Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 t0 4.00 lower, bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.95/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$272.95

68 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$31.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	280.36	1,212	52
Medium and Large 2	422	248.88	1,051	16thin

One grade step is worth $31.49/cwt here — about $161 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 sale68 hd

272.95

—

FL average8 barns · 677 hd

254.40

+18.55

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	123.00	1,679	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	107.14	1,283	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	93.35	1,040	19

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	269.76/cwt	260.00–280.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	267.28/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	343.09/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	287.37/cwt	280.00–295.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	254.71/cwt	247.00–262.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	263.35/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	218.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	236.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	247.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	245.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	255.19/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	299.40/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	242.32/cwt	235.00–250.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	244.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	332.29/cwt	325.00–340.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.18/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	226.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	224.84/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,353	125.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,458	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,938	5
Bulls	—	—	1,223	104.50/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,278	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	103.31/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,219	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	110.82/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,345	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	91.48/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,033	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	98.57/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,056	5

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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 775Last week 1,092Year ago 1,333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 517Last week 614Year ago 273

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 t0 4.00 lower, bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	230.00–240.00	234.89
6	—	318	260.00–280.00	269.76
4	—	280	280.00–295.00	287.37
6	—	365	247.00–262.00	254.71
4	—	425	235.00–245.00	240.18
3	—	517	220.00–235.00	224.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	215.00–225.00	218.93
6	—	318	235.00–250.00	242.32
5	—	428	220.00–230.00	226.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	260.00–275.00	267.28
7	—	309	330.00–360.00	343.09
8	—	523	240.00–255.00	247.39
7	—	579	240.00–250.00	245.63
10	—	473	250.00–260.00	255.19
10	—	375	285.00–315.00	299.40
4	—	273	325.00–340.00	332.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	252.00–275.00	263.35
5	—	476	230.00–240.00	236.18
5	—	419	240.00–250.00	244.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	120.00–127.00	125.02
5	—	1,458	130.00–136.00	132.89
3	—	1,223	102.00–109.00	104.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,180	98.00–107.00	103.31
25	—	1,214	101.00–119.00	110.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,129	88.00–94.00	91.48
5	—	1,071	97.00–101.00	98.57

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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