Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.54/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$150.54

115 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	379	155.71	590	26
Medium and Large 1	468	149.47	699	76
Medium and Large 3	386	146.49	566	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $24 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 sale115 hd

150.54

—

FL average10 barns · 1,024 hd

132.40

+18.14

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	1,646	78.31	1,289	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	52.54	613	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	47.58	476	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	273	164.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	109.30/cwt	108.00–112.00	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.46/cwt	114.00–117.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	109.53/cwt	107.00–112.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	151.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	195.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.07/cwt	126.00–134.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	140.66/cwt	136.00–144.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	125.88/cwt	121.00–131.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	107.28/cwt	103.00–110.00	569	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	52.54/cwt	50.00–56.00	613	13
Bulls	—	—	1,663	76.51/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,272	10
Bulls	—	—	1,588	84.29/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,339	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	47.58/cwt	45.00–50.00	476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	182.59/cwt	180.00–187.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	694	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.16/cwt	149.00–152.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	153.42/cwt	150.00–157.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	154.40/cwt	151.00–158.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	166.93/cwt	162.00–172.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	105.63/cwt	103.00–107.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	115.24/cwt	113.00–120.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	139.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	176.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.87/cwt	119.00–127.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	112.24/cwt	111.00–114.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	125.28/cwt	123.00–130.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	162.89/cwt	160.00–165.00	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	170.26/cwt	167.00–175.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	160.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	121.29/cwt	116.00–124.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	112.90/cwt	110.00–116.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	159.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	134.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.94/cwt	117.00–121.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	658	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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,121Last week 1,015Year ago 1,097

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 193Year ago 194

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	160.00–167.00	164.38
4	—	568	107.00–112.00	109.53
4	—	463	117.00–120.00	118.48
8	—	415	121.00–131.00	125.88
6	—	630	105.00–112.00	108.44
7	—	525	111.00–114.00	112.24
8	—	308	155.00–165.00	159.88
4	—	363	130.00–138.00	134.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	122.00–127.00	125.44
3	—	273	150.00–155.00	151.77
5	—	530	103.00–110.00	107.28
3	—	422	113.00–120.00	115.24
4	—	313	145.00–150.00	147.48
4	—	465	110.00–116.00	112.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	108.00–112.00	109.30
3	—	357	115.00–118.00	117.02
3	—	472	103.00–107.00	105.63
4	—	318	135.00–137.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	150.00–158.00	153.98
6	—	260	190.00–200.00	195.19
12	—	560	126.00–134.00	130.07
5	—	324	180.00–187.00	182.59
12	—	518	130.00–138.00	133.94
10	—	355	162.00–172.00	166.93
10	—	620	119.00–127.00	122.87
12	—	418	155.00–165.00	160.15
3	—	655	116.00–124.00	121.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	121.00–123.00	122.00
5	—	469	136.00–144.00	140.66
5	—	430	149.00–152.00	150.16
4	—	360	151.00–158.00	154.40
5	—	268	170.00–180.00	176.27
5	—	314	167.00–175.00	170.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	114.00–117.00	115.46
3	—	372	145.00–150.00	146.59
3	—	428	135.00–142.00	139.74
5	—	317	160.00–165.00	162.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	135.00–137.00	135.66
3	—	408	142.00–145.00	143.98
2	—	515	117.00–121.00	118.94
2	—	560	115.00–120.00	117.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	132.00–135.00	133.54
3	—	460	123.00–130.00	125.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	150.00–157.00	153.42
2	—	458	145.00–148.00	146.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,167	50.00–56.00	52.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,000	45.00–50.00	47.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,663	74.00–80.00	76.51
3	—	1,588	83.00–86.00	84.29

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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