Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $368.59/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$368.59

69 head · 396 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$31.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.37

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	382.01	1,531	40
Medium and Large 2	389	350.09	1,361	29

One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $170 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 sale69 hd

368.59

—

FL average6 barns · 275 hd

343.23

+25.37

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	1,533	140.48	2,154	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	118.80	1,514	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	104.29	1,160	6thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	267	348.54/cwt	330.00–360.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	293.24/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	273.34/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	307.73/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	304.76/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	338.80/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	424.42/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	363.69/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	334.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	316.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,333	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	328.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	399.66/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,451	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	388.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	265.80/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	284.89/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	326.13/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	374.79/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,360	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	293.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	468.91/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,290	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	132.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,071	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	141.84/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,167	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	116.21/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,427	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	125.02/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,732	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	104.29/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,160	6

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 583Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 440Year ago 280

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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
5	—	267	330.00–360.00	348.54
6	—	420	295.00–315.00	304.76
7	—	326	330.00–350.00	338.80
5	—	528	260.00–275.00	265.80
6	—	470	275.00–295.00	284.89
7	—	367	320.00–335.00	326.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	285.00–305.00	293.24
7	—	416	265.00–285.00	273.34
8	—	325	300.00–315.00	307.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	410.00–440.00	424.42
9	—	414	350.00–380.00	363.69
5	—	471	330.00–340.00	334.08
7	—	522	320.00–340.00	328.29
10	—	363	390.00–410.00	399.66
5	—	275	440.00–490.00	468.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	310.00–325.00	316.65
7	—	329	380.00–395.00	388.35
10	—	363	365.00–385.00	374.79
5	—	479	290.00–300.00	293.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	129.00–135.00	132.35
12	—	1,528	139.00–146.00	141.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,228	109.00–120.00	116.21
10	—	1,385	124.00–131.00	125.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,112	102.00–106.00	104.29

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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