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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 10

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

679 head

▲ 266 vs last sale 413▼ 395 vs year ago 1,074 · −36.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

226 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 324▲ 36 vs year ago 190 · +18.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.58/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$190.58

74 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$25.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.84

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	334	198.01	661	20
Medium and Large 1	402	194.96	783	37
Medium and Large 3	397	172.29	684	17thin

One grade step is worth $25.72/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale74 hd

190.58

—

FL average10 barns · 504 hd

176.74

+13.84

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	—	High	1,383	79.98	1,106	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	54.74	654	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	49.09	450	12

Every lot

44 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	217.27/cwt	215.00–220.00	478	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	206.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	527	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	286	225.34/cwt	215.00–232.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	215.81/cwt	212.00–220.00	680	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	194.56/cwt	192.00–197.00	619	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	205.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	205.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	190.95/cwt	187.00–195.00	735	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	181.64/cwt	180.00–185.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	403	162.71/cwt	160.00–168.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	189.85/cwt	185.00–195.00	803	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	175.67/cwt	172.00–181.00	831	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	168.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	799	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	152.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	168.99/cwt	166.00–172.00	858	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	135.92/cwt	132.00–140.00	693	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	268	160.23/cwt	155.00–165.00	429	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	168.59/cwt	162.00–171.00	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	156.15/cwt	155.00–157.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	160.39/cwt	157.00–162.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	140.90/cwt	137.00–145.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	152.06/cwt	147.00–157.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	159.20/cwt	145.00–166.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	138.32/cwt	135.00–143.00	642	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	140.59/cwt	135.00–145.00	718	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	121.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	747	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	178.98/cwt	175.00–183.00	775	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	827	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	150.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	845	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,126	1
Bulls	—	—	1,406	78.18/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,099	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	49.09/cwt	47.00–52.00	450	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	53.27/cwt	51.00–55.00	616	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	59.97/cwt	59.00–61.00	801	7

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 Apr 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 413Year ago 1,074

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 324Year ago 190

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	170.00–177.00	173.39
4	—	433	175.00–183.00	178.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	170.00–172.00	170.99
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.58
2	—	525	155.00–160.00	157.43
4	—	563	145.00–155.00	150.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	120.00–125.00	121.23
7	—	511	135.00–145.00	140.59
4	—	313	162.00–171.00	168.59
3	—	463	145.00–166.00	159.20
3	—	567	130.00–132.00	130.67
2	—	260	170.00–175.00	172.40
3	—	363	157.00–162.00	160.39
4	—	415	147.00–157.00	152.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	137.00–145.00	140.90
5	—	562	120.00–125.00	123.04
7	—	464	135.00–143.00	138.32
5	—	319	155.00–157.00	156.15
6	—	368	150.00–155.00	152.41
4	—	268	155.00–165.00	160.23
4	—	523	130.00–132.00	131.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	137.00–142.00	139.47
2	—	470	120.00–127.00	123.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	192.00–197.00	194.56
3	—	482	150.00–157.00	152.25
3	—	403	160.00–168.00	162.71
2	—	510	132.00–140.00	135.92
3	—	387	180.00–185.00	181.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	166.00–172.00	168.99
5	—	286	215.00–232.00	225.34
6	—	315	212.00–220.00	215.81
8	—	423	185.00–195.00	189.85
7	—	473	172.00–181.00	175.67
5	—	361	200.00–210.00	205.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	200.00–210.00	205.23
6	—	385	187.00–195.00	190.95
3	—	475	165.00–170.00	168.30
4	—	220	215.00–220.00	217.27
3	—	255	200.00–210.00	206.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,406	75.00–80.00	78.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,156	51.00–55.00	53.27
7	—	1,336	59.00–61.00	59.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	916	47.00–52.00	49.09

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.