Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 -3.00 higher. 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 $272.70/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$272.70

92 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$15.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	278.05	1,248	61
Medium and Large 2	431	262.19	1,129	31

One grade step is worth $15.86/cwt here — about $119 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 sale92 hd

272.70

—

FL average8 barns · 657 hd

263.63

+9.07

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	1,527	124.02	1,894	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	107.10	1,226	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	97.52	995	20

Every lot, as filed

32 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 2	—	370	238.92/cwt	230.00–245.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	243.69/cwt	235.00–252.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	243.02/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,152	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	231.90/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,194	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	225.94/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	222.46/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	245.13/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,368	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	271.32/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,264	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	325.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	305.26/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	234.30/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	299.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	271.24/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	261.78/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	232.04/cwt	230.00–235.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	222.96/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	237.36/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	332.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	247.89/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,299	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	288.46/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,200	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	248.35/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	268.01/cwt	260.00–275.00	850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	247.34/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	226.07/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	277.56/cwt	270.00–290.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	256.97/cwt	250.00–267.00	941	5
Bulls	—	—	1,412	119.14/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	131.33/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,233	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	104.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,160	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	114.40/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,414	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	94.87/cwt	91.00–98.00	971	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	102.45/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,039	7

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 827Last week 867Year ago 840

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 305Year ago 633

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 -3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	230.00–245.00	238.92
8	—	333	235.00–252.00	243.69
5	—	426	230.00–235.00	232.04
5	—	481	220.00–225.00	222.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	235.00–250.00	243.02
12	—	515	227.00–237.00	231.90
5	—	566	220.00–235.00	225.94
5	—	610	220.00–226.00	222.46
10	—	418	240.00–257.00	248.35
11	—	317	260.00–275.00	268.01
5	—	275	270.00–290.00	277.56
5	—	366	250.00–267.00	256.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	558	235.00–255.00	245.13
9	—	466	260.00–280.00	271.32
5	—	311	320.00–335.00	325.88
6	—	380	295.00–315.00	305.26
3	—	608	235.00–242.00	237.36
4	—	263	325.00–340.00	332.86
11	—	524	240.00–257.00	247.89
15	—	416	275.00–305.00	288.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	230.00–237.00	234.30
8	—	320	290.00–310.00	299.69
5	—	370	265.00–280.00	271.24
5	—	428	250.00–270.00	261.78
4	—	475	240.00–255.00	247.34
4	—	565	222.00–230.00	226.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	118.00–121.00	119.14
2	—	1,700	127.00–135.00	131.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,111	100.00–108.00	104.44
8	—	1,236	112.00–118.00	114.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,024	91.00–98.00	94.87
7	—	1,014	99.00–104.00	102.45

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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