Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $268.93/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$268.93

119 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$36.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	280.24	1,248	73
Medium and Large 2	452	254.66	1,152	31
Medium and Large 3	401	243.34	975	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.91/cwt here — about $272 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 sale119 hd

268.93

—

FL average8 barns · 527 hd

261.11

+7.82

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	1,636	117.29	1,919	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	93.67	1,268	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	82.25	959	25

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	568	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	230.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	245.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	231.22/cwt	227.00–235.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	196.29/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	229.15/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	249.81/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,299	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	231.10/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	314.15/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	242.29/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	274.84/cwt	265.00–285.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	279.67/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	306.29/cwt	300.00–315.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	234.37/cwt	230.00–240.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	225.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	284.46/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,195	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	359.42/cwt	340.00–380.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	338.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	239.87/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,367	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	260.98/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	252.81/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	245.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	214.35/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	219.82/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,002	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	231.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	222.94/cwt	220.00–227.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	260.41/cwt	255.00–265.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	235.19/cwt	230.00–242.00	990	9
Bulls	—	—	1,636	117.29/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,919	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	91.65/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,230	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	102.08/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,434	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	84.54/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,014	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	73.08/cwt	70.00–78.00	754	5

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,434Last week 1,088Year ago 1,178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 428Last week 489Year ago 258

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	205.00–210.00	207.47
7	—	384	240.00–250.00	245.65
9	—	511	210.00–220.00	214.35
5	—	465	225.00–235.00	231.13
7	—	317	255.00–265.00	260.41
9	—	421	230.00–242.00	235.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	220.00–225.00	222.47
6	—	308	225.00–235.00	230.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	240.00–250.00	245.31
8	—	370	227.00–235.00	231.22
7	—	526	190.00–205.00	196.29
7	—	456	217.00–222.00	219.82
7	—	424	220.00–227.00	222.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	225.00–235.00	229.15
12	—	520	240.00–260.00	249.81
11	—	361	300.00–330.00	314.15
16	—	420	270.00–300.00	284.46
4	—	258	340.00–380.00	359.42
7	—	321	330.00–350.00	338.95
8	—	570	235.00–245.00	239.87
9	—	456	250.00–275.00	260.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	227.00–235.00	231.10
5	—	484	235.00–247.00	242.29
4	—	378	270.00–290.00	279.67
5	—	310	300.00–315.00	306.29
5	—	572	220.00–230.00	225.87
6	—	423	245.00–260.00	252.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	265.00–285.00	274.84
7	—	416	230.00–240.00	234.37
4	—	455	225.00–230.00	227.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,636	112.00–121.00	117.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,342	88.00–96.00	91.65
6	—	1,405	101.00–103.00	102.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,199	81.00–87.00	84.54
5	—	1,032	70.00–78.00	73.08

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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