Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-09

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.96/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$174.96

57 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$6.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	374	177.42	663	16thin
Medium and Large 1	440	175.23	771	30
Medium and Large 3	349	170.65	596	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.77/cwt here — about $67 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 sale57 hd

174.96

—

FL average10 barns · 732 hd

159.23

+15.73

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	44.01	502	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	40.68	456	7thin

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Lakeland, FL

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	—	462	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	138.48/cwt	135.00–142.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	169.63/cwt	167.00–175.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	138.91/cwt	137.00–140.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	207.45/cwt	205.00–212.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	148.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	134.53/cwt	132.00–137.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	150.48/cwt	147.00–157.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.63/cwt	167.00–177.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	149.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.88/cwt	132.00–138.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	186.75/cwt	180.00–190.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	226.57/cwt	215.00–235.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	186.86/cwt	182.00–192.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	140.57/cwt	140.00–143.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	186.52/cwt	180.00–190.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	167.40/cwt	165.00–172.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	232.33/cwt	225.00–240.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	196.60/cwt	195.00–200.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	633	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	44.01/cwt	42.00–46.00	502	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	40.68/cwt	38.00–43.00	456	7

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 →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Lakeland, FL

Tue Oct 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 807Last week 867Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 304Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	160.00–165.00	162.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	160.00–165.00	162.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	257	160.00–165.00	162.57
2	—	407	135.00–142.00	138.48
3	—	356	145.00–150.00	148.36
4	—	455	132.00–137.00	134.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.40
3	—	313	137.00–140.00	138.91
3	—	470	110.00–115.00	113.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	311	147.00–157.00	150.48
3	—	466	120.00–125.00	123.39
2	—	505	115.00–120.00	117.52
3	—	268	145.00–155.00	149.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	167.00–175.00	169.63
3	—	583	140.00–145.00	141.63
2	—	315	205.00–210.00	207.54
7	—	415	167.00–177.00	173.63
2	—	515	140.00–145.00	142.48
3	—	260	215.00–235.00	226.57
3	—	370	182.00–192.00	186.86
5	—	633	140.00–143.00	140.57
2	—	220	225.00–240.00	232.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	276	205.00–212.00	207.45
2	—	417	160.00–165.00	162.46
2	—	520	132.00–138.00	134.88
2	—	455	160.00–162.00	161.01
3	—	313	195.00–200.00	196.60
4	—	357	175.00–180.00	177.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	125.00–130.00	127.57
3	—	266	180.00–190.00	186.75
3	—	306	180.00–190.00	186.52
3	—	365	165.00–172.00	167.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,140	42.00–46.00	44.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,120	38.00–43.00	40.68

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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