Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No sales last week due to Holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.92/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$199.92

88 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$25.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	207.93	842	51
Medium and Large 2	411	190.38	782	30
Medium and Large 3	361	182.50	658	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about $184 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 sale88 hd

199.92

—

FL average8 barns · 548 hd

196.22

+3.70

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	1,604	104.66	1,679	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	82.98	957	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	71.87	750	11

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

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 2	—	528	150.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	159.81/cwt	157.00–165.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	157.27/cwt	155.00–162.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	169.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	146.58/cwt	143.00–150.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	158.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	166.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	210.69/cwt	205.00–215.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	194.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	193.06/cwt	190.00–195.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	181.22/cwt	175.00–187.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	203.45/cwt	195.00–210.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	206.30/cwt	200.00–215.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	174.58/cwt	172.00–180.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	188.44/cwt	185.00–192.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	206.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	171.51/cwt	165.00–175.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	190.68/cwt	185.00–200.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	187.84/cwt	180.00–200.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	232.28/cwt	225.00–240.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	226.60/cwt	217.00–235.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	217.25/cwt	210.00–225.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	160.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.70/cwt	160.00–167.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	160.07/cwt	155.00–165.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	170.58/cwt	165.00–175.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	176.36/cwt	172.00–181.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	173.86/cwt	167.00–180.00	621	13
Bulls	—	—	1,671	104.96/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,754	5
Bulls	—	—	1,676	109.68/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,838	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	98.56/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,444	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	80.87/cwt	78.00–84.00	877	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	88.06/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,160	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	71.87/cwt	69.00–75.00	750	11

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 (Wed)

Wed Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 1,392Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 392Year ago 163

Compared to one week ago: No sales last week due to Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	145.00–155.00	150.12
3	—	365	157.00–165.00	159.81
3	—	468	155.00–162.00	157.27
4	—	320	165.00–175.00	169.77
4	—	568	143.00–150.00	146.58
5	—	264	155.00–160.00	158.07
5	—	423	155.00–165.00	160.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	185.00–200.00	190.68
5	—	306	180.00–200.00	187.84
5	—	518	160.00–167.00	162.70
6	—	563	155.00–165.00	160.07
7	—	461	165.00–175.00	170.58
10	—	413	172.00–181.00	176.36
13	—	357	167.00–180.00	173.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	160.00–170.00	166.76
5	—	269	205.00–215.00	210.69
5	—	367	190.00–200.00	194.20
5	—	422	190.00–195.00	193.06
6	—	473	175.00–187.00	181.22
3	—	315	200.00–210.00	206.46
3	—	512	165.00–175.00	171.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	195.00–210.00	203.45
4	—	563	175.00–180.00	177.47
5	—	419	200.00–215.00	206.30
8	—	258	225.00–240.00	232.28
11	—	307	217.00–235.00	226.60
12	—	508	180.00–190.00	184.93
4	—	378	210.00–225.00	217.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	172.00–180.00	174.58
4	—	310	185.00–192.00	188.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,671	103.00–107.00	104.96
7	—	1,676	108.00–113.00	109.68
6	—	1,465	97.00–100.00	98.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,085	78.00–84.00	80.87
10	—	1,317	86.00–92.00	88.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,044	69.00–75.00	71.87

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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