Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $290.68/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$290.68

73 head · 407 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$38.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	305.94	1,208	44
Medium and Large 2	425	267.52	1,138	29

One grade step is worth $38.42/cwt here — about $70 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 sale73 hd

290.68

—

FL average8 barns · 508 hd

278.60

+12.07

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	1,545	119.86	1,852	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	97.31	1,135	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	85.00	909	17

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	515	225.19/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	250.54/cwt	240.00–260.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	285.70/cwt	270.00–300.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	236.17/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	290.60/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	330.47/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	247.60/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	293.29/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	258.19/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	251.56/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	260.21/cwt	250.00–270.00	945	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	285.80/cwt	275.00–300.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	278.10/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,282	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	300.23/cwt	285.00–315.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	360.73/cwt	340.00–380.00	992	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	233.64/cwt	230.00–237.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	248.85/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	232.62/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	310.96/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,138	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	265.41/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,123	8
Bulls	—	—	1,463	112.00/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,639	6
Bulls	—	—	1,668	131.66/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,196	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	91.86/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,001	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	107.11/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,396	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	909	17

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 1,027Year ago 960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 493Last week 342Year ago 355

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	220.00–235.00	225.19
8	—	320	270.00–300.00	285.70
10	—	363	250.00–270.00	260.21
5	—	264	275.00–300.00	285.80
4	—	423	240.00–257.00	248.85
4	—	473	225.00–240.00	232.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	240.00–260.00	250.54
4	—	368	235.00–245.00	240.10
4	—	470	215.00–220.00	217.53
4	—	423	230.00–237.00	233.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	230.00–245.00	236.17
6	—	375	275.00–305.00	290.60
6	—	468	248.00–255.00	251.56
4	—	330	285.00–315.00	300.23
8	—	423	255.00–275.00	265.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	320.00–340.00	330.47
4	—	568	240.00–255.00	247.60
5	—	415	285.00–305.00	293.29
5	—	513	250.00–270.00	258.19
7	—	461	265.00–295.00	278.10
10	—	275	340.00–380.00	360.73
7	—	366	300.00–325.00	310.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	105.00–118.00	112.00
4	—	1,668	125.00–137.00	131.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,090	87.00–97.00	91.86
10	—	1,303	100.00–113.00	107.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,069	80.00–90.00	85.00

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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