Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.30/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$202.30

124 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$27.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	210.98	891	72
Medium and Large 2	419	192.70	807	38
Medium and Large 3	378	183.68	694	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $197 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 sale124 hd

202.30

—

FL average8 barns · 590 hd

201.51

+0.79

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	—	Low	1,543	104.62	1,614	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	84.22	992	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	68.83	710	16

Every lot, as filed

39 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 3	—	368	153.57/cwt	150.00–157.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	168.57/cwt	165.00–172.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	164.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	863	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	169.20/cwt	165.00–177.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	190.19/cwt	185.00–195.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	207.08/cwt	200.00–215.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	186.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	193.34/cwt	190.00–198.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	200.72/cwt	195.00–205.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	186.89/cwt	182.00–192.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	220.21/cwt	210.00–230.00	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	211.66/cwt	205.00–219.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	162.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	174.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	176.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	202.70/cwt	195.00–210.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	239.64/cwt	230.00–250.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	232.01/cwt	222.00–245.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	151.54/cwt	148.00–155.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	163.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	174.05/cwt	170.00–178.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	208.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	164.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	196.63/cwt	185.00–205.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	182.19/cwt	175.00–190.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	192.39/cwt	185.00–200.00	977	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	176.22/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	185.95/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	184.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	591	7
Bulls	—	—	1,395	98.01/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,536	105.24/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,616	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,011	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	89.62/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,275	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	83.05/cwt	77.00–86.00	933	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	65.80/cwt	63.00–68.00	663	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	72.73/cwt	70.00–75.00	772	7

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,038Last week 683Year ago 628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 404Last week 252Year ago 198

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	150.00–157.00	153.57
6	—	463	140.00–145.00	142.43
4	—	430	148.00–155.00	151.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	150.00–160.00	154.81
4	—	378	165.00–172.00	168.57
3	—	272	165.00–177.00	169.20
3	—	428	160.00–167.00	162.37
4	—	315	160.00–170.00	164.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	165.00–175.00	169.84
11	—	524	160.00–170.00	164.64
7	—	411	170.00–180.00	174.43
5	—	258	185.00–205.00	196.63
6	—	365	175.00–190.00	182.19
7	—	321	180.00–190.00	184.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	185.00–195.00	190.19
5	—	366	180.00–190.00	186.07
5	—	434	170.00–180.00	176.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	200.00–215.00	207.08
5	—	417	190.00–198.00	193.34
9	—	379	195.00–205.00	200.72
4	—	465	182.00–192.00	186.89
5	—	611	160.00–165.00	163.96
4	—	573	170.00–178.00	174.05
5	—	317	200.00–215.00	208.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	363	210.00–230.00	220.21
11	—	416	205.00–219.00	211.66
8	—	478	195.00–210.00	202.70
8	—	280	230.00–250.00	239.64
11	—	319	222.00–245.00	232.01
12	—	508	185.00–200.00	192.39
4	—	620	175.00–180.00	176.22
6	—	555	180.00–192.00	185.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	96.00–99.00	98.01
5	—	1,536	102.00–107.00	105.24
2	—	1,780	112.00–114.00	113.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,423	88.00–96.00	89.62
46	—	1,124	77.00–86.00	83.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,007	63.00–68.00	65.80
7	—	1,062	70.00–75.00	72.73

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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