Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.56/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$225.56

62 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$22.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

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	230.36	1,035	49
Medium and Large 2	439	207.44	910	13thin

One grade step is worth $22.93/cwt here — about $125 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 sale62 hd

225.56

—

FL average6 barns · 371 hd

225.20

+0.36

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	1,671	119.23	1,993	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	102.29	1,238	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	86.53	922	16

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	417	206.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	863	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	224.27/cwt	217.00–231.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	208.82/cwt	205.00–217.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	255.24/cwt	245.00–265.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	228.36/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	196.12/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	270.13/cwt	260.00–275.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	207.41/cwt	205.00–212.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	247.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	181.81/cwt	175.00–185.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	195.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	193.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	210.90/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	199.14/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	236.15/cwt	230.00–242.00	968	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	231.17/cwt	225.00–237.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	183.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	204.46/cwt	197.00–210.00	959	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	215.75/cwt	210.00–225.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	215.13/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,134	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	182.40/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,018	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	117.19/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,775	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	121.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,293	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	97.49/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,130	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	108.30/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,380	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	86.53/cwt	84.00–91.00	922	16

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 556Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 319Last week 287Year ago 244

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	417	200.00–215.00	206.95
12	—	323	217.00–231.00	224.27
3	—	377	205.00–217.00	208.82
4	—	515	190.00–202.00	196.12
8	—	268	225.00–237.00	231.17
9	—	469	197.00–210.00	204.46
4	—	558	175.00–190.00	182.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	175.00–185.00	181.81
4	—	368	190.00–200.00	195.24
3	—	465	180.00–190.00	183.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	245.00–265.00	255.24
8	—	468	220.00–237.00	228.36
3	—	262	260.00–275.00	270.13
4	—	375	240.00–255.00	247.80
4	—	618	190.00–200.00	193.94
5	—	559	205.00–220.00	210.90
10	—	410	230.00–242.00	236.15
9	—	527	207.00–225.00	215.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	205.00–212.00	207.41
5	—	523	195.00–202.00	199.14
5	—	365	210.00–225.00	215.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,515	116.00–118.00	117.19
3	—	1,880	120.00–126.00	121.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,159	92.00–102.00	97.49
16	—	1,274	105.00–111.00	108.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,065	84.00–91.00	86.53

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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