Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $259.70/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$259.70

86 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$56.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	274.59	1,123	46
Medium and Large 2	398	250.83	999	30
Medium and Large 3	448	217.84	975	10thin

One grade step is worth $56.75/cwt here — about $148 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 sale86 hd

259.70

—

FL average8 barns · 513 hd

262.45

−2.75

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	1,562	123.25	1,924	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	101.61	1,264	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	91.30	948	10

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	237.33/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	233.85/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	257.29/cwt	250.00–265.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	212.81/cwt	205.00–221.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	252.34/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	239.73/cwt	230.00–250.00	875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	247.26/cwt	240.00–255.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	216.27/cwt	208.00–225.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	264.76/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,099	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	287.03/cwt	275.00–300.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	248.61/cwt	240.00–257.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	278.86/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	229.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	324.56/cwt	310.00–335.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	244.71/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	309.61/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	274.65/cwt	260.00–290.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	244.76/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	222.28/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	235.03/cwt	228.00–240.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	213.84/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	223.07/cwt	210.00–230.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	226.58/cwt	220.00–232.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	231.43/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	208.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	963	5
Bulls	—	—	1,488	118.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	127.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,088	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	106.55/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,383	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	91.30/cwt	87.00–95.00	948	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	98.32/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,188	18

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)

Wed Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 673Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 448Year ago 782

No trends offered due to market closure last week for July 4th Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	230.00–245.00	237.33
6	—	465	245.00–260.00	252.34
10	—	415	255.00–275.00	264.76
7	—	361	265.00–290.00	278.86
5	—	273	310.00–335.00	324.56
6	—	525	235.00–255.00	244.71
8	—	323	300.00–320.00	309.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	225.00–240.00	233.85
4	—	265	275.00–300.00	287.03
6	—	370	240.00–257.00	248.61
6	—	323	260.00–290.00	274.65
3	—	415	235.00–250.00	244.76
6	—	520	215.00–230.00	222.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	220.00–235.00	229.82
4	—	523	200.00–210.00	204.93
3	—	423	210.00–230.00	223.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	250.00–265.00	257.29
6	—	365	230.00–250.00	239.73
6	—	315	240.00–255.00	247.26
5	—	415	228.00–240.00	235.03
5	—	519	208.00–218.00	213.84
6	—	470	225.00–238.00	231.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	205.00–221.00	212.81
6	—	370	208.00–225.00	216.27
7	—	318	220.00–232.00	226.58
5	—	461	200.00–215.00	208.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	115.00–122.00	118.80
2	—	1,635	125.00–130.00	127.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,298	102.00–110.00	106.55
18	—	1,208	95.00–101.00	98.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,038	87.00–95.00	91.30

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)