Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.01/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$208.01

81 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.87

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	213.51	1,022	48
Medium and Large 2	448	203.28	910	26
Medium and Large 3	473	187.85	888	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $134 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 sale81 hd

208.01

—

FL average7 barns · 374 hd

217.88

−9.87

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	1,534	117.83	1,808	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	97.13	1,258	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	82.25	899	13

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2	—	469	181.96/cwt	180.00–185.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	195.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	185.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	206.08/cwt	200.00–215.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	198.10/cwt	190.00–210.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	184.82/cwt	180.00–190.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	212.35/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	197.38/cwt	190.00–205.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	219.54/cwt	210.00–230.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	203.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	188.03/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	212.29/cwt	205.00–220.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	193.70/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	261.55/cwt	245.00–275.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	220.21/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	196.44/cwt	160.00–230.00	717	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	194.48/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	190.14/cwt	185.00–195.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	220.67/cwt	215.00–230.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	181.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	194.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	207.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	153.05/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	215.79/cwt	210.00–220.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	234.19/cwt	230.00–242.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	200.07/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,116	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	115.52/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,730	7
Bulls	—	—	1,566	119.86/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,877	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	94.14/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,137	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	102.36/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,481	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	78.80/cwt	77.00–81.00	850	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	86.28/cwt	85.00–89.00	957	6

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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 596Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 280Year ago 337

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	180.00–185.00	181.96
4	—	323	190.00–200.00	195.19
4	—	425	180.00–190.00	184.82
6	—	365	185.00–195.00	190.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	180.00–190.00	185.14
7	—	370	200.00–215.00	206.08
5	—	479	190.00–210.00	198.10
5	—	270	215.00–230.00	220.67
4	—	420	200.00–215.00	207.77
4	—	704	150.00–162.00	153.05
7	—	316	210.00–220.00	215.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	170.00–180.00	174.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	205.00–220.00	212.35
6	—	608	190.00–202.00	193.70
7	—	311	245.00–275.00	261.55
7	—	470	212.00–232.00	220.21
10	—	365	160.00–230.00	196.44
5	—	726	190.00–200.00	194.48
3	—	420	230.00–242.00	234.19
4	—	558	195.00–205.00	200.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	190.00–205.00	197.38
6	—	325	210.00–230.00	219.54
3	—	423	200.00–210.00	203.23
5	—	584	185.00–190.00	188.03
4	—	365	205.00–220.00	212.29
4	—	528	190.00–200.00	194.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	190.00–195.00	192.53
3	—	530	180.00–185.00	181.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,498	108.00–118.00	115.52
8	—	1,566	112.00–126.00	119.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,208	90.00–98.00	94.14
12	—	1,447	99.00–106.00	102.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	77.00–81.00	78.80
6	—	1,109	85.00–89.00	86.28

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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