Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

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 $257.90/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$257.90

94 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$21.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.87

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	267.63	1,126	52
Medium and Large 2	417	245.86	1,025	42

One grade step is worth $21.76/cwt here — about $101 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 sale94 hd

257.90

—

FL average8 barns · 584 hd

250.03

+7.87

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	—	High	1,445	127.60	1,844	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	110.28	1,272	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	94.16	1,047	6thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	516	216.98/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	237.39/cwt	230.00–247.00	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	218.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	222.06/cwt	220.00–225.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	208.55/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,112	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	232.39/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	238.86/cwt	230.00–247.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	231.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	281.02/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	284.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	219.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	213.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	289.35/cwt	280.00–300.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	248.77/cwt	240.00–260.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	227.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	223.84/cwt	220.00–232.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	314.48/cwt	300.00–325.00	994	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	259.46/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	240.63/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,246	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	320.60/cwt	315.00–330.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	250.40/cwt	240.00–260.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	998	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	247.58/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,151	14
Bulls	—	—	1,435	133.70/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,919	9
Bulls	—	—	1,456	120.74/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,758	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	105.38/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,235	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	117.63/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,323	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	94.16/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,047	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 909Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 297Last week 336Year ago 243

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
5	—	516	215.00–220.00	216.98
9	—	373	230.00–247.00	237.39
6	—	470	225.00–230.00	227.39
6	—	313	240.00–260.00	250.40
12	—	425	230.00–240.00	234.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	215.00–220.00	218.39
5	—	423	220.00–225.00	222.06
8	—	533	205.00–212.00	208.55
3	—	323	220.00–232.00	223.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	230.00–237.00	232.39
7	—	363	270.00–290.00	281.02
7	—	316	300.00–325.00	314.48
7	—	418	255.00–265.00	259.46
9	—	518	235.00–245.00	240.63
5	—	268	315.00–330.00	320.60
14	—	465	240.00–255.00	247.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	230.00–247.00	238.86
5	—	467	225.00–235.00	231.10
4	—	310	280.00–290.00	284.92
5	—	526	215.00–225.00	219.07
5	—	584	210.00–220.00	213.94
6	—	268	280.00–300.00	289.35
7	—	371	240.00–260.00	248.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,435	127.00–139.00	133.70
8	—	1,456	115.00–124.00	120.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,172	99.00–109.00	105.38
12	—	1,125	114.00–122.00	117.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,112	91.00–98.00	94.16

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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