Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.41/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$146.41

88 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	154.58	663	36
Medium and Large 2	441	142.20	628	31
Medium and Large 3	408	138.60	565	21

One grade step is worth $15.98/cwt here — about $99 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 sale88 hd

146.41

—

FL average10 barns · 760 hd

135.34

+11.06

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	1,643	81.14	1,333	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	55.02	631	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	47.19	482	5thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	115.06/cwt	110.00–117.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.05/cwt	131.00–135.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	109.04/cwt	108.00–111.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	124.12/cwt	121.00–127.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	117.37/cwt	116.00–120.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	115.54/cwt	114.00–117.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	105.56/cwt	103.00–108.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	131.06/cwt	122.00–139.00	482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	126.61/cwt	123.00–130.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	124.37/cwt	123.00–127.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	177.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.32/cwt	142.00–150.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.62/cwt	132.00–139.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.12/cwt	155.00–162.00	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.74/cwt	162.00–172.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	169.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.31/cwt	142.00–150.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	156.68/cwt	152.00–160.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.04/cwt	110.00–113.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	134.51/cwt	132.00–137.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	147.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	153.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	6
Bulls	—	—	1,643	81.14/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,333	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	57.63/cwt	56.00–59.00	650	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	52.64/cwt	49.00–55.00	612	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	47.19/cwt	45.00–50.00	482	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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,158Last week 1,145Year ago 1,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 171Year ago 284

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	150.00–155.00	152.58
4	—	473	140.00–150.00	147.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	110.00–117.00	115.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	131.00–135.00	133.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	108.00–111.00	109.04
4	—	370	130.00–137.00	133.64
4	—	530	110.00–116.00	113.06
6	—	423	121.00–127.00	124.12
6	—	468	116.00–120.00	117.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	114.00–117.00	115.54
4	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.55
4	—	523	103.00–108.00	105.56
8	—	368	122.00–139.00	131.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	123.00–130.00	126.61
4	—	368	115.00–120.00	117.59
4	—	463	103.00–105.00	104.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	123.00–127.00	124.37
4	—	318	175.00–180.00	177.60
5	—	468	142.00–150.00	145.32
6	—	523	132.00–139.00	135.62
7	—	423	155.00–162.00	158.12
11	—	370	162.00–172.00	166.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	167.00–172.00	169.54
4	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.58
4	—	565	110.00–118.00	114.07
5	—	425	142.00–150.00	145.31
7	—	366	152.00–160.00	156.68
7	—	481	135.00–140.00	137.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	125.00–130.00	126.71
3	—	525	110.00–113.00	112.04
4	—	433	132.00–137.00	134.51
5	—	377	145.00–150.00	147.07
6	—	330	150.00–160.00	153.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,643	79.00–82.00	81.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,128	56.00–59.00	57.63
11	—	1,163	49.00–55.00	52.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	45.00–50.00	47.19

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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