Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $280.11/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$280.11

90 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$54.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	299.19	1,183	45
Medium and Large 2	402	268.42	1,079	31
Medium and Large 3	409	244.64	999	14thin

One grade step is worth $54.56/cwt here — about $184 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 sale90 hd

280.11

—

FL average8 barns · 522 hd

271.00

+9.11

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	1,488	110.93	1,651	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	93.68	1,106	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	83.90	941	6thin

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	—	518	219.21/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.91/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	260.14/cwt	255.00–265.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	265.77/cwt	260.00–275.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	231.14/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	284.70/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	245.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	335.73/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,068	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	265.21/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	250.10/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,301	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	234.13/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	222.42/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	319.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	283.77/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	256.10/cwt	245.00–265.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	347.45/cwt	330.00–360.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	299.52/cwt	285.00–315.00	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	236.51/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	248.51/cwt	245.00–255.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	250.82/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	110.93/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,651	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	90.26/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,066	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	103.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,224	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	83.90/cwt	81.00–87.00	941	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 Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,510Last week 1,044Year ago 933

Slaughter CattleReceipts 331Last week 294Year ago 263

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	217.00–222.00	219.21
8	—	425	237.00–245.00	240.91
4	—	365	255.00–265.00	260.14
5	—	312	260.00–275.00	265.77
9	—	471	230.00–245.00	236.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	230.00–235.00	232.57
8	—	470	220.00–225.00	222.42
3	—	308	245.00–255.00	248.51
8	—	358	240.00–250.00	245.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	225.00–237.00	231.14
8	—	373	270.00–300.00	284.70
7	—	456	240.00–250.00	245.63
8	—	310	285.00–315.00	299.52
4	—	428	245.00–257.00	250.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	318	320.00–350.00	335.73
6	—	480	255.00–275.00	265.21
8	—	520	240.00–260.00	250.10
8	—	360	310.00–330.00	319.86
9	—	411	275.00–295.00	283.77
5	—	263	330.00–360.00	347.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	230.00–235.00	232.46
3	—	430	230.00–243.00	234.13
7	—	371	245.00–265.00	256.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,488	106.00–116.00	110.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,181	88.00–94.00	90.26
3	—	1,178	100.00–106.00	103.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,122	81.00–87.00	83.90

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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