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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2018-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 29

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

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Feeder Cattle receipts

890 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 760▲ 890 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

280 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 190▲ 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.65/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$154.65

99 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	433	160.16	693	26
Medium and Large 1	480	158.52	761	39
Medium and Large 3	465	146.01	679	34

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $14 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 sale99 hd

154.65

—

FL average10 barns · 893 hd

161.99

−7.34

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	1,577	80.59	1,271	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	49.64	598	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	43.69	432	22

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	257	204.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	526	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	189.72/cwt	185.00–195.00	512	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	206.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	576	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	166.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	588	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	178.55/cwt	142.00–190.00	652	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	175.75/cwt	172.00–180.00	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	164.27/cwt	161.00–167.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	146.40/cwt	142.00–152.00	675	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	672	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	748	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	125.58/cwt	122.00–129.00	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	135.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	716	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	141.30/cwt	138.00–145.00	793	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	566	121.76/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	132.05/cwt	128.00–136.00	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	130.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	815	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	634	113.97/cwt	112.00–117.00	723	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	217	159.71/cwt	155.00–165.00	347	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	174.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	401	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	151.81/cwt	147.00–157.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	494	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	139.87/cwt	137.00–143.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	138.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	120.26/cwt	117.00–122.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	122.26/cwt	121.00–124.00	740	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	145.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	452	158.48/cwt	155.00–162.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	134.09/cwt	132.00–138.00	685	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	532	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	652	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	677	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	76.08/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,120	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	81.72/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	87.33/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,685	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	40.08/cwt	39.00–41.00	391	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	45.75/cwt	43.00–48.00	457	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	49.03/cwt	47.00–53.00	587	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	54.74/cwt	54.00–56.00	690	3

This sale against other markets

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 (Wed)

Wed Aug 29, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 760Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 190Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,261	54.00–56.00	54.74
25	—	1,198	47.00–53.00	49.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	975	39.00–41.00	40.08
14	—	998	43.00–48.00	45.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	81.00–82.00	81.72
2	—	1,930	85.00–90.00	87.33
4	—	1,472	75.00–77.00	76.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	155.00–162.00	158.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	145.00–150.00	147.46
3	—	511	132.00–138.00	134.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	130.00–140.00	135.09
4	—	422	140.00–150.00	145.21
4	—	532	121.00–124.00	122.52
4	—	555	120.00–124.00	122.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	140.00–145.00	143.35
3	—	453	115.00–120.00	118.31
4	—	405	120.00–124.00	122.02
2	—	372	130.00–135.00	132.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	507	124.00–126.00	125.00
4	—	605	121.00–124.00	122.26
3	—	563	120.00–124.00	121.98
4	—	417	137.00–143.00	139.87
6	—	451	135.00–142.00	138.99
2	—	352	150.00–155.00	152.48
3	—	230	170.00–180.00	174.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	147.00–157.00	151.81
4	—	525	117.00–122.00	120.26
2	—	377	140.00–145.00	142.45
6	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.53
6	—	475	125.00–130.00	127.42
2	—	217	155.00–165.00	159.71
4	—	262	155.00–165.00	159.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	634	112.00–117.00	113.97
3	—	353	160.00–170.00	166.60
3	—	408	150.00–155.00	151.69
6	—	320	175.00–185.00	179.90
3	—	486	135.00–140.00	138.36
3	—	566	115.00–125.00	121.76
2	—	517	122.00–129.00	125.58
4	—	270	185.00–195.00	189.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	160.00–167.00	163.58
2	—	567	128.00–136.00	132.05
2	—	607	123.00–125.00	124.00
6	—	375	172.00–180.00	175.75
2	—	257	200.00–210.00	204.85
2	—	530	132.00–138.00	135.03
2	—	317	190.00–195.00	192.56
6	—	461	142.00–152.00	146.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	140.00–150.00	144.90
6	—	561	138.00–145.00	141.30
7	—	622	128.00–135.00	130.98
6	—	405	170.00–180.00	174.96
3	—	303	205.00–210.00	206.65
5	—	365	142.00–190.00	178.55
6	—	458	161.00–167.00	164.27

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.