Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $278.68/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$278.68

126 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.94

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	280.57	1,389	111
Medium and Large 2	415	264.68	1,099	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $290 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 sale126 hd

278.68

—

FL average8 barns · 620 hd

259.74

+18.94

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	1,492	133.00	1,985	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	112.14	1,350	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	102.65	1,109	29

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	104.40/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,177	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	109.02/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,240	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	117.03/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,531	14
Bulls	—	—	1,529	139.82/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,138	10
Bulls	—	—	1,462	127.31/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	196.10/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	214.69/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	249.62/cwt	237.00–267.00	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	216.13/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	244.68/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,162	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	254.39/cwt	238.00–270.00	1,056	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	272.87/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,405	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	289.69/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,359	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	95.93/cwt	93.00–99.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	242.65/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	321.94/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	248.57/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	211.15/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,292	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	277.86/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	265.58/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,501	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	238.37/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,271	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	267.45/cwt	257.00–280.00	949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	300.73/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,248	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	313.77/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,123	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	294.21/cwt	280.00–310.00	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	231.10/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,336	12

How this sale compares

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 (Wed)

Sat Jun 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 929Last week 937Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 360Last week 421Year ago 222

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,127	101.00–109.00	104.40
6	—	903	93.00–99.00	95.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,137	104.00–113.00	109.02
14	—	1,308	114.00–122.00	117.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,529	136.00–143.00	139.82
12	—	1,462	124.00–131.00	127.31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	187.00–205.00	196.10
12	—	475	230.00–260.00	244.68
12	—	415	238.00–270.00	254.39
9	—	612	208.00–215.00	211.15
16	—	533	229.00–248.00	238.37
13	—	355	257.00–280.00	267.45
11	—	321	280.00–310.00	294.21
12	—	578	223.00–239.00	231.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	209.00–220.00	214.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	237.00–267.00	249.62
8	—	368	260.00–295.00	277.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	212.00–228.00	216.13
10	—	515	260.00–286.00	272.87
19	—	469	275.00–305.00	289.69
7	—	665	235.00–246.00	242.65
7	—	321	312.00–330.00	321.94
11	—	613	237.00–260.00	248.57
20	—	565	250.00–282.00	265.58
16	—	415	290.00–312.00	300.73
16	—	358	303.00–325.00	313.77

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.

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