Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $288.72/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$288.72

92 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$52.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.63

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	304.04	1,285	60
Medium and Large 2	451	261.61	1,180	27
Medium and Large 3	360	251.25	905	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.79/cwt here — about $381 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 sale92 hd

288.72

—

FL average8 barns · 536 hd

271.09

+17.63

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	—	High	1,706	126.73	2,162	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	95.48	1,176	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	86.25	957	12

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	313	276.23/cwt	270.00–285.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	266.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	286.89/cwt	250.00–340.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	252.67/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,046	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	228.08/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	235.56/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	290.21/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	248.47/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	286.74/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	275.06/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	309.56/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,309	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	255.27/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,182	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	235.29/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	230.06/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	257.26/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	329.59/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,219	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	355.57/cwt	340.00–370.00	942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	346.44/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	304.84/cwt	295.00–315.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	232.59/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	244.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	251.25/cwt	245.00–260.00	905	5
Bulls	—	—	1,786	131.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,340	8
Bulls	—	—	1,545	118.12/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,825	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	93.67/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,091	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	101.92/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,495	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	86.25/cwt	82.00–90.00	957	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,088Last week 1,219Year ago 1,264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 489Last week 344Year ago 297

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter 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	—	313	270.00–285.00	276.23
9	—	372	260.00–275.00	266.27
11	—	414	242.00–262.00	252.67
7	—	511	227.00–237.00	232.59
6	—	475	240.00–250.00	244.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	250.00–340.00	286.89
5	—	469	222.00–237.00	228.08
6	—	418	230.00–240.00	234.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	230.00–237.00	235.56
6	—	570	245.00–252.00	248.47
7	—	461	270.00–300.00	286.74
12	—	423	295.00–325.00	309.56
5	—	516	250.00–262.00	257.26
10	—	370	315.00–345.00	329.59
8	—	265	340.00–370.00	355.57
7	—	313	330.00–360.00	346.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	280.00–300.00	290.21
4	—	418	265.00–285.00	275.06
4	—	463	245.00–265.00	255.27
6	—	525	225.00–245.00	235.29
5	—	563	220.00–237.00	230.06
4	—	315	295.00–315.00	304.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	245.00–260.00	251.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,786	125.00–135.00	131.04
4	—	1,545	115.00–122.00	118.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,165	90.00–98.00	93.67
9	—	1,467	100.00–105.00	101.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,110	82.00–90.00	86.25

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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