Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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 $267.87/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$267.87

86 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$57.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	288.78	1,316	39
Medium and Large 2	445	256.51	1,142	36
Medium and Large 3	417	230.88	963	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.90/cwt here — about $353 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

267.87

—

FL average5 barns · 265 hd

268.67

−0.81

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	136.13	1,934	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	108.58	1,271	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	95.38	1,146	8thin

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	—	513	229.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	256.66/cwt	250.00–265.00	932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	345.71/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	361.96/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	220.14/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	255.92/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	271.51/cwt	260.00–290.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	239.73/cwt	230.00–250.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	230.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	297.49/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,252	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	243.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	309.92/cwt	305.00–315.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	272.62/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,279	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	255.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	217.97/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	235.63/cwt	227.00–245.00	860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	241.10/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	232.61/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	239.90/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,235	6
Bulls	—	—	1,421	136.13/cwt	119.00–148.00	1,934	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	114.44/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,479	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	105.28/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,160	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	95.38/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,146	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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 1,017Year ago 858

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,154Last week 479Year ago 368

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. 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	—	513	225.00–235.00	229.93
6	—	428	240.00–255.00	247.37
11	—	363	250.00–265.00	256.66
8	—	468	235.00–247.00	241.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	215.00–220.00	217.97
10	—	365	227.00–245.00	235.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	220.00–225.00	222.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	330.00–360.00	345.71
4	—	325	345.00–380.00	361.96
7	—	421	280.00–310.00	297.49
8	—	558	240.00–250.00	245.07
7	—	469	260.00–290.00	272.62
7	—	511	250.00–260.00	255.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	215.00–230.00	220.14
4	—	375	230.00–250.00	239.73
4	—	418	225.00–235.00	230.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	240.00–270.00	255.92
5	—	365	260.00–290.00	271.51
5	—	480	240.00–250.00	243.88
4	—	315	305.00–315.00	309.92
5	—	564	225.00–238.00	232.61
6	—	515	235.00–245.00	239.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,421	119.00–148.00	136.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,292	112.00–118.00	114.44
32	—	1,102	100.00–108.00	105.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	91.00–99.00	95.38

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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