Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

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 $299.80/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$299.80

79 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$73.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	318.46	1,189	48
Medium and Large 2	388	278.43	1,081	24
Medium and Large 3	423	245.16	1,036	7thin

One grade step is worth $73.29/cwt here — about $153 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 sale79 hd

299.80

—

FL average8 barns · 533 hd

276.19

+23.62

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	1,543	116.42	1,796	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	96.50	1,125	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	88.83	968	5thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	572	223.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	266.68/cwt	260.00–275.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	245.82/cwt	237.00–255.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	228.59/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	212.37/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	343.81/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,080	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	289.56/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,225	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	333.95/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,192	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	297.85/cwt	290.00–310.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	263.89/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	245.81/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	257.72/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	272.70/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,263	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	369.43/cwt	350.00–390.00	972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	255.46/cwt	245.00–265.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	231.61/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	255.33/cwt	245.00–265.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	293.85/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,061	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	249.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,061	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	277.15/cwt	270.00–285.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	247.30/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,145	10
Bulls	—	—	1,543	116.42/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,796	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	96.50/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,125	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	88.83/cwt	87.00–92.00	968	5

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 Oct 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,026Last week 994Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 218Year ago 75

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
3	—	572	220.00–230.00	223.24
4	—	525	225.00–230.00	227.43
7	—	361	260.00–275.00	266.68
8	—	425	240.00–260.00	249.76
10	—	325	270.00–285.00	277.15
10	—	463	240.00–255.00	247.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	237.00–255.00	245.82
3	—	465	222.00–232.00	228.59
3	—	570	210.00–217.00	212.37
4	—	423	225.00–235.00	230.21
4	—	528	210.00–220.00	214.93
6	—	325	245.00–265.00	255.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	314	330.00–360.00	343.81
10	—	423	275.00–305.00	289.56
11	—	357	320.00–350.00	333.95
4	—	515	250.00–265.00	257.72
6	—	463	265.00–280.00	272.70
8	—	263	350.00–390.00	369.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	290.00–310.00	297.85
5	—	422	260.00–270.00	263.89
5	—	475	240.00–255.00	245.81
9	—	361	280.00–310.00	293.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	230.00–235.00	231.61
4	—	378	245.00–265.00	255.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,543	112.00–123.00	116.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,166	92.00–101.00	96.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,090	87.00–92.00	88.83

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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