Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $240.13/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$240.13

64 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$18.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	246.37	1,054	42
Medium and Large 2	374	228.22	853	22

One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $201 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 sale64 hd

240.13

—

FL average7 barns · 265 hd

237.64

+2.49

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	—	High	1,502	111.82	1,679	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	98.11	1,167	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	86.04	879	12

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	472	210.92/cwt	205.00–214.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	212.32/cwt	205.00–220.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	176.84/cwt	172.00–180.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	203.43/cwt	200.00–207.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	236.07/cwt	230.00–245.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	185.92/cwt	180.00–189.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	209.87/cwt	205.00–215.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	209.89/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	278.75/cwt	260.00–300.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	286.11/cwt	270.00–300.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	219.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	250.19/cwt	245.00–255.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	227.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	210.69/cwt	206.00–215.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	224.14/cwt	217.00–230.00	802	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	240.16/cwt	230.00–250.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	182.76/cwt	180.00–187.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	236.92/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	248.76/cwt	240.00–255.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	236.70/cwt	225.00–245.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	198.82/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	242.33/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,042	10
Bulls	—	—	1,963	118.55/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,327	3
Bulls	—	—	1,304	108.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,421	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	94.77/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,161	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	103.95/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,170	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	86.04/cwt	83.00–89.00	879	12

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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 694Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 152Year ago 408

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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	—	472	205.00–214.00	210.92
5	—	257	230.00–245.00	236.07
6	—	423	206.00–215.00	210.69
13	—	358	217.00–230.00	224.14
5	—	323	225.00–245.00	236.70
5	—	510	190.00–205.00	198.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	205.00–220.00	212.32
4	—	373	200.00–207.00	203.43
3	—	522	180.00–189.00	185.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	172.00–180.00	176.84
5	—	436	180.00–187.00	182.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	220.00–230.00	225.10
4	—	473	205.00–215.00	209.87
6	—	420	215.00–225.00	219.94
4	—	265	245.00–255.00	250.19
4	—	315	230.00–250.00	240.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	205.00–215.00	209.89
6	—	320	260.00–300.00	278.75
4	—	270	270.00–300.00	286.11
6	—	523	220.00–235.00	227.61
7	—	481	230.00–242.00	236.92
5	—	375	240.00–255.00	248.76
10	—	430	235.00–250.00	242.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,963	118.00–120.00	118.55
7	—	1,304	105.00–112.00	108.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,225	90.00–100.00	94.77
8	—	1,126	102.00–109.00	103.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,022	83.00–89.00	86.04

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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