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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 2

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 427▲ 345 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 107▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.65/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$158.65

96 head · 368 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$33.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	337	170.97	576	43
Medium and Large 2	384	153.55	590	37
Medium and Large 3	414	137.35	568	16thin

One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about $8 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 sale96 hd

158.65

—

FL average10 barns · 805 hd

157.31

+1.34

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	1,368	83.41	1,141	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	55.07	659	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	50.68	518	7thin

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	208	235.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	489	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	212.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	468	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	254	200.91/cwt	195.00–205.00	510	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	216.11/cwt	210.00–225.00	586	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	308	192.37/cwt	190.00–195.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	209.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	198.73/cwt	197.00–200.00	630	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	184.77/cwt	182.00–187.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	193.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	698	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	175.92/cwt	172.00–180.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	161.07/cwt	157.00–165.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	170.66/cwt	167.00–175.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	452	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	148.51/cwt	147.00–150.00	772	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	139.58/cwt	135.00–142.00	726	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	154.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	128.00/cwt	125.00–132.00	781	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	207.68/cwt	200.00–215.00	426	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	189.49/cwt	180.00–197.00	436	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	187.39/cwt	180.00–192.00	491	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	450	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	175.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	538	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	152.92/cwt	150.00–157.00	497	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	166.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	160.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	591	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	149.60/cwt	147.00–152.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	148.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	137.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	129.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	676	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	118.34/cwt	116.00–121.00	621	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	117.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	665	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,368	83.41/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,141	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	52.64/cwt	51.00–55.00	535	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	45.78/cwt	43.00–48.00	472	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	55.07/cwt	53.00–57.00	659	13

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 (Mon)

Mon Apr 2, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 427Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 107Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	147.00–150.00	148.51
5	—	254	195.00–205.00	200.91
4	—	356	182.00–187.00	184.77
3	—	430	167.00–175.00	170.66
4	—	220	210.00–215.00	212.73
5	—	317	197.00–200.00	198.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	135.00–142.00	139.58
2	—	372	172.00–180.00	175.92
3	—	308	190.00–195.00	192.37
4	—	452	150.00–157.00	153.52
2	—	427	157.00–165.00	161.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	205.00–215.00	209.95
5	—	527	152.00–157.00	154.01
5	—	208	230.00–245.00	235.10
5	—	360	190.00–200.00	193.94
2	—	412	180.00–185.00	182.48
4	—	271	210.00–225.00	216.11
4	—	610	125.00–132.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	116.00–121.00	118.34
6	—	325	150.00–157.00	152.92
2	—	405	135.00–140.00	137.47
2	—	355	145.00–150.00	147.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	230	180.00–197.00	189.49
2	—	312	160.00–165.00	162.56
5	—	524	127.00–133.00	129.02
5	—	362	155.00–165.00	160.80
4	—	412	142.00–145.00	143.53
3	—	565	115.00–119.00	117.62
6	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.29
6	—	265	165.00–175.00	169.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	262	180.00–192.00	187.39
10	—	306	170.00–180.00	175.87
5	—	563	120.00–125.00	122.82
5	—	414	147.00–152.00	149.60
4	—	353	165.00–170.00	166.76
4	—	205	200.00–215.00	207.68
2	—	455	145.00–152.00	148.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	81.00–86.00	83.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,196	53.00–57.00	55.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,032	43.00–48.00	45.78
5	—	1,017	51.00–55.00	52.64

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.