Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $277.79/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$277.79

86 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$27.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.70

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	288.84	1,207	52
Medium and Large 2	410	260.90	1,069	34

One grade step is worth $27.94/cwt here — about $138 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

277.79

—

FL average8 barns · 604 hd

265.10

+12.70

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	1,537	126.30	1,942	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,411	104.99	1,482	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	86.58	887	12

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	—	423	249.46/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	224.39/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	238.27/cwt	230.00–245.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	274.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,155	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	257.59/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	264.79/cwt	255.00–275.00	961	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	241.76/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,127	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	334.20/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	342.26/cwt	330.00–350.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	246.72/cwt	240.00–255.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	243.41/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	275.38/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	311.82/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,144	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	227.59/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	262.62/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	240.45/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,116	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	236.92/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	233.84/cwt	230.00–237.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	249.38/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,307	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	301.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	267.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	852	8
Bulls	—	—	1,542	118.75/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,831	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	130.07/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,997	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	111.62/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,553	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	97.84/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,402	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	86.58/cwt	83.00–91.00	887	12

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 642Year ago 1,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 479Last week 437Year ago 359

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	245.00–255.00	249.46
12	—	363	255.00–275.00	264.79
9	—	464	235.00–245.00	240.45
9	—	516	230.00–245.00	236.92
8	—	318	260.00–275.00	267.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	220.00–230.00	224.39
7	—	368	230.00–245.00	238.27
7	—	311	240.00–255.00	246.72
7	—	417	230.00–237.00	233.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	270.00–280.00	274.33
9	—	314	325.00–345.00	334.20
5	—	274	330.00–350.00	342.26
7	—	571	235.00–250.00	243.41
9	—	367	305.00–320.00	311.82
6	—	463	255.00–270.00	262.62
7	—	524	245.00–255.00	249.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	250.00–265.00	257.59
7	—	466	235.00–247.00	241.76
7	—	371	265.00–290.00	275.38
7	—	511	222.00–232.00	227.59
7	—	274	290.00–310.00	301.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	114.00–121.00	118.75
6	—	1,535	129.00–131.00	130.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,391	106.00–116.00	111.62
26	—	1,433	93.00–103.00	97.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,024	83.00–91.00	86.58

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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