Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

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 $233.47/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$233.47

73 head · 410 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$34.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

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	240.99	986	48
Medium and Large 2	416	220.68	919	22
Medium and Large 3	377	206.81	780	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.18/cwt here — about $206 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 sale73 hd

233.47

—

FL average8 barns · 377 hd

226.74

+6.73

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	1,424	114.09	1,625	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	99.27	1,282	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	87.01	968	8thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	625	181.88/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	190.95/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	264.38/cwt	260.00–267.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	217.78/cwt	215.00–222.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	197.68/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	207.07/cwt	205.00–210.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	206.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	247.14/cwt	240.00–255.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	232.22/cwt	220.00–240.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	201.53/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	256.54/cwt	250.00–265.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	216.53/cwt	210.00–220.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	240.86/cwt	235.00–245.00	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.93/cwt	205.00–217.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	193.36/cwt	190.00–195.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	211.97/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	217.97/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,103	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	249.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	931	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	210.24/cwt	205.00–213.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	212.26/cwt	200.00–220.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	206.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	232.66/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	197.44/cwt	195.00–200.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	236.39/cwt	232.00–240.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	227.62/cwt	220.00–235.00	717	4
Bulls	—	—	1,297	111.29/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,443	5
Bulls	—	—	1,551	116.88/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,813	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	106.54/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,223	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	87.01/cwt	84.00–89.00	968	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	98.15/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,289	39

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 748Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 291Year ago 267

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
6	—	625	177.00–187.00	181.88
4	—	568	187.00–195.00	190.95
5	—	378	215.00–222.00	217.78
6	—	528	190.00–205.00	197.68
5	—	460	205.00–210.00	207.07
8	—	420	205.00–217.00	210.93
7	—	271	232.00–240.00	236.39
4	—	315	220.00–235.00	227.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	190.00–195.00	193.36
5	—	279	200.00–220.00	212.26
3	—	322	200.00–210.00	206.53
4	—	425	195.00–200.00	197.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	260.00–267.00	264.38
7	—	329	250.00–265.00	256.54
7	—	414	235.00–245.00	240.86
4	—	558	210.00–214.00	211.97
7	—	506	215.00–222.00	217.97
12	—	373	240.00–260.00	249.53
6	—	470	225.00–240.00	232.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	200.00–210.00	206.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	263	240.00–255.00	247.14
5	—	334	220.00–240.00	232.22
3	—	567	195.00–205.00	201.53
3	—	418	210.00–220.00	216.53
4	—	520	200.00–210.00	205.10
3	—	468	205.00–213.00	210.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	107.00–115.00	111.29
5	—	1,551	116.00–120.00	116.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	104.00–109.00	106.54
39	—	1,313	91.00–103.00	98.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	84.00–89.00	87.01

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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