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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Sep 25

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

954 head

▼ 381 vs last sale 1,335▲ 87 vs year ago 867 · +10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 291 vs last sale 421▼ 174 vs year ago 304 · −57.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady to 2.00 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 $136.21/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$136.21

111 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$9.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	426	139.79	595	34
Medium and Large 1	494	137.07	677	51
Medium and Large 3	427	129.82	554	26

One grade step is worth $9.97/cwt here — about $41 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 sale111 hd

136.21

—

FL average10 barns · 1,117 hd

129.94

+6.27

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	1,593	76.92	1,225	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	51.91	646	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	47.01	524	8thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	454	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	185.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	515	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	162.94/cwt	160.00–167.00	499	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	477	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	176.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	560	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	154.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	558	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	645	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	142.47/cwt	137.00–147.00	594	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	128.63/cwt	125.00–132.00	540	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	146.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	671	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	135.43/cwt	133.00–138.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	124.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	576	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	514	106.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	550	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	121.13/cwt	118.00–125.00	631	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	114.44/cwt	112.00–116.00	597	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	121.77/cwt	117.00–126.00	689	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	112.36/cwt	110.00–116.00	639	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	739	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	116.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	763	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	172.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	379	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	158.33/cwt	155.00–162.00	416	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	150.85/cwt	147.00–157.00	478	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	124.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	396	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	139.80/cwt	137.00–142.00	463	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	479	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	116.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	432	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	106.18/cwt	105.00–107.00	454	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	105.34/cwt	103.00–107.00	489	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	98.59/cwt	95.00–102.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	103.98/cwt	102.00–106.00	629	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	153.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	647	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	76.92/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,225	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	47.01/cwt	45.00–48.00	524	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	51.91/cwt	49.00–55.00	646	10

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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 1,335Year ago 867

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 421Year ago 304

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	147.00–157.00	150.85
4	—	423	118.00–122.00	119.94
4	—	263	155.00–162.00	158.33
2	—	605	102.00–106.00	103.98
2	—	220	170.00–175.00	172.27
5	—	360	130.00–137.00	132.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	95.00–102.00	98.59
7	—	464	103.00–107.00	105.34
7	—	318	120.00–130.00	124.52
5	—	428	105.00–107.00	106.18
5	—	370	115.00–118.00	116.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	137.00–142.00	139.80
6	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.44
4	—	483	108.00–110.00	108.98
4	—	368	122.00–125.00	123.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	145.00–150.00	146.72
13	—	521	118.00–125.00	121.13
3	—	317	170.00–180.00	176.53
11	—	566	117.00–126.00	121.77
6	—	624	117.00–120.00	118.50
6	—	413	152.00–160.00	156.07
6	—	278	180.00–190.00	185.23
3	—	658	114.00–120.00	116.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	306	160.00–167.00	162.94
5	—	569	110.00–116.00	112.36
5	—	522	112.00–116.00	114.44
4	—	463	133.00–138.00	135.43
2	—	370	152.00–157.00	154.57
2	—	263	170.00–175.00	172.62
9	—	417	137.00–147.00	142.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	120.00–130.00	124.15
6	—	420	125.00–132.00	128.63
5	—	514	105.00–110.00	106.96
4	—	378	145.00–150.00	147.55
4	—	313	150.00–155.00	152.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	150.00–155.00	153.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,114	45.00–48.00	47.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,245	49.00–55.00	51.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,593	75.00–81.00	76.92

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.