Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.01/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$224.01

80 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$36.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	240.57	945	32
Medium and Large 2	454	214.80	976	40
Medium and Large 3	391	203.82	796	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.75/cwt here — about $150 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 sale80 hd

224.01

—

FL average8 barns · 633 hd

225.17

−1.16

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	1,437	123.92	1,781	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	105.01	1,259	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	95.14	1,019	14

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	—	565	203.56/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	255.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	247.56/cwt	237.00–255.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	205.80/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,076	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	269.44/cwt	260.00–280.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	247.24/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	234.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,368	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	319.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	253.84/cwt	245.00–265.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	223.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	283.52/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	228.37/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	219.63/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	235.87/cwt	230.00–245.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	231.96/cwt	225.00–237.00	972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	235.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	317.20/cwt	310.00–325.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	268.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	225.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	250.16/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	213.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	215.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	205.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	222.09/cwt	215.00–227.00	846	5
Bulls	—	—	1,343	117.67/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,580	4
Bulls	—	—	1,531	130.17/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,993	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	89.24/cwt	86.00–94.00	950	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,112	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	109.08/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,390	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	98.75/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,069	13

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 867Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 394Last week 230Year ago 124

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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	—	565	200.00–207.00	203.56
10	—	523	200.00–212.00	205.80
5	—	316	230.00–240.00	235.89
8	—	475	210.00–217.00	213.57
8	—	425	210.00–220.00	215.18
5	—	381	215.00–227.00	222.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	200.00–205.00	202.46
4	—	363	200.00–210.00	205.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	250.00–260.00	255.20
5	—	363	237.00–255.00	247.56
4	—	270	260.00–280.00	269.44
5	—	518	215.00–227.00	219.63
7	—	419	225.00–237.00	231.96
5	—	456	220.00–230.00	225.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	237.00–257.00	247.24
7	—	584	230.00–240.00	234.22
4	—	278	315.00–325.00	319.86
5	—	366	275.00–295.00	283.52
4	—	313	310.00–325.00	317.20
5	—	408	260.00–280.00	268.24
8	—	458	240.00–260.00	250.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	245.00–265.00	253.84
6	—	520	220.00–230.00	223.27
7	—	466	220.00–235.00	228.37
5	—	419	230.00–245.00	235.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	114.00–121.00	117.67
4	—	1,531	127.00–137.00	130.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,064	86.00–94.00	89.24
6	—	1,080	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,274	106.00–113.00	109.08
13	—	1,083	96.00–101.00	98.75

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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