Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.74/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$158.74

59 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$11.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	162.85	693	33
Medium and Large 3	351	157.53	553	8thin
Medium and Large 2	388	151.75	589	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.10/cwt here — about $105 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 sale59 hd

158.74

—

FL average4 barns · 194 hd

143.50

+15.24

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	—	Low	1,452	75.66	1,098	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	57.63	726	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	50.79	533	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	415	147.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	189.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	179.44/cwt	177.00–182.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	128.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	139.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	132.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	154.07/cwt	152.00–155.00	416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.43/cwt	142.00–145.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	139.38/cwt	137.00–142.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	137.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	164.22/cwt	162.00–165.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	132.35/cwt	131.00–135.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.92/cwt	131.00–137.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	123.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	134.54/cwt	131.00–137.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	119.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	149.47/cwt	147.00–155.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	56.75/cwt	54.00–59.00	709	12
Bulls	—	—	1,263	68.44/cwt	67.00–72.00	864	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	60.27/cwt	60.00–61.00	780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	83.41/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,262	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	50.79/cwt	50.00–53.00	533	4
Bulls	—	—	1,533	76.47/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,172	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.08/cwt	125.00–131.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	156.76/cwt	150.00–160.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	219.76/cwt	210.00–230.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	163.95/cwt	158.00–167.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	144.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.14/cwt	121.00–129.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	128.36/cwt	126.00–130.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	125.32/cwt	124.00–126.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	145.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	168.59/cwt	165.00–180.00	440	4

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 987Year ago 1,456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 217Year ago 387

No trends offered due to market closure last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	145.00–152.00	147.39
3	—	462	135.00–142.00	137.45
2	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.56
3	—	525	125.00–131.00	129.08
3	—	365	150.00–160.00	156.76
4	—	261	165.00–180.00	168.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	138.00–142.00	139.97
4	—	273	185.00–195.00	189.77
3	—	607	132.00–136.00	134.64
2	—	308	177.00–182.00	179.44
4	—	355	162.00–165.00	164.22
3	—	653	131.00–135.00	132.35
2	—	575	131.00–137.00	133.92
4	—	458	145.00–155.00	149.92
4	—	205	210.00–230.00	219.76
3	—	403	158.00–167.00	163.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	137.00–142.00	139.38
6	—	328	160.00–167.00	163.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	125.00–130.00	128.42
3	—	367	120.00–125.00	123.41
4	—	413	111.00–115.00	112.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	135.00–142.00	139.28
5	—	356	131.00–137.00	134.54
6	—	273	140.00–150.00	144.77
4	—	415	121.00–129.00	125.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	130.00–137.00	132.94
3	—	270	152.00–155.00	154.07
7	—	516	118.00–122.00	119.70
3	—	323	147.00–155.00	149.47
2	—	370	140.00–150.00	145.27
5	—	458	126.00–130.00	128.36
2	—	560	115.00–118.00	116.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	142.00–145.00	143.43
2	—	565	120.00–126.00	122.95
3	—	508	124.00–126.00	125.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	155.00–157.00	156.35
3	—	462	142.00–147.00	145.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,249	54.00–59.00	56.75
4	—	1,295	60.00–61.00	60.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,049	50.00–53.00	50.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	67.00–72.00	68.44
3	—	1,513	82.00–86.00	83.41
7	—	1,533	74.00–80.00	76.47

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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