Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.01/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$207.01

79 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$32.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.58

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	216.01	910	52
Medium and Large 2	456	190.49	869	24
Medium and Large 3	365	183.24	669	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $241 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 sale79 hd

207.01

—

FL average8 barns · 521 hd

209.59

−2.58

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	1,551	109.09	1,692	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	92.50	1,137	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	76.92	776	15

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	530	161.53/cwt	160.00–163.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	171.49/cwt	167.00–180.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	157.95/cwt	152.00–160.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	216.75/cwt	208.00–225.00	917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	175.00/cwt	170.00–182.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	159.95/cwt	157.00–163.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	183.24/cwt	180.00–185.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	209.73/cwt	200.00–215.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	201.58/cwt	195.00–205.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	196.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	183.52/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,042	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	186.67/cwt	180.00–194.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	181.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	228.62/cwt	220.00–235.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	223.67/cwt	215.00–232.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	262.43/cwt	245.00–275.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	204.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	196.36/cwt	185.00–205.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	178.98/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	175.49/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	184.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	163.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	169.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	785	5
Bulls	—	—	1,482	107.31/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,590	6
Bulls	—	—	1,728	117.95/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,038	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	96.68/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,358	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	88.27/cwt	82.00–92.00	988	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	99.81/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,415	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	73.71/cwt	71.00–77.00	733	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	79.06/cwt	78.00–81.00	804	9

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 898Last week 1,157Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 385Last week 623Year ago 360

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	160.00–163.00	161.53
7	—	416	170.00–182.00	175.00
4	—	560	157.00–163.00	159.95
6	—	320	180.00–194.00	186.67
5	—	264	185.00–205.00	196.36
7	—	354	180.00–190.00	184.35
5	—	464	165.00–175.00	169.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	167.00–180.00	171.49
4	—	454	152.00–160.00	157.95
4	—	370	160.00–167.00	163.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	208.00–225.00	216.75
6	—	515	190.00–200.00	194.90
6	—	568	180.00–187.00	183.52
9	—	324	220.00–235.00	228.62
6	—	378	215.00–232.00	223.67
7	—	256	245.00–275.00	262.43
5	—	464	200.00–210.00	204.18
3	—	628	175.00–181.00	178.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	185.00–190.00	187.43
3	—	313	200.00–215.00	209.73
3	—	375	195.00–205.00	201.58
5	—	428	190.00–200.00	196.17
5	—	519	175.00–185.00	181.07
4	—	575	174.00–177.00	175.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	180.00–185.00	183.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,482	103.00–111.00	107.31
4	—	1,728	114.00–119.00	117.95
2	—	1,405	94.00–99.00	96.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,119	82.00–92.00	88.27
11	—	1,418	95.00–105.00	99.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	995	71.00–77.00	73.71
9	—	1,017	78.00–81.00	79.06

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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