Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $232.76/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$232.76

71 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$32.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	241.66	974	48
Medium and Large 2	411	216.92	891	15thin
Medium and Large 3	339	209.10	709	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.56/cwt here — about $266 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 sale71 hd

232.76

—

FL average8 barns · 405 hd

230.19

+2.57

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	1,627	117.54	1,912	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	97.43	1,198	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	83.81	888	14

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	520	196.86/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	188.26/cwt	185.00–190.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	196.15/cwt	190.00–200.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	198.56/cwt	195.00–202.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	189.70/cwt	185.00–192.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	200.83/cwt	195.00–205.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	214.91/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	207.43/cwt	205.00–210.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	224.65/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	215.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	226.54/cwt	220.00–230.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	235.24/cwt	227.00–243.00	995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	212.30/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	198.58/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	233.44/cwt	225.00–238.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	210.76/cwt	205.00–217.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	259.52/cwt	245.00–270.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	207.96/cwt	205.00–210.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	202.96/cwt	200.00–205.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	226.10/cwt	220.00–232.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	230.80/cwt	225.00–240.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	244.46/cwt	235.00–255.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	277.21/cwt	260.00–290.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	828	8
Bulls	—	—	1,371	113.39/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,555	6
Bulls	—	—	2,138	125.84/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	94.97/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,123	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	102.56/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,364	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	83.81/cwt	81.00–88.00	888	14

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 559Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 308Last week 276Year ago 213

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	192.00–202.00	196.86
5	—	416	205.00–210.00	207.96
5	—	461	200.00–205.00	202.96
6	—	305	220.00–232.00	226.10
5	—	264	225.00–240.00	230.80
8	—	385	210.00–220.00	215.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	185.00–190.00	188.26
5	—	322	190.00–200.00	196.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	195.00–202.00	198.56
3	—	467	185.00–192.00	189.70
5	—	360	195.00–205.00	200.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	210.00–222.00	214.91
5	—	470	220.00–232.00	224.65
14	—	423	227.00–243.00	235.24
4	—	565	205.00–220.00	212.30
5	—	310	245.00–270.00	259.52
6	—	370	235.00–255.00	244.46
9	—	271	260.00–290.00	277.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	205.00–210.00	207.43
4	—	318	205.00–217.00	210.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	210.00–220.00	215.91
3	—	362	220.00–230.00	226.54
4	—	523	195.00–202.00	198.58
3	—	318	225.00–238.00	233.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,371	110.00–116.00	113.39
3	—	2,138	124.00–131.00	125.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,182	91.00–99.00	94.97
11	—	1,330	100.00–108.00	102.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,060	81.00–88.00	83.81

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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