Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

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 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $317.73/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$317.73

139 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$36.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	332.00	1,278	84
Medium and Large 2	383	295.94	1,134	55

One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $145 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 sale139 hd

317.73

—

FL average7 barns · 416 hd

306.06

+11.67

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	—	Low	1,520	121.27	1,844	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	112.60	1,391	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	91.22	909	138

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	—	370	247.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	262.91/cwt	255.00–270.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	227.70/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	237.77/cwt	230.00–245.00	999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	260.36/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,094	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	273.01/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,010	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	379.39/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,040	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	357.05/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,139	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	240.29/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	297.95/cwt	285.00–310.00	819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	295.32/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,403	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	339.48/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,232	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	280.36/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	267.54/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	246.81/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,148	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	285.48/cwt	270.00–300.00	899	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	278.76/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,458	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	314.65/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,337	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	320.42/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,032	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	297.83/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,117	22
Bulls	—	—	1,225	105.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,291	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	117.70/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,766	8
Bulls	—	—	1,688	132.78/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,241	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	101.06/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,052	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	82.91/cwt	80.00–88.00	748	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	109.19/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,329	115
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	120.44/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,539	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	92.47/cwt	90.00–98.00	964	63

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 794Year ago 1,157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 642Last week 265Year ago 623

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	240.00–255.00	247.80
10	—	323	255.00–270.00	262.91
10	—	473	220.00–235.00	227.70
12	—	420	230.00–245.00	237.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	420	250.00–270.00	260.36
22	—	370	260.00–285.00	273.01
4	—	520	230.00–250.00	240.29
6	—	275	285.00–310.00	297.95
15	—	465	240.00–260.00	246.81
16	—	315	270.00–300.00	285.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	274	360.00–400.00	379.39
20	—	319	340.00–380.00	357.05
10	—	475	280.00–310.00	295.32
12	—	363	325.00–355.00	339.48
13	—	523	265.00–290.00	278.76
14	—	425	305.00–325.00	314.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	270.00–290.00	280.36
10	—	463	260.00–275.00	267.54
15	—	322	305.00–335.00	320.42
22	—	375	285.00–310.00	297.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	100.00–110.00	105.41
8	—	1,500	111.00–123.00	117.70
8	—	1,688	127.00–137.00	132.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,041	100.00–105.00	101.06
45	—	902	80.00–88.00	82.91
63	—	1,043	90.00–98.00	92.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,217	105.00–115.00	109.19
50	—	1,278	116.00–128.00	120.44

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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