Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.21/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$254.21

71 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	261.83	1,104	48
Medium and Large 2	398	242.22	965	18thin
Medium and Large 3	414	224.26	928	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $175 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 sale71 hd

254.21

—

FL average7 barns · 491 hd

248.88

+5.33

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	1,509	123.12	1,858	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	106.66	1,300	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	91.65	957	7thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	565	238.58/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	224.26/cwt	220.00–227.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	274.54/cwt	270.00–282.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	256.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	312.42/cwt	300.00–330.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	244.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	339.70/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,121	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	322.25/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	317.17/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	311.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	293.16/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,387	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	263.38/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	252.88/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	289.59/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	280.24/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	267.70/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,239	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	250.13/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	274.81/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	361.13/cwt	340.00–380.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	240.28/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	254.22/cwt	245.00–260.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	270.17/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,021	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	238.73/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	248.32/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	230.92/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,071	5
Bulls	—	—	1,431	119.15/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,705	10
Bulls	—	—	1,621	128.79/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,088	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	102.07/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,157	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	113.29/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,520	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	91.65/cwt	88.00–95.00	957	7

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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 794Last week 604Year ago 1,038

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 326Year ago 404

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	230.00–247.00	238.58
5	—	328	270.00–282.00	274.54
7	—	419	250.00–265.00	256.52
5	—	256	300.00–330.00	312.42
5	—	516	230.00–247.00	240.28
10	—	378	265.00–275.00	270.17
12	—	480	240.00–257.00	248.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	220.00–227.00	224.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	240.00–250.00	244.83
5	—	332	245.00–260.00	254.22
4	—	420	232.00–245.00	238.73
5	—	464	227.00–237.00	230.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	330.00–350.00	339.70
6	—	373	315.00–330.00	322.25
5	—	414	305.00–325.00	317.17
7	—	473	285.00–305.00	293.16
4	—	565	257.00–270.00	263.38
6	—	525	265.00–285.00	274.81
4	—	265	340.00–380.00	361.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	300.00–320.00	311.70
5	—	370	275.00–300.00	289.59
6	—	415	270.00–290.00	280.24
6	—	463	260.00–275.00	267.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	245.00–265.00	252.88
4	—	468	245.00–255.00	250.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,431	116.00–123.00	119.15
7	—	1,621	126.00–133.00	128.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,134	98.00–104.00	102.07
9	—	1,342	109.00–117.00	113.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	88.00–95.00	91.65

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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