Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 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 $288.20/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$288.20

97 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$38.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	297.06	1,361	57
Medium and Large 2	412	279.75	1,153	32
Medium and Large 3	395	258.91	1,023	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.14/cwt here — about $338 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 sale97 hd

288.20

—

FL average7 barns · 588 hd

272.80

+15.40

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	1,507	128.10	1,931	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	100.19	1,172	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	91.31	916	12

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	325	292.73/cwt	285.00–300.00	951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	294.23/cwt	290.00–300.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	258.35/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	253.22/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	239.59/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	232.03/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	355.61/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,174	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	346.75/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	237.31/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	317.34/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	309.36/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	277.23/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	252.57/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	252.14/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	297.08/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,108	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	262.25/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,358	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	250.12/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	233.19/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	357.81/cwt	340.00–370.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	237.68/cwt	230.00–245.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	229.39/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	272.84/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	267.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	284.82/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,191	6
Bulls	—	—	1,425	122.76/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,749	13
Bulls	—	—	1,660	138.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,291	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	96.20/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,078	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	104.92/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,288	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	91.31/cwt	88.00–94.00	916	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 1,071Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 430Last week 602Year ago 554

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 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
8	—	325	285.00–300.00	292.73
5	—	260	290.00–300.00	294.23
6	—	433	250.00–267.00	258.35
7	—	464	242.00–262.00	253.22
7	—	519	232.00–250.00	239.59
7	—	575	225.00–242.00	232.03
10	—	370	260.00–285.00	272.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	230.00–245.00	237.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	225.00–235.00	229.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	330	335.00–375.00	355.61
7	—	374	330.00–360.00	346.75
7	—	609	235.00–239.00	237.31
5	—	423	305.00–325.00	317.34
4	—	470	265.00–290.00	277.23
4	—	560	245.00–260.00	252.57
10	—	518	255.00–270.00	262.25
5	—	653	230.00–234.00	233.19
7	—	274	340.00–370.00	357.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	300.00–325.00	309.36
7	—	466	242.00–260.00	252.14
10	—	373	285.00–310.00	297.08
4	—	515	235.00–245.00	240.10
6	—	418	275.00–295.00	284.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	245.00–255.00	250.12
4	—	365	260.00–275.00	267.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,425	118.00–127.00	122.76
7	—	1,660	135.00–145.00	138.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,121	92.00–100.00	96.20
16	—	1,228	103.00–109.00	104.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,003	88.00–94.00	91.31

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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