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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

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Feeder Cattle receipts

716 head

▲ 371 vs last sale 345▲ 716 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

352 head

▲ 301 vs last sale 51▲ 352 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 $154.95/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$154.95

110 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.32

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	160.25	625	50
Medium and Large 2	369	153.93	568	48
Medium and Large 3	388	136.91	532	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $94 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 sale110 hd

154.95

—

FL average10 barns · 816 hd

151.63

+3.32

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	1,512	78.71	1,190	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,055	55.56	586	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	48.52	452	44

Every lot

40 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	208	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	447	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	221	229.74/cwt	225.00–235.00	508	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	221.84/cwt	210.00–230.00	590	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	195.60/cwt	190.00–205.00	534	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	195.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	613	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	205.81/cwt	202.00–212.00	659	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	183.13/cwt	180.00–187.00	586	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	173.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	620	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	196.24/cwt	192.00–202.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	184.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	673	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	183.17/cwt	180.00–187.00	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	163.02/cwt	160.00–167.00	665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	173.60/cwt	170.00–177.00	726	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	162.91/cwt	160.00–167.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	172.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	802	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	157.98/cwt	155.00–160.00	809	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	206	206.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	425	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	210	183.99/cwt	175.00–190.00	386	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	257	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	170.72/cwt	165.00–177.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	162.92/cwt	160.00–167.00	505	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	172.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	556	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	580	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	533	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	152.36/cwt	147.00–157.00	626	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	140.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	589	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	147.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	653	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	121.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	737	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,454	76.64/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,114	7
Bulls	—	—	1,717	85.96/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,476	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	43.37/cwt	41.00–46.00	383	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	51.19/cwt	48.00–53.00	490	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	54.54/cwt	51.00–57.00	563	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	57.20/cwt	52.00–61.00	623	21

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 9, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 345Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 352Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,717	84.00–88.00	85.96
7	—	1,454	75.00–79.00	76.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,090	52.00–61.00	57.20
34	—	1,033	51.00–57.00	54.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	882	41.00–46.00	43.37
29	—	957	48.00–53.00	51.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	208	210.00–220.00	215.03
5	—	273	190.00–205.00	195.60
5	—	462	160.00–167.00	162.91
15	—	364	180.00–190.00	184.98
10	—	418	170.00–177.00	173.60
15	—	314	190.00–200.00	195.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	266	210.00–230.00	221.84
4	—	512	155.00–160.00	157.98
5	—	320	202.00–212.00	205.81
5	—	405	180.00–187.00	183.17
6	—	221	225.00–235.00	229.74
3	—	360	192.00–202.00	196.24
4	—	465	170.00–175.00	172.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	180.00–187.00	183.13
6	—	357	170.00–177.00	173.57
3	—	408	160.00–167.00	163.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	501	140.00–145.00	141.68
4	—	257	180.00–190.00	185.05
5	—	206	200.00–215.00	206.26
6	—	355	160.00–165.00	162.46
6	—	461	145.00–150.00	147.30
6	—	605	120.00–126.00	121.86
9	—	323	170.00–175.00	172.23
11	—	411	147.00–157.00	152.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	165.00–177.00	170.72
4	—	480	135.00–137.00	136.02
6	—	565	119.00–125.00	121.97
8	—	210	175.00–190.00	183.99
10	—	378	150.00–157.00	153.56
8	—	418	137.00–145.00	140.87
9	—	310	160.00–167.00	162.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	150.00–157.00	153.56
6	—	410	125.00–135.00	129.96
2	—	470	122.00–127.00	124.47

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.