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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 9

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,268 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 1,218▲ 434 vs year ago 834 · +52.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

242 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 324▼ 67 vs year ago 309 · −21.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 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 $138.49/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$138.49

74 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$157

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

$7.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	408	141.49	577	20
Medium and Large 2	443	140.57	623	27
Medium and Large 1	547	134.19	734	27

One grade step is worth $7.30/cwt here — about −$157 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

138.49

—

FL average10 barns · 1,045 hd

134.66

+3.83

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	1,644	75.52	1,242	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	48.74	533	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	43.02	468	7thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	184.73/cwt	182.00–190.00	560	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	173.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	166.81/cwt	162.00–169.00	534	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	148.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	568	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	156.31/cwt	155.00–159.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	146.12/cwt	142.00–150.00	603	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	137.04/cwt	135.00–139.00	573	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	457	127.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	582	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	136.44/cwt	133.00–140.00	625	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	123.64/cwt	122.00–127.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	113.48/cwt	111.00–116.00	579	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	125.04/cwt	121.00–129.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	116.73/cwt	115.00–118.00	653	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	121.00/cwt	118.00–125.00	736	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	117.69/cwt	112.00–120.00	783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	110.99/cwt	108.00–113.00	790	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	145.77/cwt	140.00–152.00	386	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	147.06/cwt	145.00–149.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	129.53/cwt	127.00–135.00	430	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	133.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	124.70/cwt	122.00–126.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	119.74/cwt	117.00–121.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	404	112.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	456	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	121.82/cwt	117.00–127.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	116.18/cwt	115.00–117.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	105.55/cwt	104.00–108.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	574	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	105.42/cwt	102.00–109.00	557	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	99.47/cwt	97.00–102.00	560	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	618	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	407	152.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	135.27/cwt	132.00–137.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	127.08/cwt	124.00–130.00	588	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	642	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,644	75.52/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,242	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	53.65/cwt	53.00–54.00	576	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	43.02/cwt	41.00–46.00	468	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	47.82/cwt	45.00–51.00	525	16

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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,268Last week 1,218Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 324Year ago 309

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 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
4	—	353	130.00–138.00	133.97
7	—	514	110.00–113.00	111.69
4	—	570	107.00–110.00	108.46
5	—	463	115.00–117.00	116.18
6	—	420	117.00–127.00	121.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	145.00–149.00	147.06
2	—	265	140.00–152.00	145.77
8	—	528	102.00–109.00	105.42
7	—	404	110.00–115.00	112.83
3	—	360	122.00–126.00	124.70
4	—	563	97.00–102.00	99.47
6	—	488	110.00–114.00	112.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	127.00–135.00	129.53
3	—	375	117.00–121.00	119.74
5	—	475	104.00–108.00	105.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	155.00–159.00	156.31
3	—	303	182.00–190.00	184.73
2	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.58
6	—	608	118.00–125.00	121.00
3	—	712	108.00–113.00	110.99
4	—	555	121.00–129.00	125.04
4	—	665	112.00–120.00	117.69
2	—	460	150.00–155.00	152.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.40
2	—	270	170.00–180.00	175.09
7	—	559	115.00–118.00	116.73
6	—	413	142.00–150.00	146.12
3	—	315	170.00–175.00	173.28
3	—	507	122.00–127.00	123.64
4	—	458	133.00–140.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	145.00–150.00	148.30
3	—	457	125.00–132.00	127.30
4	—	418	135.00–139.00	137.04
4	—	510	111.00–116.00	113.48
6	—	320	162.00–169.00	166.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	124.00–130.00	127.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	120.00–127.00	123.37
3	—	425	140.00–145.00	141.59
3	—	458	132.00–137.00	135.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	152.00–155.00	152.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	53.00–54.00	53.65
16	—	1,098	45.00–51.00	47.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	41.00–46.00	43.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,644	74.00–79.00	75.52

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.