Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. 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 $269.99/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$269.99

86 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$27.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.12

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	281.36	1,161	49
Medium and Large 3	328	259.43	851	8thin
Medium and Large 2	433	253.71	1,097	29

One grade step is worth $27.65/cwt here — about $64 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 sale86 hd

269.99

—

FL average8 barns · 558 hd

254.87

+15.12

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	1,570	124.82	1,960	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	111.07	1,227	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	99.69	1,036	10

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	465	238.68/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,110	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	229.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	229.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	245.30/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,013	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	211.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	203.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	296.85/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	239.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	230.44/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	270.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	260.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,191	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	234.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	295.44/cwt	285.00–310.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	259.43/cwt	245.00–275.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	225.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	968	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	218.28/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	221.89/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	324.54/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	268.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	269.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	256.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	248.67/cwt	240.00–257.00	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	237.40/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	254.96/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	337.57/cwt	325.00–355.00	864	7
Bulls	—	—	1,590	136.99/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,178	5
Bulls	—	—	1,540	111.22/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,713	4
Bulls	—	—	1,574	123.53/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,944	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	105.06/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,187	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	119.74/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,280	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	99.69/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,036	10

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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 851Last week 845Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 297Year ago 394

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	230.00–247.00	238.68
7	—	521	225.00–235.00	229.24
14	—	413	235.00–255.00	245.30
3	—	558	215.00–220.00	218.28
4	—	273	265.00–275.00	269.77
7	—	317	250.00–265.00	256.08
12	—	368	240.00–257.00	248.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	225.00–235.00	229.76
3	—	525	210.00–215.00	211.70
3	—	570	200.00–205.00	203.39
4	—	318	230.00–240.00	234.88
4	—	465	220.00–225.00	222.55
9	—	429	220.00–230.00	225.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	381	280.00–310.00	296.85
10	—	415	260.00–280.00	270.24
12	—	458	250.00–270.00	260.05
4	—	325	315.00–335.00	324.54
4	—	558	230.00–245.00	237.40
5	—	517	245.00–262.00	254.96
7	—	256	325.00–355.00	337.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	235.00–245.00	239.08
3	—	513	222.00–235.00	230.44
5	—	476	230.00–240.00	234.08
7	—	334	285.00–310.00	295.44
4	—	563	217.00–227.00	221.89
5	—	376	265.00–275.00	268.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	328	245.00–275.00	259.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,590	133.00–138.00	136.99
4	—	1,540	109.00–113.00	111.22
5	—	1,574	117.00–126.00	123.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,130	103.00–110.00	105.06
9	—	1,069	116.00–125.00	119.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,039	96.00–102.00	99.69

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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