Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.65/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$121.65

81 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	128.49	561	33
Medium and Large 3	375	119.36	447	16thin
Medium and Large 2	464	115.75	537	32

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $25 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 sale81 hd

121.65

—

FL average10 barns · 1,069 hd

115.52

+6.13

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	1,420	76.99	1,093	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	52.46	570	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	45.95	513	7thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	454	116.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	112.15/cwt	111.00–114.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	127.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	162.78/cwt	160.00–167.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	170.24/cwt	167.00–172.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	162.47/cwt	157.00–165.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	130.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	106.48/cwt	104.00–110.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	139.61/cwt	137.00–145.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	108.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	123.26/cwt	121.00–128.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.90/cwt	127.00–135.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	139.88/cwt	139.00–141.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	129.45/cwt	128.00–131.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.92/cwt	103.00–109.00	501	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	45.95/cwt	44.00–49.00	513	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	51.85/cwt	49.00–54.00	538	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	55.49/cwt	55.00–56.00	740	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	76.99/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	148.31/cwt	147.00–151.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	153.93/cwt	150.00–157.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	124.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	103.33/cwt	101.00–105.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.67/cwt	152.00–161.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	174.45/cwt	167.00–180.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	113.70/cwt	113.00–115.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	111.58/cwt	111.00–112.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	107.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	556	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	192.08/cwt	185.00–200.00	509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	123.32/cwt	121.00–127.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	162.79/cwt	155.00–170.00	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	115.07/cwt	112.00–118.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	116.41/cwt	114.00–120.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.68/cwt	145.00–147.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	4

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,015Last week 1,003Year ago 1,310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 205Year ago 196

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	115.00–119.00	116.62
4	—	611	104.00–110.00	106.48
4	—	320	150.00–157.00	153.34
3	—	418	124.00–127.00	124.99
2	—	575	106.00–107.00	106.49
7	—	531	111.00–112.00	111.58
2	—	368	135.00–137.00	135.97
6	—	260	155.00–170.00	162.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	111.00–114.00	112.15
3	—	337	137.00–145.00	139.61
2	—	363	128.00–131.00	129.45
2	—	263	145.00–152.00	148.67
7	—	579	101.00–105.00	103.33
7	—	516	105.00–110.00	107.80
6	—	425	112.00–118.00	115.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	125.00–132.00	127.64
3	—	408	105.00–110.00	108.27
2	—	473	103.00–109.00	105.92
6	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	353	160.00–167.00	162.78
3	—	567	121.00–128.00	123.26
3	—	457	147.00–151.00	148.31
8	—	523	123.00–130.00	126.38
2	—	655	117.00–119.00	117.99
7	—	420	152.00–161.00	155.67
2	—	320	180.00–182.00	180.98
6	—	265	185.00–200.00	192.08
5	—	607	114.00–120.00	116.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	167.00–172.00	170.24
2	—	463	135.00–140.00	137.57
7	—	371	150.00–157.00	153.93
5	—	267	167.00–180.00	174.45
3	—	518	115.00–120.00	118.28
3	—	430	145.00–147.00	145.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	157.00–165.00	162.47
2	—	410	127.00–135.00	130.90
5	—	470	121.00–127.00	123.32
4	—	363	140.00–145.00	142.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	125.00–135.00	130.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	139.00–141.00	139.88
4	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.57
3	—	512	113.00–115.00	113.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	142.00–147.00	144.03
4	—	410	150.00–152.00	150.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,117	44.00–49.00	45.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,037	49.00–54.00	51.85
4	—	1,333	55.00–56.00	55.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	75.00–79.00	76.99

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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