Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $296.99/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$296.99

66 head · 411 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	309.87	1,251	46
Medium and Large 2	430	267.37	1,148	20

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $102 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 sale66 hd

296.99

—

FL average8 barns · 440 hd

283.42

+13.57

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	1,463	117.19	1,715	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	96.30	1,233	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	87.14	1,007	11

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 2	—	520	211.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	248.82/cwt	245.00–255.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	224.70/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	257.35/cwt	250.00–265.00	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	291.93/cwt	280.00–305.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	237.05/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	258.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	294.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,063	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	257.57/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	359.30/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	380.77/cwt	360.00–400.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	232.86/cwt	230.00–237.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	246.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	318.47/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	299.29/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,257	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	265.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	243.58/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	223.40/cwt	220.00–227.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	233.08/cwt	230.00–235.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	274.81/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	250.11/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,446	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	122.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,798	6
Bulls	—	—	1,273	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,330	2
Bulls	—	—	1,539	115.45/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,777	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	106.48/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,288	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	87.14/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,007	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	94.84/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,224	35

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 754Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 496Last week 265Year ago 392

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	210.00–215.00	211.60
5	—	325	245.00–255.00	248.82
5	—	460	220.00–228.00	224.70
5	—	426	230.00–237.00	232.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	250.00–265.00	257.35
6	—	273	280.00–305.00	291.93
4	—	468	234.00–240.00	237.05
5	—	422	240.00–250.00	246.11
5	—	308	260.00–270.00	265.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	220.00–227.00	223.40
5	—	375	230.00–235.00	233.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	250.00–270.00	258.29
7	—	361	290.00–300.00	294.46
4	—	468	250.00–260.00	255.08
4	—	523	240.00–247.00	243.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	250.00–265.00	257.57
6	—	320	345.00–375.00	359.30
6	—	260	360.00–400.00	380.77
9	—	371	305.00–330.00	318.47
10	—	420	285.00–315.00	299.29
7	—	459	267.00–285.00	274.81
4	—	578	245.00–255.00	250.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,463	120.00–126.00	122.87
2	—	1,273	104.00–105.00	104.51
5	—	1,539	112.00–118.00	115.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	102.00–112.00	106.48
35	—	1,291	90.00–100.00	94.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,156	84.00–91.00	87.14

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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