Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $297.26/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$297.26

65 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.97/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	394	304.18	1,199	50
Medium and Large 2	410	274.21	1,125	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $74 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 sale65 hd

297.26

—

FL average7 barns · 472 hd

273.65

+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	1,618	110.82	1,793	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	98.30	1,069	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	85.46	924	10

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	—	316	266.61/cwt	260.00–276.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	239.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,031	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	225.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	241.08/cwt	237.00–245.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	290.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	290.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	243.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	250.05/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	211.93/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	230.25/cwt	225.00–233.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	335.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	348.70/cwt	335.00–360.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	297.72/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	262.29/cwt	255.00–270.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	238.57/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	220.94/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	302.45/cwt	290.00–310.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	268.88/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,266	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	318.04/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,183	13
Bulls	—	—	1,740	111.98/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,948	4
Bulls	—	—	2,005	122.19/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,303	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,355	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	93.85/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,001	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	105.94/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,189	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	85.46/cwt	82.00–88.00	924	10

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 1,008Year ago 1,847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 336Year ago 228

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00-8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	260.00–276.00	266.61
7	—	431	235.00–245.00	239.17
4	—	270	280.00–300.00	290.19
4	—	365	255.00–270.00	262.29
4	—	455	232.00–245.00	238.57
4	—	518	217.00–225.00	220.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	220.00–230.00	225.11
4	—	358	237.00–245.00	241.08
5	—	528	210.00–215.00	211.93
3	—	422	225.00–233.00	230.25
4	—	320	250.00–255.00	252.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	285.00–300.00	290.27
3	—	523	240.00–245.00	243.28
4	—	465	245.00–255.00	250.05
5	—	323	290.00–310.00	302.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	250.00–260.00	254.88
5	—	320	330.00–340.00	335.81
7	—	261	335.00–360.00	348.70
10	—	418	285.00–310.00	297.72
11	—	471	260.00–280.00	268.88
13	—	372	305.00–335.00	318.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,740	110.00–117.00	111.98
2	—	2,005	120.00–124.00	122.19
4	—	1,303	103.00–105.00	103.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,067	90.00–100.00	93.85
7	—	1,122	104.00–109.00	105.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,081	82.00–88.00	85.46

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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