Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. 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 $140.85/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$140.85

153 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$14.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	148.23	698	76
Medium and Large 2	487	133.58	651	54
Medium and Large 3	410	133.53	547	23

One grade step is worth $14.70/cwt here — about $151 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 sale153 hd

140.85

—

FL average10 barns · 1,184 hd

128.21

+12.64

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	1,466	76.94	1,128	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	53.38	652	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	46.74	495	18

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	419	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	129.74/cwt	127.00–135.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.76/cwt	112.00–119.00	721	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	166.94/cwt	165.00–170.00	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	121.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	114.65/cwt	113.00–117.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	114.41/cwt	112.00–119.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	119.43/cwt	117.00–123.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.14/cwt	146.00–156.00	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	176.13/cwt	172.00–180.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	110.70/cwt	109.00–112.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	112.46/cwt	111.00–114.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	161.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	124.84/cwt	122.00–128.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.16/cwt	130.00–137.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	118.63/cwt	118.00–120.00	498	3
Bulls	—	—	1,466	76.94/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,128	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	53.38/cwt	50.00–56.00	652	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	46.74/cwt	44.00–49.00	495	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.18/cwt	137.00–147.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	229.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	100.03/cwt	98.00–102.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.95/cwt	121.00–125.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	135.47/cwt	132.00–140.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	126.66/cwt	122.00–132.00	703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	119.65/cwt	118.00–124.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	127.27/cwt	123.00–130.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	139.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	116.93/cwt	114.00–121.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	173.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	192.21/cwt	185.00–200.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	116.86/cwt	114.00–120.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	106.98/cwt	105.00–109.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	116.45/cwt	115.00–118.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	103.65/cwt	103.00–105.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	137.57/cwt	133.00–140.00	561	3

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 904Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 99Year ago 490

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	120.00–130.00	123.91
3	—	455	120.00–125.00	121.70
3	—	510	105.00–107.00	105.65
3	—	560	103.00–105.00	103.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	127.00–135.00	129.74
3	—	508	112.00–119.00	114.41
4	—	570	110.00–118.00	114.04
3	—	408	133.00–140.00	137.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	121.00–125.00	122.95
4	—	405	150.00–155.00	152.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	623	112.00–119.00	115.76
5	—	309	165.00–170.00	166.94
5	—	524	117.00–123.00	119.43
6	—	370	147.00–155.00	150.89
6	—	415	137.00–147.00	142.18
7	—	459	132.00–140.00	135.47
7	—	579	114.00–121.00	116.93
3	—	275	170.00–180.00	173.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	120.00–125.00	121.23
10	—	463	146.00–156.00	151.14
2	—	315	172.00–180.00	176.13
11	—	418	150.00–160.00	154.52
3	—	360	160.00–165.00	161.62
11	—	521	125.00–135.00	129.66
4	—	223	220.00–240.00	229.66
13	—	555	122.00–132.00	126.66
6	—	666	118.00–124.00	119.65
8	—	260	185.00–200.00	192.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	150.00–160.00	154.77
4	—	410	125.00–135.00	130.12
4	—	473	126.00–130.00	128.03
4	—	515	110.00–112.00	110.99
7	—	364	135.00–145.00	139.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	105.00–107.00	106.01
2	—	323	122.00–128.00	124.84
2	—	558	98.00–102.00	100.03
3	—	425	105.00–110.00	108.41
4	—	368	114.00–120.00	116.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	113.00–117.00	114.65
7	—	454	109.00–112.00	110.70
3	—	267	140.00–145.00	143.38
3	—	323	130.00–137.00	132.16
4	—	558	105.00–110.00	107.49
5	—	359	123.00–130.00	127.27
6	—	515	105.00–109.00	106.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	308	140.00–150.00	144.88
2	—	515	111.00–114.00	112.46
3	—	420	118.00–120.00	118.63
4	—	255	155.00–160.00	157.55
4	—	358	132.00–135.00	133.47
4	—	465	115.00–118.00	116.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	75.00–81.00	76.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,221	50.00–56.00	53.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,058	44.00–49.00	46.74

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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