Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $278.78/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$278.78

92 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$33.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	294.52	1,304	49
Medium and Large 2	450	260.86	1,174	43

One grade step is worth $33.66/cwt here — about $130 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

278.78

—

FL average8 barns · 457 hd

269.64

+9.14

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	1,748	124.26	2,172	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	105.82	1,258	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	94.82	1,029	12

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	361	256.92/cwt	250.00–265.00	927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	246.56/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,142	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	219.92/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	255.86/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	248.40/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	243.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	251.21/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,434	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	267.63/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	303.35/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	340.31/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	300.35/cwt	280.00–315.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	360.54/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	238.99/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	286.90/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	233.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	276.18/cwt	270.00–280.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	270.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	228.61/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,276	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	279.74/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	323.78/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	231.14/cwt	227.00–237.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	225.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	234.32/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	240.05/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	251.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	223.62/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,275	8
Bulls	—	—	1,748	124.26/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,172	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	116.03/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,464	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	94.82/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,029	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	101.89/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,183	13

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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,239Last week 827Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 247Year ago 549

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	361	250.00–265.00	256.92
15	—	463	240.00–252.00	246.56
7	—	429	240.00–255.00	248.40
5	—	262	270.00–280.00	276.18
8	—	323	260.00–280.00	270.54
6	—	518	227.00–242.00	234.32
8	—	570	220.00–227.00	223.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	217.00–222.00	219.92
3	—	358	240.00–245.00	243.30
5	—	420	227.00–237.00	231.14
6	—	458	220.00–235.00	225.18
3	—	328	245.00–255.00	251.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	230.00–240.00	233.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	250.00–262.00	255.86
7	—	571	242.00–258.00	251.21
7	—	421	295.00–310.00	303.35
6	—	325	330.00–350.00	340.31
6	—	278	340.00–380.00	360.54
4	—	610	237.00–242.00	238.99
5	—	463	265.00–290.00	279.74
6	—	358	310.00–337.00	323.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	260.00–275.00	267.63
5	—	325	280.00–315.00	300.35
6	—	475	250.00–260.00	254.95
8	—	363	270.00–305.00	286.90
8	—	558	220.00–237.00	228.61
8	—	520	235.00–245.00	240.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,748	121.00–130.00	124.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,262	110.00–119.00	116.03
13	—	1,161	98.00–105.00	101.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,085	94.00–96.00	94.82

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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