Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.47/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$234.47

95 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$11.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	239.07	1,071	41
Medium and Large 2	427	231.67	988	44
Medium and Large 3	376	227.98	856	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.09/cwt here — about $215 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 sale95 hd

234.47

—

FL average8 barns · 670 hd

230.85

+3.62

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	1,481	106.93	1,583	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	94.62	1,127	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	81.77	841	16

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	—	465	238.64/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	222.91/cwt	220.00–225.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	249.68/cwt	245.00–255.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	252.41/cwt	250.00–255.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	223.46/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	244.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	281.17/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	264.58/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	294.55/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	258.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	243.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	285.30/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	253.02/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,174	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	294.54/cwt	280.00–310.00	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	233.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	262.94/cwt	260.00–265.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	233.44/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	314.37/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,129	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	213.55/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	239.83/cwt	235.00–245.00	883	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	222.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	209.14/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	340.28/cwt	335.00–345.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	325.23/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	218.77/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,225	5
Bulls	—	—	1,468	109.84/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,612	5
Bulls	—	—	1,502	102.08/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	91.78/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,116	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	101.38/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,147	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	81.77/cwt	77.00–85.00	841	16

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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 1,197Year ago 1,004

Slaughter CattleReceipts 341Last week 179Year ago 163

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	232.00–245.00	238.64
6	—	363	250.00–255.00	252.41
7	—	417	240.00–250.00	244.52
5	—	326	260.00–265.00	262.94
8	—	523	220.00–225.00	222.58
5	—	560	217.00–220.00	218.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	220.00–225.00	222.91
5	—	334	230.00–235.00	233.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	318	245.00–255.00	249.68
6	—	485	220.00–227.00	223.46
6	—	433	230.00–237.00	233.44
6	—	528	210.00–217.00	213.55
12	—	368	235.00–245.00	239.83
5	—	563	205.00–212.00	209.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	270.00–290.00	281.17
10	—	413	280.00–310.00	294.55
5	—	525	250.00–270.00	258.23
5	—	568	240.00–250.00	243.87
11	—	359	305.00–325.00	314.37
6	—	265	335.00–345.00	340.28
6	—	333	315.00–335.00	325.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	240.00–245.00	242.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	255.00–275.00	264.58
8	—	378	270.00–300.00	285.30
11	—	464	245.00–260.00	253.02
6	—	325	280.00–310.00	294.54
4	—	520	230.00–240.00	234.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	105.00–113.00	109.84
3	—	1,502	100.00–103.00	102.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,216	87.00–96.00	91.78
8	—	1,131	98.00–104.00	101.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,028	77.00–85.00	81.77

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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