Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $299.51/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$299.51

90 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$64.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	319.52	1,312	49
Medium and Large 2	421	284.11	1,197	29
Medium and Large 3	416	255.04	1,061	12thin

One grade step is worth $64.48/cwt here — about $251 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

299.51

—

FL average7 barns · 323 hd

298.36

+1.15

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	1,451	125.02	1,813	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	112.16	1,306	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	95.08	1,001	6thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	259	305.35/cwt	290.00–315.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	249.16/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,149	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	266.62/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,002	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	256.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,079	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	237.72/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	240.19/cwt	235.00–245.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	284.13/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	378.11/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	294.70/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	245.84/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	282.75/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	315.64/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,319	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	307.42/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	275.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	317.80/cwt	310.00–325.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	254.73/cwt	245.00–265.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	247.32/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	241.14/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	276.65/cwt	270.00–285.00	910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	233.62/cwt	230.00–237.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	345.96/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	333.13/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,186	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	231.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	256.22/cwt	250.00–265.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	257.68/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	252.70/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,170	4
Bulls	—	—	1,298	114.54/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,487	3
Bulls	—	—	1,542	131.31/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,025	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	104.63/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,156	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	116.13/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,388	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	95.08/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,001	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 Jan 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 901Year ago 845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 184Year ago 455

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	259	290.00–315.00	305.35
9	—	461	240.00–260.00	249.16
11	—	376	260.00–275.00	266.62
15	—	420	250.00–265.00	256.91
5	—	523	230.00–250.00	237.72
7	—	329	270.00–285.00	276.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	235.00–245.00	240.19
4	—	363	230.00–237.00	233.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	235.00–245.00	241.14
3	—	462	230.00–235.00	231.71
4	—	370	240.00–250.00	245.14
5	—	323	250.00–265.00	256.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	275.00–290.00	284.13
8	—	378	280.00–310.00	294.70
4	—	313	310.00–325.00	317.80
4	—	523	240.00–255.00	247.32
8	—	470	270.00–280.00	275.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	270	355.00–395.00	378.11
3	—	612	241.00–255.00	245.84
4	—	523	275.00–290.00	282.75
9	—	418	305.00–325.00	315.64
6	—	455	300.00–315.00	307.42
4	—	570	270.00–280.00	275.04
9	—	319	335.00–355.00	345.96
9	—	356	320.00–350.00	333.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	245.00–265.00	254.73
4	—	415	250.00–265.00	257.68
4	—	463	245.00–260.00	252.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	110.00–119.00	114.54
5	—	1,542	128.00–135.00	131.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,105	100.00–108.00	104.63
19	—	1,195	112.00–124.00	116.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	92.00–97.00	95.08

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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