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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2018-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, May 14

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

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Feeder Cattle receipts

556 head

▼ 184 vs last sale 740▲ 556 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 131▲ 69 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 $156.05/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$156.05

117 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$15.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	367	156.86	575	49
Medium and Large 1	435	156.81	681	62
Medium and Large 3	403	141.47	570	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.40/cwt here — about $5 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 sale117 hd

156.05

—

FL average10 barns · 1,014 hd

155.86

+0.18

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	1,435	77.16	1,107	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	60.55	671	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	52.20	473	7thin

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 1	218	248.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	541	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	220.37/cwt	215.00–230.00	491	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	208.52/cwt	200.00–215.00	542	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	228.49/cwt	225.00–240.00	624	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	206.98/cwt	205.00–210.00	627	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	312	186.05/cwt	182.00–190.00	580	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	195.10/cwt	192.00–200.00	636	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	603	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	188.03/cwt	185.00–192.00	690	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	177.83/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	169.77/cwt	167.00–172.00	699	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	179.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	744	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	457	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	172.68/cwt	170.00–178.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	150.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	776	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	228	183.18/cwt	175.00–190.00	418	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	186.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	484	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	167.61/cwt	160.00–177.00	441	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	172.85/cwt	170.00–177.00	562	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	163.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	536	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	168.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	610	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	158.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	582	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	146.36/cwt	145.00–147.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	160.43/cwt	155.00–165.00	655	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	148.31/cwt	145.00–152.00	618	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	151.43/cwt	147.00–157.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	143.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	734	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	133.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	686	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	140.02/cwt	137.00–143.00	779	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	130.65/cwt	125.00–135.00	755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	127.20/cwt	122.00–132.00	795	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	821	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	143.69/cwt	137.00–147.00	802	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	77.16/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,107	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	52.20/cwt	49.00–55.00	473	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	976	56.40/cwt	53.00–59.00	550	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	63.67/cwt	60.00–66.00	768	8

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 May 14, 2018

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 740Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 131Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	225.00–240.00	228.49
4	—	463	170.00–178.00	172.68
5	—	303	205.00–210.00	206.98
9	—	367	185.00–192.00	188.03
16	—	415	175.00–185.00	179.20
3	—	218	245.00–255.00	248.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	167.00–172.00	169.77
5	—	372	175.00–180.00	177.83
7	—	260	200.00–215.00	208.52
7	—	326	192.00–200.00	195.10
3	—	515	147.00–155.00	150.72
3	—	223	215.00–230.00	220.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	160.00–165.00	162.53
2	—	457	155.00–157.00	155.98
4	—	312	182.00–190.00	186.05
6	—	360	165.00–170.00	167.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	160.00–167.00	163.31
8	—	417	145.00–152.00	148.31
5	—	228	175.00–190.00	183.18
5	—	514	130.00–137.00	133.44
2	—	455	135.00–145.00	139.95
3	—	578	125.00–135.00	130.65
9	—	263	160.00–177.00	167.61
9	—	366	155.00–162.00	158.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	122.00–132.00	127.20
9	—	260	180.00–195.00	186.07
12	—	408	155.00–165.00	160.43
13	—	512	140.00–147.00	143.32
6	—	361	165.00–175.00	168.89
6	—	556	137.00–143.00	140.02
4	—	462	147.00–157.00	151.43
6	—	325	170.00–177.00	172.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	145.00–147.00	146.36
3	—	423	135.00–140.00	136.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	137.00–147.00	143.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	160.00–162.00	161.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	75.00–81.00	77.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	976	53.00–59.00	56.40
8	—	1,207	60.00–66.00	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	907	49.00–55.00	52.20

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.