553	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	114.12/cwt	113.00–115.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	139.98/cwt	139.00–142.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.25/cwt	127.00–132.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.64/cwt	122.00–129.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	120.91/cwt	117.00–125.00	397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	116.82/cwt	115.00–119.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	136.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	549	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 Sep 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 1,097Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 208Year ago 121

Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	268	135.00–145.00	141.27
5	—	308	130.00–135.00	133.02
4	—	475	109.00–111.00	109.98
4	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.43
12	—	520	104.00–109.00	106.40
6	—	365	122.00–129.00	125.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	117.00–122.00	118.61
3	—	303	140.00–147.00	142.38
3	—	257	150.00–162.00	158.10
10	—	630	106.00–115.00	108.24
8	—	575	105.00–109.00	107.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	104.00–107.00	105.52
4	—	365	113.00–120.00	116.36
3	—	525	95.00–101.00	96.92
3	—	407	105.00–109.00	106.38
6	—	328	117.00–125.00	120.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	124.00–130.00	126.43
3	—	462	135.00–138.00	136.05
3	—	308	175.00–182.00	179.54
10	—	418	145.00–155.00	149.79
2	—	370	157.00–160.00	158.42
8	—	568	118.00–123.00	120.58
2	—	280	190.00–200.00	195.00
7	—	665	113.00–115.00	114.12
7	—	617	115.00–119.00	116.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	165.00–170.00	167.46
9	—	528	114.00–121.00	117.94
2	—	263	175.00–180.00	177.38
7	—	361	142.00–150.00	145.56
5	—	619	109.00–110.00	109.61
3	—	557	114.00–116.00	114.68
3	—	415	139.00–142.00	139.98
2	—	460	125.00–128.00	126.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.93
3	—	463	118.00–120.00	119.31
3	—	410	127.00–132.00	130.25
3	—	360	130.00–139.00	136.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.39
2	—	505	105.00–110.00	107.48
2	—	430	125.00–130.00	127.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	55.00–60.00	57.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	51.00–56.00	52.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	81.00–86.00	83.40

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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