Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.56/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$131.56

66 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$7.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	134.42	574	34
Medium and Large 2	387	129.07	500	24
Medium and Large 3	335	126.90	425	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.52/cwt here — about $149 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 sale66 hd

131.56

—

FL average10 barns · 857 hd

121.44

+10.12

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	1,810	79.35	1,436	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	55.73	680	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	48.09	463	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	527	131.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	75.58/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,171	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	83.13/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	53.48/cwt	52.00–56.00	659	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	700	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	48.09/cwt	47.00–50.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.03/cwt	132.00–136.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	201.45/cwt	195.00–205.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	202.62/cwt	200.00–205.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	161.09/cwt	157.00–165.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	170.65/cwt	167.00–173.00	531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	149.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.87/cwt	147.00–155.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	118.94/cwt	117.00–121.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.15/cwt	142.00–152.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	128.92/cwt	127.00–133.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	130.15/cwt	127.00–135.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.90/cwt	119.00–126.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.73/cwt	114.00–118.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	142.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	123.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	129.09/cwt	127.00–132.00	413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	115.26/cwt	113.00–120.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	114.60/cwt	113.00–118.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	157.21/cwt	150.00–165.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	148.33/cwt	145.00–152.00	467	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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,298Last week 938Year ago 1,133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 235Year ago 140

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	130.00–134.00	131.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	132.00–136.00	134.03
3	—	258	195.00–205.00	201.45
3	—	370	165.00–170.00	166.58
4	—	215	200.00–205.00	202.62
4	—	430	157.00–165.00	161.09
2	—	318	180.00–185.00	182.40
2	—	475	147.00–155.00	150.87
4	—	510	135.00–143.00	139.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	170.00–180.00	174.81
2	—	573	125.00–129.00	127.03
5	—	311	167.00–173.00	170.65
5	—	419	145.00–155.00	149.06
6	—	363	155.00–160.00	157.59
7	—	464	140.00–145.00	142.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	117.00–121.00	118.94
3	—	312	160.00–165.00	161.63
3	—	370	142.00–152.00	145.15
3	—	418	135.00–140.00	138.39
3	—	480	127.00–133.00	128.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	127.00–135.00	130.15
7	—	513	119.00–126.00	122.90
4	—	470	124.00–130.00	126.94
2	—	215	175.00–180.00	177.38
2	—	355	140.00–145.00	142.46
3	—	567	113.00–120.00	115.26
3	—	628	113.00–118.00	114.60
4	—	260	150.00–165.00	157.21
4	—	315	145.00–152.00	148.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	135.00–143.00	140.25
3	—	473	114.00–118.00	116.73
3	—	525	110.00–113.00	111.98
4	—	268	140.00–145.00	142.66
4	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.60
7	—	366	130.00–135.00	132.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	120.00–125.00	123.24
5	—	320	127.00–132.00	129.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	73.00–78.00	75.58
2	—	2,070	81.00–85.00	83.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	52.00–56.00	53.48
6	—	1,208	57.00–59.00	57.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	47.00–50.00	48.09

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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