Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.85/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$144.85

91 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$9.70/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 2	411	147.49	606	38
Medium and Large 1	457	146.92	671	30
Medium and Large 3	407	137.79	560	23

One grade step is worth $9.70/cwt here — about $46 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 sale91 hd

144.85

—

FL average10 barns · 700 hd

138.72

+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	1,580	74.67	1,180	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	47.84	554	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	42.57	422	8thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	360	132.94/cwt	131.00–135.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	122.15/cwt	118.00–125.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.62/cwt	132.00–137.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	123.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	166.30/cwt	165.00–167.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	152.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.54/cwt	115.00–121.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.08/cwt	175.00–185.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	134.46/cwt	129.00–139.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	156.88/cwt	152.00–160.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	146.94/cwt	145.00–149.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	158.42/cwt	155.00–162.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.28/cwt	118.00–122.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	115.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	125.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	118.91/cwt	116.00–121.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	105.26/cwt	103.00–110.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	128.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	172.09/cwt	165.00–177.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	168.39/cwt	165.00–172.00	522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	115.03/cwt	112.00–118.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	145.09/cwt	142.00–150.00	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	47.84/cwt	45.00–51.00	554	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	42.57/cwt	41.00–47.00	422	8
Bulls	—	—	1,580	74.67/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,180	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,145Last week 1,418Year ago 892

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 123Year ago 460

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	131.00–135.00	132.94
5	—	471	118.00–125.00	122.15
2	—	305	140.00–145.00	142.46
4	—	555	110.00–114.00	112.02
4	—	520	112.00–120.00	115.96
7	—	420	122.00–130.00	125.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	132.00–137.00	134.62
2	—	358	125.00–128.00	126.49
5	—	473	110.00–115.00	111.92
5	—	412	116.00–121.00	118.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	120.00–125.00	123.24
6	—	365	115.00–120.00	117.43
3	—	418	103.00–110.00	105.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	165.00–167.00	166.30
5	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.94
4	—	305	175.00–185.00	180.08
9	—	509	129.00–139.00	134.46
3	—	457	145.00–150.00	146.64
6	—	555	125.00–131.00	128.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	120.00–124.00	122.60
5	—	560	115.00–121.00	118.54
8	—	463	135.00–142.00	138.41
5	—	379	152.00–160.00	156.88
6	—	413	145.00–149.00	146.94
5	—	269	165.00–177.00	172.09
6	—	310	165.00–172.00	168.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	120.00–130.00	125.13
4	—	318	155.00–162.00	158.42
8	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.94
2	—	510	112.00–118.00	115.03
5	—	362	142.00–150.00	145.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	110.00–116.00	114.05
3	—	520	118.00–122.00	119.28
4	—	465	132.00–140.00	135.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	125.00–129.00	126.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,158	45.00–51.00	47.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	41.00–47.00	42.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	73.00–76.00	74.67

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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