Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $274.41/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$274.41

99 head · 401 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$19.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	281.16	1,147	65
Medium and Large 2	388	261.53	1,014	34

One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $133 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 sale99 hd

274.41

—

FL average8 barns · 559 hd

262.52

+11.89

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	1,524	127.86	1,949	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	107.40	1,235	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	94.97	954	6thin

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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	—	366	238.54/cwt	230.00–245.00	873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	253.18/cwt	245.00–262.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	214.62/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	231.85/cwt	220.00–240.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	215.97/cwt	205.00–225.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	237.64/cwt	230.00–245.00	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	267.16/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	290.85/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,050	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	257.30/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,178	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	287.12/cwt	270.00–300.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	257.16/cwt	245.00–270.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	302.54/cwt	290.00–310.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	239.77/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	342.63/cwt	330.00–360.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	218.33/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	321.07/cwt	305.00–335.00	999	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	218.31/cwt	212.00–225.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	216.59/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	260.79/cwt	255.00–270.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	224.90/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	246.09/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	234.53/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	233.32/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,083	7
Bulls	—	—	1,703	124.91/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	130.80/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,759	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	100.39/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,124	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	109.74/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,273	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	94.97/cwt	92.00–98.00	954	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 (Mon)

Mon Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 947Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 316Year ago 441

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	366	230.00–245.00	238.54
8	—	328	245.00–262.00	253.18
3	—	555	210.00–217.00	214.62
10	—	408	230.00–245.00	237.64
5	—	259	255.00–270.00	260.79
4	—	518	218.00–232.00	224.90
7	—	464	230.00–238.00	233.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	220.00–240.00	231.85
7	—	370	205.00–225.00	215.97
4	—	423	212.00–225.00	218.31
4	—	463	213.00–220.00	216.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	257.00–275.00	267.16
11	—	361	275.00–305.00	290.85
12	—	458	245.00–270.00	257.30
9	—	264	330.00–360.00	342.63
9	—	311	305.00–335.00	321.07
8	—	513	240.00–252.00	246.09
7	—	573	230.00–241.00	234.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	326	270.00–300.00	287.12
6	—	365	245.00–270.00	257.16
4	—	470	230.00–240.00	235.05
5	—	268	290.00–310.00	302.54
6	—	430	230.00–250.00	239.77
4	—	565	212.00–225.00	218.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	121.00–127.00	124.91
3	—	1,345	129.00–134.00	130.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,120	95.00–102.00	100.39
24	—	1,160	106.00–115.00	109.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,005	92.00–98.00	94.97

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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