Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.87/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$165.87

97 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$20.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	170.61	729	69
Medium and Large 2	439	156.18	685	19thin
Medium and Large 3	397	150.05	596	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.56/cwt here — about $133 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 sale97 hd

165.87

—

FL average8 barns · 704 hd

166.04

−0.17

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	1,591	99.16	1,578	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	80.34	948	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	71.23	743	31

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1	—	484	166.34/cwt	162.00–172.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	148.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.37/cwt	157.00–162.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	183.62/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	169.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	217.83/cwt	210.00–230.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	178.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	223.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	203.10/cwt	195.00–210.00	951	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	255.29/cwt	240.00–270.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	166.07/cwt	162.00–170.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	186.27/cwt	180.00–200.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	197.30/cwt	190.00–205.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	159.40/cwt	155.00–165.00	823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	212.14/cwt	205.00–220.00	891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	217.43/cwt	207.00–227.00	809	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	189.88/cwt	185.00–195.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.27/cwt	150.00–159.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	186.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	184.24/cwt	175.00–192.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	165.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	171.84/cwt	165.00–179.00	708	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	164.80/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	180.55/cwt	172.00–190.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.89/cwt	137.00–147.00	878	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	94.82/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,733	4
Bulls	—	—	1,433	102.06/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,463	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	77.18/cwt	73.00–81.00	924	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	86.07/cwt	83.00–90.00	988	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	70.37/cwt	63.00–75.00	714	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	72.78/cwt	72.00–76.00	796	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,157Last week 1,038Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 623Last week 404Year ago 170

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	162.00–172.00	166.34
3	—	277	180.00–200.00	186.27
9	—	516	155.00–165.00	159.40
5	—	564	150.00–159.00	155.27
9	—	307	175.00–192.00	184.24
19	—	412	165.00–179.00	171.84
13	—	364	172.00–190.00	180.55
4	—	619	137.00–147.00	141.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	140.00–148.00	144.04
4	—	515	145.00–150.00	147.52
3	—	420	157.00–162.00	160.37
4	—	313	160.00–170.00	165.20
4	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	145.00–150.00	148.06
4	—	360	150.00–155.00	152.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	177.00–190.00	183.62
5	—	617	165.00–175.00	169.12
5	—	325	220.00–230.00	223.82
9	—	468	195.00–210.00	203.10
4	—	260	240.00–270.00	255.29
8	—	420	205.00–220.00	212.14
13	—	372	207.00–227.00	217.43
4	—	513	185.00–195.00	189.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	276	210.00–230.00	217.83
3	—	520	175.00–180.00	178.27
4	—	425	190.00–200.00	195.12
4	—	580	162.00–170.00	166.07
4	—	370	190.00–205.00	197.30
5	—	467	180.00–190.00	186.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,828	91.00–96.00	94.82
6	—	1,433	99.00–105.00	102.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,197	73.00–81.00	77.18
21	—	1,148	83.00–90.00	86.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,015	63.00–75.00	70.37
11	—	1,094	72.00–76.00	72.78

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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