Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $226.05/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$226.05

45 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$19.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	234.38	1,044	26
Medium and Large 3	320	214.84	687	3thin
Medium and Large 2	419	214.61	900	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $144 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 sale45 hd

226.05

—

FL average6 barns · 239 hd

231.74

−5.69

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	1,492	112.23	1,674	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	98.94	1,218	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	86.66	887	13

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	425	209.41/cwt	206.00–216.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	238.66/cwt	235.00–242.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	233.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	186.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	217.35/cwt	210.00–225.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	229.03/cwt	220.00–240.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	211.82/cwt	202.00–217.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	200.23/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	238.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	243.97/cwt	235.00–255.00	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	215.86/cwt	210.00–222.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	213.79/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	211.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	264.68/cwt	255.00–270.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	196.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	206.92/cwt	200.00–212.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	214.84/cwt	205.00–220.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	197.28/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	233.19/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	219.37/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,171	7
Bulls	—	—	1,432	109.34/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,566	6
Bulls	—	—	1,612	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,902	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	107.15/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,259	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	86.66/cwt	82.00–90.00	887	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	96.31/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,203	25

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 622Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 279Year ago 228

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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
3	—	425	206.00–216.00	209.41
4	—	268	235.00–242.00	238.66
6	—	383	210.00–225.00	217.35
7	—	323	220.00–240.00	229.03
7	—	466	200.00–212.00	206.92
4	—	520	190.00–205.00	197.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	185.00–190.00	186.62
3	—	373	190.00–200.00	196.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	230.00–240.00	233.16
3	—	458	202.00–217.00	211.82
3	—	512	195.00–210.00	200.23
4	—	425	210.00–222.00	215.86
3	—	373	210.00–215.00	211.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	235.00–245.00	238.47
7	—	368	235.00–255.00	243.97
3	—	567	205.00–218.00	213.79
3	—	315	255.00–270.00	264.68
3	—	465	220.00–240.00	233.19
7	—	534	212.00–225.00	219.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	205.00–220.00	214.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,432	105.00–114.00	109.34
3	—	1,612	116.00–120.00	118.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,175	103.00–113.00	107.15
25	—	1,249	91.00–100.00	96.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,023	82.00–90.00	86.66

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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