Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.51/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$272.51

86 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$12.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	276.82	1,297	56
Medium and Large 2	431	264.47	1,141	30

One grade step is worth $12.35/cwt here — about $156 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 sale86 hd

272.51

—

FL average7 barns · 519 hd

267.10

+5.41

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	1,255	107.84	1,353	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	95.79	1,244	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	81.94	827	17

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	370	254.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	248.59/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	244.13/cwt	240.00–247.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	284.75/cwt	245.00–310.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	235.64/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	306.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,175	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	289.63/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	336.90/cwt	325.00–350.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	288.15/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	329.61/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	233.24/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	224.63/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	231.96/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,431	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	249.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	274.78/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,278	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	259.71/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	217.03/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	267.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	237.57/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,100	4
Bulls	—	—	1,273	112.07/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,427	3
Bulls	—	—	1,237	103.61/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,282	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	93.46/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,222	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	75.57/cwt	72.00–78.00	773	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	99.93/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,282	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	84.60/cwt	81.00–87.00	849	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 717Year ago 1,176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 322Year ago 276

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	250.00–260.00	254.16
4	—	408	240.00–245.00	242.55
4	—	513	215.00–219.00	217.03
4	—	315	260.00–275.00	267.26
4	—	565	210.00–215.00	212.46
4	—	463	235.00–240.00	237.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	240.00–247.00	244.13
6	—	465	220.00–230.00	224.89
5	—	314	245.00–310.00	284.75
6	—	425	230.00–240.00	235.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	245.00–252.00	248.59
9	—	355	275.00–295.00	288.15
5	—	510	225.00–245.00	233.24
4	—	328	300.00–310.00	305.11
4	—	425	260.00–265.00	262.47
4	—	573	225.00–230.00	227.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	300.00–310.00	306.09
6	—	410	275.00–305.00	289.63
4	—	263	325.00–350.00	336.90
4	—	323	320.00–340.00	329.61
3	—	655	220.00–227.00	224.63
9	—	617	230.00–239.00	231.96
4	—	560	245.00–255.00	249.91
8	—	465	265.00–285.00	274.78
8	—	515	250.00–270.00	259.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	110.00–113.00	112.07
3	—	1,237	103.00–104.00	103.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,308	90.00–98.00	93.46
9	—	1,283	99.00–102.00	99.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	72.00–78.00	75.57
12	—	1,003	81.00–87.00	84.60

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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