Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: 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 $146.49/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$146.49

99 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

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

$3.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	411	148.56	610	43
Medium and Large 3	379	144.94	550	14thin
Medium and Large 1	474	144.88	686	42

One grade step is worth $3.68/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale99 hd

146.49

—

FL average10 barns · 1,065 hd

135.92

+10.57

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	1,618	71.04	1,149	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	48.22	554	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	43.26	457	9thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	164.74/cwt	162.00–167.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	119.79/cwt	118.00–126.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	115.52/cwt	113.00–119.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	128.62/cwt	123.00–136.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	117.93/cwt	115.00–120.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	125.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	147.65/cwt	145.00–151.00	530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	138.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	171.89/cwt	170.00–175.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	126.74/cwt	123.00–132.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	159.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.47/cwt	104.00–107.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	113.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	108.28/cwt	107.00–111.00	626	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	47.49/cwt	46.00–49.00	520	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	51.62/cwt	51.00–52.00	720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	43.26/cwt	42.00–45.00	457	9
Bulls	—	—	1,618	71.04/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.46/cwt	120.00–123.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.78/cwt	152.00–160.00	576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	116.63/cwt	113.00–119.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	148.78/cwt	145.00–152.00	689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.39/cwt	127.00–136.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.42/cwt	177.00–182.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	132.49/cwt	127.00–135.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	124.90/cwt	123.00–127.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	146.17/cwt	140.00–152.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	123.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	167.03/cwt	160.00–172.00	428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.57/cwt	132.00–140.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.01/cwt	144.00–147.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	137.16/cwt	132.00–140.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.31/cwt	143.00–152.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	179.43/cwt	170.00–190.00	475	6

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,453Last week 1,121Year ago 980

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 167Year ago 363

Compared to one week ago: 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	118.00–121.00	119.49
7	—	456	135.00–142.00	138.06
5	—	323	170.00–175.00	171.89
8	—	370	152.00–160.00	155.78
5	—	556	113.00–119.00	116.63
8	—	423	143.00–152.00	147.31
6	—	265	170.00–190.00	179.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	162.00–167.00	164.74
5	—	604	118.00–126.00	119.79
7	—	567	123.00–132.00	126.74
6	—	408	155.00–165.00	159.91
9	—	463	145.00–152.00	148.78
6	—	513	127.00–136.00	131.39
2	—	325	177.00–182.00	179.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	145.00–151.00	147.65
2	—	315	160.00–165.00	162.58
2	—	463	127.00–132.00	129.46
3	—	413	132.00–140.00	137.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	118.00–121.00	119.48
4	—	415	106.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	465	104.00–107.00	105.47
3	—	330	127.00–135.00	132.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	113.00–119.00	115.52
4	—	460	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	513	105.00–109.00	106.95
5	—	329	140.00–145.00	142.04
2	—	558	100.00–105.00	102.47
6	—	368	123.00–127.00	124.90
4	—	263	140.00–152.00	146.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	123.00–136.00	128.62
5	—	460	115.00–120.00	117.93
8	—	510	110.00–118.00	113.92
5	—	622	103.00–105.00	103.99
3	—	578	107.00–111.00	108.28
9	—	408	120.00–128.00	123.48
6	—	318	150.00–155.00	152.36
5	—	256	160.00–172.00	167.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	145.00–150.00	147.59
2	—	518	115.00–119.00	117.05
3	—	467	132.00–140.00	134.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	124.00–130.00	125.96
2	—	565	120.00–123.00	121.46
3	—	457	144.00–147.00	146.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	130.00–135.00	132.45
4	—	478	124.00–128.00	126.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,096	46.00–49.00	47.49
3	—	1,395	51.00–52.00	51.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,056	42.00–45.00	43.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	70.00–72.00	71.04

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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