Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

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 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $334.65/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$334.65

111 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$31.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	351	352.03	1,236	11thin
Medium and Large 1	438	340.60	1,492	60
Medium and Large 2	429	320.96	1,376	40

One grade step is worth $31.07/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale111 hd

334.65

—

FL average7 barns · 430 hd

346.14

−11.49

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	121.12	1,757	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	115.17	1,307	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	99.66	1,023	5thin

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	—	275	351.55/cwt	335.00–370.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	257.23/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	233.55/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	239.11/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	280.27/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	324.17/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	348.77/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,276	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	430.62/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	394.80/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	269.33/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,403	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	317.95/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,453	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	281.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	429.72/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,152	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	345.70/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,424	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	296.25/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	244.72/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	283.02/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,197	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	307.95/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	382.00/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	296.32/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	269.69/cwt	255.00–285.00	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	290.40/cwt	280.00–300.00	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	259.76/cwt	250.00–270.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	301.29/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,570	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	373.32/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	357.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	121.97/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,815	5
Bulls	—	—	1,528	133.83/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	107.00/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	110.93/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,206	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	118.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,392	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	99.66/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,023	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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,108Last week 839Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 326Year ago 275

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	335.00–370.00	351.55
6	—	463	270.00–290.00	280.27
8	—	318	310.00–340.00	324.17
8	—	528	250.00–260.00	255.07
5	—	360	290.00–305.00	296.25
5	—	564	240.00–252.00	244.72
14	—	423	270.00–295.00	283.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	250.00–265.00	257.23
4	—	558	230.00–237.00	233.55
5	—	509	230.00–245.00	239.11
6	—	363	255.00–285.00	269.69
8	—	313	280.00–300.00	290.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	250.00–270.00	259.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	340.00–360.00	348.77
4	—	325	350.00–365.00	357.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	410.00–450.00	430.62
4	—	368	385.00–405.00	394.80
13	—	457	310.00–325.00	317.95
5	—	560	270.00–290.00	281.79
6	—	268	420.00–440.00	429.72
13	—	412	330.00–360.00	345.70
15	—	521	285.00–315.00	301.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	260.00–280.00	269.33
5	—	438	300.00–320.00	307.95
8	—	313	370.00–395.00	382.00
9	—	466	285.00–305.00	296.32
7	—	361	365.00–380.00	373.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,488	118.00–126.00	121.97
3	—	1,528	131.00–136.00	133.83
3	—	1,310	104.00–113.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,087	108.00–114.00	110.93
16	—	1,174	115.00–124.00	118.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,026	96.00–103.00	99.66

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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