Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $275.50/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$275.50

79 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	289.76	1,256	41
Medium and Large 2	447	260.10	1,162	38

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $94 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 sale79 hd

275.50

—

FL average8 barns · 546 hd

275.76

−0.26

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	1,491	116.39	1,735	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	92.36	1,210	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	81.78	954	9thin

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	—	428	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	255.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	247.75/cwt	240.00–255.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	320.27/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	330.23/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,100	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	234.07/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	307.23/cwt	295.00–315.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	234.90/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	248.68/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,169	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	286.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	294.80/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	251.94/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	250.89/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	247.17/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	276.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	266.58/cwt	260.00–275.00	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	232.90/cwt	230.00–237.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	244.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	290.22/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	265.81/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,249	5
Bulls	—	—	1,491	116.39/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,735	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	96.63/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,481	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	91.29/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,145	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	81.78/cwt	80.00–85.00	954	9

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,465Last week 951Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 352Year ago 142

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	240.00–250.00	244.91
4	—	523	230.00–240.00	235.12
4	—	570	220.00–225.00	222.48
5	—	278	280.00–290.00	286.04
5	—	316	270.00–280.00	276.08
7	—	356	260.00–275.00	266.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	250.00–260.00	255.16
6	—	373	240.00–255.00	247.75
5	—	420	230.00–237.00	232.90
5	—	472	240.00–250.00	244.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	310.00–330.00	320.27
10	—	333	320.00–340.00	330.23
6	—	525	245.00–257.00	250.89
7	—	564	240.00–257.00	247.17
5	—	414	275.00–300.00	290.22
5	—	470	260.00–275.00	265.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	230.00–238.00	234.07
5	—	319	295.00–315.00	307.23
7	—	515	230.00–241.00	234.90
10	—	470	240.00–257.00	248.68
6	—	368	285.00–305.00	294.80
6	—	435	247.00–257.00	251.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,491	110.00–123.00	116.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,533	96.00–99.00	96.63
16	—	1,254	86.00–94.00	91.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,166	80.00–85.00	81.78

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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