Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.76/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$244.76

49 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$18.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	249.29	1,036	37
Medium and Large 2	392	230.78	905	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.51/cwt here — about $131 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 sale49 hd

244.76

—

FL average8 barns · 745 hd

229.91

+14.84

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	1,535	135.22	2,076	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	109.47	1,290	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	97.48	1,036	16

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	369	248.13/cwt	240.00–260.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	349.60/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	274.46/cwt	265.00–285.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	274.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	222.06/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	239.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	297.56/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	229.90/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	323.64/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,155	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	239.87/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,123	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	351.42/cwt	325.00–375.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	242.15/cwt	235.00–250.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	242.23/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	253.29/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	228.25/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,194	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	131.54/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,907	8
Bulls	—	—	1,705	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,431	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	94.95/cwt	92.00–99.00	999	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	103.05/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,121	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	107.27/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,294	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	114.69/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,278	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 Aug 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 775Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 517Year ago 374

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
5	—	369	240.00–260.00	248.13
4	—	323	265.00–285.00	274.46
5	—	263	270.00–280.00	274.18
5	—	562	220.00–225.00	222.06
6	—	480	235.00–245.00	239.95
9	—	407	245.00–260.00	253.29
3	—	523	225.00–235.00	228.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	235.00–250.00	242.15
4	—	473	220.00–230.00	225.08
4	—	378	220.00–230.00	225.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	340.00–360.00	349.60
5	—	410	280.00–310.00	297.56
6	—	455	260.00–270.00	264.95
9	—	357	310.00–340.00	323.64
4	—	513	240.00–250.00	244.93
4	—	265	325.00–375.00	351.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	220.00–235.00	229.90
6	—	468	235.00–245.00	239.87
4	—	420	235.00–250.00	242.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,450	127.00–134.00	131.54
4	—	1,705	140.00–145.00	142.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,052	92.00–99.00	94.95
5	—	1,088	102.00–107.00	103.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,206	102.00–110.00	107.27
8	—	1,114	111.00–117.00	114.69

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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