Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $234.51/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$234.51

61 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$19.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	242.07	972	37
Medium and Large 2	375	222.86	835	24

One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about $137 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 sale61 hd

234.51

—

FL average7 barns · 306 hd

237.59

−3.08

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	1,584	114.10	1,807	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	101.59	1,331	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	86.01	960	7thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	419	201.07/cwt	199.00–204.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	211.54/cwt	205.00–217.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	170.94/cwt	167.00–173.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	230.27/cwt	220.00–240.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	185.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	195.11/cwt	190.00–200.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	210.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	274.78/cwt	260.00–285.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	194.57/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	236.76/cwt	230.00–246.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	219.61/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	225.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	261.19/cwt	250.00–270.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	245.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	227.40/cwt	215.00–237.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	196.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	217.40/cwt	210.00–225.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	249.68/cwt	235.00–260.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	236.04/cwt	220.00–245.00	736	3
Bulls	—	—	1,584	114.10/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,807	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	96.88/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,358	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	104.91/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,306	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	86.01/cwt	83.00–89.00	960	7

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 637Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 388Year ago 228

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	199.00–204.00	201.07
9	—	362	205.00–217.00	211.54
3	—	558	167.00–173.00	170.94
4	—	283	220.00–240.00	230.27
4	—	513	180.00–190.00	185.12
6	—	470	190.00–200.00	195.11
7	—	319	215.00–237.00	227.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	190.00–200.00	196.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	205.00–215.00	210.09
5	—	269	260.00–285.00	274.78
7	—	411	230.00–246.00	236.76
4	—	508	212.00–227.00	219.61
5	—	467	220.00–230.00	225.97
7	—	306	250.00–270.00	261.19
5	—	373	235.00–260.00	249.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	190.00–197.00	194.57
8	—	270	240.00–250.00	245.28
4	—	513	195.00–200.00	197.56
6	—	360	210.00–225.00	217.40
3	—	312	220.00–245.00	236.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,584	107.00–118.00	114.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,402	92.00–99.00	96.88
17	—	1,245	101.00–109.00	104.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,116	83.00–89.00	86.01

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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