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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Apr 30

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

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Feeder Cattle receipts

553 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 687▲ 553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 241▲ 205 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.65/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$197.65

104 head · 336 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$34.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.75

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	328	207.80	681	55
Medium and Large 2	341	190.52	650	37
Medium and Large 3	362	173.16	626	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.63/cwt here — about $54 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 sale104 hd

197.65

—

FL average10 barns · 571 hd

186.90

+10.75

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	1,565	78.18	1,224	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	53.59	649	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	46.65	443	19

Every lot

37 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	217	219.43/cwt	210.00–230.00	476	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	244.53/cwt	235.00–250.00	538	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	257	229.10/cwt	220.00–240.00	589	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	210.85/cwt	200.00–217.00	569	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	188.43/cwt	187.00–190.00	594	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	197.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	636	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	208.78/cwt	205.00–215.00	674	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	616	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	191.87/cwt	187.00–197.00	700	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	178.56/cwt	177.00–180.00	661	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	181.41/cwt	177.00–187.00	740	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	158.54/cwt	152.00–162.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	170.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	723	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	170.66/cwt	167.00–175.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	162.28/cwt	157.00–165.00	820	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	217.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	226	188.53/cwt	185.00–197.00	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	267	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	183.94/cwt	180.00–187.00	495	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	172.85/cwt	170.00–175.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	164.46/cwt	162.00–167.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	307	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	174.70/cwt	172.00–180.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	352	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	170.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	606	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	158.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	160.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	659	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	149.78/cwt	145.00–152.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	150.96/cwt	147.00–155.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	141.65/cwt	137.00–144.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	78.18/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,224	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	42.98/cwt	40.00–46.00	372	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	50.73/cwt	48.00–54.00	529	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	53.59/cwt	51.00–57.00	649	37

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 30, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 687Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 241Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	210.00–225.00	217.32
4	—	455	147.00–155.00	150.96
8	—	356	165.00–175.00	170.11
5	—	410	155.00–165.00	160.85
4	—	517	140.00–147.00	143.48
5	—	320	172.00–180.00	174.70
7	—	269	180.00–187.00	183.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	162.00–167.00	164.46
4	—	522	130.00–135.00	132.56
3	—	471	137.00–144.00	141.65
3	—	226	185.00–197.00	188.53
3	—	420	145.00–152.00	149.78
3	—	368	155.00–160.00	158.35
5	—	278	170.00–175.00	172.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	307	155.00–160.00	157.44
2	—	352	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	267	160.00–165.00	162.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	167.00–175.00	170.66
3	—	505	157.00–165.00	162.28
7	—	408	177.00–187.00	181.41
13	—	365	187.00–197.00	191.87
5	—	323	205.00–215.00	208.78
8	—	220	235.00–250.00	244.53
16	—	257	220.00–240.00	229.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	177.00–180.00	178.56
10	—	425	165.00–175.00	170.18
2	—	465	160.00–165.00	162.53
5	—	270	200.00–217.00	210.85
6	—	217	210.00–230.00	219.43
8	—	322	195.00–200.00	197.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	152.00–162.00	158.54
4	—	357	170.00–175.00	172.52
4	—	315	187.00–190.00	188.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,043	48.00–54.00	50.73
10	—	866	40.00–46.00	42.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,211	51.00–57.00	53.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	76.00–81.00	78.18

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.