Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $269.91/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$269.91

77 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$40.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	279.58	1,113	42
Medium and Large 2	399	264.05	1,053	27
Medium and Large 3	399	238.87	953	8thin

One grade step is worth $40.72/cwt here — about $160 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 sale77 hd

269.91

—

FL average8 barns · 572 hd

263.68

+6.23

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	1,450	107.69	1,562	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	97.35	1,197	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	84.45	883	5thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	460	232.07/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	197.71/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	238.70/cwt	232.00–245.00	986	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	225.44/cwt	220.00–230.00	967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	254.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	225.15/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,151	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	243.55/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	266.75/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	308.71/cwt	300.00–315.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	269.47/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	317.66/cwt	310.00–330.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	292.14/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	232.43/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	260.26/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	243.39/cwt	240.00–247.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	288.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	245.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	232.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	248.54/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	234.55/cwt	232.00–237.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,273	6
Bulls	—	—	1,508	111.99/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,373	101.96/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,400	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	102.61/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,364	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	84.45/cwt	81.00–86.00	883	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	95.82/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,150	24

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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,008Last week 989Year ago 1,848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 336Last week 348Year ago 462

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	230.00–235.00	232.07
10	—	413	232.00–245.00	238.70
6	—	315	250.00–260.00	254.84
7	—	511	219.00–230.00	225.15
6	—	365	240.00–250.00	245.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	190.00–205.00	197.71
9	—	429	220.00–230.00	225.44
6	—	320	240.00–247.00	243.39
6	—	368	232.00–237.00	234.55
8	—	465	215.00–220.00	217.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	240.00–247.00	243.55
7	—	379	255.00–275.00	266.75
3	—	525	227.00–235.00	232.43
9	—	328	280.00–295.00	288.50
4	—	420	245.00–252.00	248.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	300.00–315.00	308.71
13	—	414	260.00–280.00	269.47
5	—	282	310.00–330.00	317.66
8	—	368	285.00–300.00	292.14
5	—	463	250.00–275.00	260.26
6	—	520	240.00–250.00	244.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	240.00–250.00	245.13
4	—	418	230.00–235.00	232.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,508	108.00–115.00	111.99
3	—	1,373	101.00–104.00	101.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,329	101.00–107.00	102.61
24	—	1,200	94.00–99.00	95.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,046	81.00–86.00	84.45

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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