Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.07/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$254.07

96 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	262.47	1,185	53
Medium and Large 2	415	247.35	1,028	38
Medium and Large 3	428	216.17	925	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $260 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 sale96 hd

254.07

—

FL average7 barns · 586 hd

258.55

−4.48

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	1,421	117.78	1,674	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	103.00	1,260	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	88.15	939	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	253.25/cwt	244.00–263.00	1,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	272.67/cwt	260.00–290.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	223.41/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	244.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	272.91/cwt	260.00–280.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	236.27/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	300.74/cwt	290.00–310.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	239.54/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	263.86/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	325.29/cwt	315.00–335.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	222.36/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	249.74/cwt	240.00–260.00	949	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	279.53/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	241.46/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,031	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	219.61/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	230.21/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	237.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	216.17/cwt	210.00–220.00	925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	228.32/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,050	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	213.19/cwt	210.00–220.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	214.38/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	307.85/cwt	300.00–320.00	973	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	113.99/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,545	3
Bulls	—	—	1,568	136.22/cwt	131.00–141.00	2,136	2
Bulls	—	—	1,373	105.03/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	107.23/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,356	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	88.15/cwt	85.00–91.00	939	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	96.66/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,122	8

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 1,150Year ago 1,235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 325Year ago 309

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	220.00–225.00	222.54
3	—	382	210.00–220.00	213.19
4	—	478	210.00–219.00	214.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	270	260.00–290.00	272.67
4	—	420	230.00–240.00	234.94
6	—	513	220.00–227.00	223.41
4	—	318	240.00–250.00	244.88
4	—	358	230.00–245.00	237.34
12	—	460	220.00–237.00	228.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	244.00–263.00	253.25
4	—	605	230.00–240.00	235.04
7	—	564	230.00–245.00	236.27
9	—	509	235.00–245.00	239.54
8	—	418	255.00–272.00	263.86
4	—	258	315.00–335.00	325.29
6	—	373	270.00–290.00	279.53
5	—	316	300.00–320.00	307.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	260.00–280.00	272.91
4	—	270	290.00–310.00	300.74
3	—	528	220.00–227.00	222.36
10	—	380	240.00–260.00	249.74
9	—	427	230.00–250.00	241.46
3	—	572	215.00–222.00	219.61
6	—	470	220.00–240.00	230.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	210.00–220.00	216.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	109.00–123.00	113.99
2	—	1,568	131.00–141.00	136.22
2	—	1,373	104.00–106.00	105.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,265	103.00–113.00	107.23
8	—	1,161	92.00–101.00	96.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,065	85.00–91.00	88.15

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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