Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1388). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.82/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$184.82

59 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	186.58	838	48
Medium and Large 2	377	177.13	668	11thin

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $169 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 sale59 hd

184.82

—

FL average8 barns · 655 hd

178.68

+6.14

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	—	High	1,560	112.57	1,757	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	94.57	1,206	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	79.47	942	32

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	325	209.85/cwt	205.00–215.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	193.75/cwt	185.00–205.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	210.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	151.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	189.51/cwt	187.00–195.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	251.68/cwt	240.00–265.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	212.91/cwt	205.00–220.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	212.85/cwt	206.00–227.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	203.07/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	252.15/cwt	240.00–260.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	223.45/cwt	215.00–235.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	196.75/cwt	195.00–200.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	170.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	157.75/cwt	155.00–162.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	169.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	233.62/cwt	225.00–242.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	197.66/cwt	190.00–205.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	185.88/cwt	180.00–195.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	207.66/cwt	200.00–215.00	754	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	116.80/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,018	4
Bulls	—	—	1,337	106.92/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,430	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	92.22/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,183	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	100.64/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,262	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	79.47/cwt	75.00–82.00	942	32

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 720Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 668Last week 664Year ago 302

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (1388). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	205.00–215.00	209.85
7	—	411	185.00–205.00	193.75
4	—	530	170.00–180.00	174.95
7	—	276	205.00–215.00	210.89
4	—	668	150.00–155.00	151.24
5	—	627	155.00–162.00	157.75
4	—	583	165.00–175.00	169.94
8	—	358	190.00–205.00	197.66
5	—	464	180.00–195.00	185.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	187.00–195.00	189.51
4	—	425	165.00–175.00	170.12
4	—	365	170.00–180.00	174.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	268	240.00–265.00	251.68
3	—	470	206.00–227.00	212.85
4	—	523	198.00–208.00	203.07
5	—	311	240.00–260.00	252.15
7	—	406	215.00–235.00	223.45
8	—	355	225.00–242.00	233.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	205.00–220.00	212.91
4	—	520	185.00–195.00	189.90
3	—	462	195.00–200.00	196.75
2	—	275	220.00	220.00
4	—	363	200.00–215.00	207.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,728	112.00–122.00	116.80
3	—	1,337	102.00–111.00	106.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,283	87.00–96.00	92.22
19	—	1,254	99.00–106.00	100.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,185	75.00–82.00	79.47

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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