Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

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 mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with instances 10.00 higher in some classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $354.67/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$354.67

90 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$55.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	375.53	1,526	56
Medium and Large 2	416	320.30	1,331	34

One grade step is worth $55.23/cwt here — about $195 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 sale90 hd

354.67

—

FL average5 barns · 234 hd

338.64

+16.03

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	1,480	125.10	1,851	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	115.29	1,440	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	95.29	1,019	73

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	429	289.64/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	284.52/cwt	270.00–305.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	275.24/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,302	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	308.01/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	275.41/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	252.23/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	414.39/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	360.41/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,315	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	274.68/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	459.08/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,253	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	354.38/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	312.95/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,314	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	287.68/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	428.91/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	267.26/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	234.71/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	374.52/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,180	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	298.29/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	320.32/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	266.17/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,397	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	246.15/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	354.09/cwt	330.00–380.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	328.09/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	254.59/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,077	6
Bulls	—	—	1,240	108.85/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,350	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	124.70/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,902	6
Bulls	—	—	1,617	138.57/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,241	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	124.08/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,669	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	103.37/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,204	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	85.41/cwt	80.00–90.00	841	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	110.26/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,317	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	95.76/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,012	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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 726Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 741Last week 504Year ago 668

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with instances 10.00 higher in some classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	275.00–300.00	289.64
10	—	473	260.00–290.00	275.24
6	—	370	295.00–320.00	308.01
6	—	573	240.00–265.00	252.23
6	—	525	255.00–280.00	267.26
4	—	275	330.00–380.00	354.09
4	—	320	315.00–340.00	328.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	270.00–305.00	284.52
6	—	365	260.00–290.00	275.41
4	—	520	225.00–245.00	234.71
5	—	473	240.00–255.00	246.15
6	—	423	245.00–265.00	254.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	400.00–430.00	414.39
8	—	273	440.00–480.00	459.08
8	—	423	340.00–370.00	354.38
5	—	570	270.00–300.00	287.68
10	—	323	410.00–450.00	428.91
7	—	522	290.00–310.00	298.29
8	—	470	305.00–335.00	320.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	345.00–375.00	360.41
4	—	465	260.00–290.00	274.68
8	—	420	300.00–325.00	312.95
8	—	315	360.00–390.00	374.52
8	—	525	257.00–275.00	266.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	105.00–112.00	108.85
6	—	1,525	119.00–129.00	124.70
5	—	1,617	133.00–145.00	138.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,345	119.00–129.00	124.08
42	—	1,194	105.00–115.00	110.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,165	100.00–106.00	103.37
18	—	985	80.00–90.00	85.41
35	—	1,057	92.00–100.00	95.76

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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