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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Aug 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 611▼ 291 vs year ago 756 · −38.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 215▼ 14 vs year ago 177 · −7.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.18/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$140.18

54 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$7.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.11

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	394	143.06	564	15thin
Medium and Large 2	442	142.83	631	18thin
Medium and Large 1	515	135.85	699	21

One grade step is worth $7.21/cwt here — about −$135 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

140.18

—

FL average10 barns · 910 hd

132.07

+8.11

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	1,365	90.00	1,229	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	60.77	656	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	53.54	642	6thin

Every lot

31 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	273	180.43/cwt	170.00–185.00	493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	526	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	162.81/cwt	157.00–167.00	521	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	146.97/cwt	142.00–152.00	541	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	613	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	139.40/cwt	137.00–142.00	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	139.90/cwt	138.00–144.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	128.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	125.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	136.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	129.68/cwt	127.00–131.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	720	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	762	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	253	136.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	346	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	307	123.68/cwt	122.00–127.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	130.31/cwt	127.00–134.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	121.22/cwt	117.00–125.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	113.64/cwt	113.00–115.00	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	112.65/cwt	110.00–114.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	604	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,229	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,042	59.03/cwt	56.00–62.00	615	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	64.49/cwt	63.00–65.00	747	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	53.54/cwt	51.00–55.00	642	6

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 Aug 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 611Year ago 756

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 215Year ago 177

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	253	130.00–140.00	136.58
2	—	370	127.00–134.00	130.31
3	—	503	110.00–114.00	112.65
3	—	408	118.00–120.00	119.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	117.00–125.00	121.22
3	—	425	113.00–115.00	113.64
3	—	307	122.00–127.00	123.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	123.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	510	117.00–120.00	118.47
2	—	470	120.00–122.00	121.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	138.00–144.00	139.90
6	—	615	122.00–126.00	123.96
6	—	413	147.00–150.00	148.45
3	—	557	127.00–131.00	129.68
3	—	517	132.00–139.00	136.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	137.00–142.00	139.40
2	—	305	170.00–175.00	172.46
4	—	583	122.00–125.00	123.52
4	—	455	132.00–136.00	133.98
3	—	510	123.00–130.00	125.29
3	—	273	170.00–185.00	180.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	126.00–130.00	128.05
2	—	425	126.00–130.00	127.95
5	—	320	157.00–167.00	162.81
4	—	368	142.00–152.00	146.97
2	—	518	115.00–117.00	115.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,042	56.00–62.00	59.03
7	—	1,158	63.00–65.00	64.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	51.00–55.00	53.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	90.00	90.00

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.