Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $217.78/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$217.78

69 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$39.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.71

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	226.67	927	45
Medium and Large 2	397	204.84	813	19thin
Medium and Large 3	416	186.97	778	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.70/cwt here — about $150 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 sale69 hd

217.78

—

FL average7 barns · 345 hd

210.07

+7.71

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	1,637	109.02	1,785	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	94.48	1,132	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	85.02	996	23

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	368	196.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	173.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	156.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	209.46/cwt	200.00–215.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	185.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	195.74/cwt	190.00–205.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	211.07/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	186.97/cwt	185.00–190.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	197.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	257.14/cwt	245.00–270.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	237.59/cwt	225.00–250.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	217.66/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	222.40/cwt	215.00–232.00	907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	208.70/cwt	200.00–215.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	214.77/cwt	210.00–220.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	200.06/cwt	195.00–205.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	176.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	181.71/cwt	175.00–195.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.19/cwt	170.00–185.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	174.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	240.43/cwt	230.00–255.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	208.60/cwt	200.00–215.00	655	5
Bulls	—	—	1,603	105.93/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,698	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	113.65/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,918	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	91.38/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,038	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	100.67/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,330	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	85.02/cwt	81.00–87.00	996	23

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 720Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 520Last week 668Year ago 529

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
3	—	368	190.00–200.00	196.79
5	—	276	200.00–215.00	209.46
5	—	418	190.00–205.00	195.74
3	—	487	175.00–195.00	181.71
3	—	520	170.00–185.00	175.19
4	—	558	170.00–180.00	174.93
5	—	314	200.00–215.00	208.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	170.00–175.00	173.06
5	—	464	155.00–160.00	156.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	180.00–190.00	185.81
5	—	416	170.00–180.00	176.06
4	—	358	170.00–180.00	174.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	205.00–220.00	211.07
4	—	560	190.00–205.00	197.37
4	—	263	245.00–270.00	257.14
8	—	353	225.00–250.00	237.59
8	—	465	210.00–225.00	217.66
9	—	408	215.00–232.00	222.40
7	—	319	230.00–255.00	240.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	185.00–190.00	186.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	185.00–195.00	189.90
5	—	362	200.00–215.00	208.70
6	—	325	210.00–220.00	214.77
4	—	420	195.00–205.00	200.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,603	103.00–109.00	105.93
4	—	1,688	112.00–118.00	113.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,136	89.00–95.00	91.38
22	—	1,321	97.00–107.00	100.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,172	81.00–87.00	85.02

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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