Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.83/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$209.83

71 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	219.70	861	42
Medium and Large 2	419	198.79	833	22
Medium and Large 3	439	185.29	814	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $47 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

209.83

—

FL average8 barns · 500 hd

211.06

−1.24

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	1,559	115.14	1,795	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	99.50	1,146	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	81.95	835	25

Every lot, as filed

32 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 2	—	466	192.94/cwt	190.00–197.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	219.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	233.70/cwt	230.00–237.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	198.06/cwt	193.00–203.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	217.32/cwt	212.00–222.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	181.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	227.81/cwt	220.00–235.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	250.13/cwt	240.00–260.00	950	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	261.09/cwt	255.00–267.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	232.40/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	219.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	213.59/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	187.96/cwt	185.00–191.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	207.75/cwt	200.00–215.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	246.65/cwt	235.00–255.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	235.24/cwt	225.00–245.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	206.43/cwt	203.00–210.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	245.82/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	205.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	268.74/cwt	265.00–275.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	219.63/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	208.27/cwt	200.00–217.00	964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	210.72/cwt	205.00–217.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	183.87/cwt	180.00–192.00	969	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	114.27/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,844	9
Bulls	—	—	1,551	119.97/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,861	6
Bulls	—	—	1,338	104.60/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	96.11/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,029	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	103.53/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,292	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	85.61/cwt	83.00–90.00	868	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	77.30/cwt	75.00–79.00	792	11

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 718Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 265Year ago 285

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	190.00–197.00	192.94
6	—	420	193.00–203.00	198.06
4	—	373	203.00–210.00	206.43
4	—	325	205.00–217.00	210.72
3	—	527	180.00–192.00	183.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	215.00–225.00	219.93
4	—	265	230.00–237.00	233.70
9	—	418	212.00–222.00	217.32
8	—	313	225.00–245.00	235.24
5	—	510	200.00–210.00	205.88
8	—	463	200.00–217.00	208.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	180.00–185.00	181.73
4	—	425	185.00–191.00	187.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	220.00–235.00	227.81
4	—	480	210.00–220.00	214.90
4	—	420	215.00–225.00	219.94
5	—	273	235.00–255.00	246.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	380	240.00–260.00	250.13
6	—	330	255.00–267.00	261.09
5	—	467	227.00–240.00	232.40
4	—	558	207.00–220.00	213.59
6	—	413	240.00–252.00	245.82
5	—	273	265.00–275.00	268.74
7	—	514	210.00–227.00	219.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	200.00–215.00	207.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,614	112.00–116.00	114.27
6	—	1,551	118.00–127.00	119.97
2	—	1,338	103.00–106.00	104.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,071	92.00–99.00	96.11
16	—	1,248	101.00–110.00	103.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,014	83.00–90.00	85.61
11	—	1,025	75.00–79.00	77.30

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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