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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

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Feeder Cattle receipts

429 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 490▼ 153 vs year ago 582 · −26.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

396 head

▲ 273 vs last sale 123▲ 260 vs year ago 136 · +191.2%

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.90/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$191.90

54 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$42.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.25

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	207.44	721	31
Medium and Large 2	438	175.26	767	13thin
Medium and Large 3	408	165.35	674	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about $47 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 sale54 hd

191.90

—

FL average9 barns · 519 hd

181.65

+10.25

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	1,582	88.18	1,395	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	65.31	715	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	56.86	550	13

Every lot

43 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	226	234.35/cwt	230.00–242.00	530	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	232.78/cwt	225.00–240.00	617	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	214.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	200.87/cwt	197.00–207.00	727	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	174.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	641	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	189.83/cwt	185.00–195.00	716	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	181.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	175.97/cwt	175.00–177.00	827	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	163.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	892	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	163.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	877	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	207	184.82/cwt	180.00–190.00	383	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	221	204.62/cwt	200.00–215.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	269	162.23/cwt	155.00–170.00	436	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	276	175.92/cwt	172.00–185.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	167.46/cwt	165.00–170.00	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	188.44/cwt	185.00–195.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	158.58/cwt	155.00–162.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	150.24/cwt	147.00–152.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	142.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	160.41/cwt	157.00–162.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	129.56/cwt	127.00–132.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	150.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	138.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	628	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	145.27/cwt	142.00–147.00	665	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	136.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	753	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	178.53/cwt	177.00–180.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	158.33/cwt	155.00–162.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	832	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	140.95/cwt	137.00–143.00	864	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	79.25/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,052	3
Bulls	—	—	1,597	93.29/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,490	7
Bulls	—	—	1,712	86.37/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,479	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	56.86/cwt	54.00–60.00	550	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	63.75/cwt	59.00–65.00	647	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	66.99/cwt	66.00–69.00	790	41

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 Mar 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 490Year ago 582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 396Last week 123Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	177.00–180.00	178.53
3	—	613	137.00–143.00	140.95
6	—	512	160.00–165.00	162.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	155.00–162.00	158.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	120.00–124.00	122.06
3	—	221	200.00–215.00	204.62
3	—	513	135.00–140.00	136.75
3	—	458	142.00–147.00	145.27
3	—	420	147.00–152.00	150.41
3	—	366	157.00–162.00	160.41
3	—	276	172.00–185.00	175.92
4	—	305	165.00–170.00	167.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	207	180.00–190.00	184.82
3	—	360	147.00–152.00	150.24
2	—	457	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	422	135.00–142.00	138.52
5	—	269	155.00–170.00	162.23
4	—	332	155.00–162.00	158.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	185.00–195.00	188.44
2	—	460	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	410	127.00–132.00	129.56
2	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	160.00–167.00	163.42
6	—	322	210.00–220.00	214.81
2	—	470	175.00–177.00	175.97
6	—	265	225.00–240.00	232.78
2	—	517	170.00–175.00	172.58
3	—	406	180.00–185.00	181.72
5	—	226	230.00–242.00	234.35
5	—	362	197.00–207.00	200.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	150.00–155.00	152.46
3	—	476	160.00–170.00	163.22
6	—	377	185.00–195.00	189.83
2	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	367	170.00–180.00	174.76
4	—	420	160.00–165.00	162.41
2	—	465	150.00–155.00	152.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,015	59.00–65.00	63.75
41	—	1,180	66.00–69.00	66.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	968	54.00–60.00	56.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,597	90.00–96.00	93.29
5	—	1,712	82.00–88.00	86.37
3	—	1,328	78.00–80.00	79.25

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.