Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with certain classes 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $281.17/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$281.17

130 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$33.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	283.64	1,356	95
Medium and Large 2	412	277.59	1,144	31
Medium and Large 3	420	250.12	1,051	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.52/cwt here — about $305 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 sale130 hd

281.17

—

FL average8 barns · 578 hd

262.11

+19.05

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	1,466	113.40	1,662	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	91.48	1,029	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	81.25	809	5thin

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 1	—	317	263.08/cwt	260.00–265.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	236.09/cwt	232.00–240.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	252.79/cwt	250.00–255.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	238.73/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,105	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	253.54/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,293	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	224.34/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	262.63/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	288.18/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,066	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	317.33/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,142	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	247.92/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,430	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	294.76/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,379	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	279.70/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	233.37/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	307.23/cwt	295.00–315.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	250.12/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	249.84/cwt	245.00–255.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	230.55/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	229.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	359.29/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	227.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,493	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	312.79/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,329	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	243.56/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,006	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	224.15/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	240.88/cwt	235.00–245.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	235.62/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,475	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	335.88/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	215.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,136	4
Bulls	—	—	1,437	117.40/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,687	7
Bulls	—	—	1,506	107.81/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,624	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	94.54/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,050	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	87.41/cwt	83.00–90.00	999	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	81.25/cwt	76.00–84.00	809	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,197Last week 1,510Year ago 1,472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 331Year ago 260

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with certain classes 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	260.00–265.00	263.08
7	—	364	250.00–255.00	252.79
16	—	463	230.00–247.00	238.73
8	—	570	220.00–229.00	224.34
7	—	520	225.00–235.00	230.55
11	—	413	240.00–248.00	243.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	232.00–240.00	236.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	245.00–255.00	249.84
6	—	418	225.00–235.00	229.85
5	—	466	220.00–227.00	224.15
7	—	369	235.00–245.00	240.88
4	—	528	210.00–220.00	215.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	510	245.00–264.00	253.54
12	—	360	305.00–330.00	317.33
13	—	577	240.00–255.00	247.92
12	—	468	280.00–310.00	294.76
6	—	280	340.00–380.00	359.29
7	—	656	220.00–235.00	227.64
12	—	425	300.00–325.00	312.79
13	—	626	227.00–239.00	235.62
9	—	317	325.00–345.00	335.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	250.00–275.00	262.63
10	—	370	275.00–300.00	288.18
6	—	423	270.00–290.00	279.70
4	—	515	227.00–240.00	233.37
5	—	319	295.00–315.00	307.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	240.00–260.00	250.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,437	111.00–120.00	117.40
5	—	1,506	105.00–109.00	107.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,111	92.00–99.00	94.54
6	—	1,143	83.00–90.00	87.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	996	76.00–84.00	81.25

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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