Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.87/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$141.87

100 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$2.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	439	142.40	624	37
Medium and Large 1	492	142.35	700	45
Medium and Large 3	395	139.57	552	18thin

One grade step is worth $2.83/cwt here — about $73 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 sale100 hd

141.87

—

FL average10 barns · 999 hd

132.66

+9.21

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	1,495	68.60	1,026	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	46.07	526	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	42.01	417	5thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.02/cwt	127.00–137.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	151.93/cwt	146.00–155.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	115.87/cwt	112.00–120.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	110.41/cwt	107.00–114.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	101.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	134.38/cwt	132.00–137.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	112.94/cwt	110.00–116.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	143.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	154.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	145.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	115.32/cwt	112.00–117.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	167.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	123.27/cwt	118.00–128.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.30/cwt	118.00–127.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	125.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	392	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	113.35/cwt	111.00–117.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	138.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	108.08/cwt	102.00–110.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	111.56/cwt	108.00–114.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	156.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	154.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	103.00/cwt	99.00–107.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	122.01/cwt	119.00–126.00	511	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.05/cwt	123.00–127.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	107.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.89/cwt	124.00–132.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.08/cwt	152.00–157.00	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.91/cwt	135.00–142.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.92/cwt	151.00–157.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	111.30/cwt	110.00–112.00	571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	68.60/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,026	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	46.07/cwt	44.00–49.00	526	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	42.01/cwt	41.00–43.00	417	5

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,418Last week 1,453Year ago 965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 198Year ago 256

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	127.00–137.00	132.02
3	—	455	146.00–155.00	151.93
6	—	607	118.00–128.00	123.27
4	—	660	118.00–127.00	120.30
10	—	413	152.00–162.00	156.85
2	—	275	180.00–190.00	185.09
6	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.55
8	—	565	124.00–132.00	127.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	140.00–150.00	145.21
3	—	502	112.00–117.00	115.32
5	—	317	150.00–160.00	154.23
4	—	458	130.00–132.00	130.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	165.00–170.00	167.36
4	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.45
5	—	568	115.00–120.00	116.94
10	—	420	140.00–150.00	144.94
5	—	380	152.00–157.00	155.08
7	—	474	135.00–142.00	137.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	112.00–120.00	115.87
9	—	313	120.00–130.00	125.32
2	—	478	100.00–104.00	101.95
7	—	411	105.00–110.00	107.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	107.00–114.00	110.41
3	—	567	100.00–105.00	101.71
2	—	315	132.00–137.00	134.38
5	—	419	111.00–117.00	113.35
3	—	262	135.00–145.00	138.50
3	—	517	105.00–107.00	105.66
6	—	365	123.00–127.00	125.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	110.00–116.00	112.94
3	—	318	140.00–150.00	143.40
2	—	263	150.00–160.00	154.76
7	—	606	102.00–110.00	108.08
5	—	556	108.00–114.00	111.56
2	—	358	131.00–135.00	133.04
2	—	650	99.00–107.00	103.00
6	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.47
9	—	419	119.00–126.00	122.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	420	132.00–135.00	133.43
3	—	513	110.00–112.00	111.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	135.00–140.00	136.63
2	—	418	137.00–140.00	138.44
5	—	526	115.00–120.00	117.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	151.00–157.00	154.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	67.00–72.00	68.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,141	44.00–49.00	46.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	41.00–43.00	42.01

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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