Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.0 0 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.63/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$249.63

71 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$19.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	254.05	1,035	55
Medium and Large 2	372	234.42	873	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.63/cwt here — about $163 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

249.63

—

FL average8 barns · 434 hd

244.56

+5.07

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	—	Low	1,469	121.02	1,778	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	105.34	1,232	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	88.88	957	9thin

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 2	—	418	206.07/cwt	202.00–210.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	217.96/cwt	215.00–220.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	199.95/cwt	197.00–202.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	224.32/cwt	215.00–233.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	222.36/cwt	216.00–229.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	252.70/cwt	245.00–260.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	247.09/cwt	240.00–255.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	259.66/cwt	250.00–270.00	956	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	286.07/cwt	275.00–300.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	229.59/cwt	220.00–240.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	208.30/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	203.13/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	232.15/cwt	225.00–242.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	282.32/cwt	275.00–290.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	229.65/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	213.37/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	238.32/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,096	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	199.16/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	245.73/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	235.57/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,237	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	106.46/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,528	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	120.19/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,605	4
Bulls	—	—	1,561	127.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,994	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	100.81/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,126	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,396	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	88.88/cwt	85.00–93.00	957	9

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 847Last week 565Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 332Year ago 483

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.0 0 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	202.00–210.00	206.07
6	—	378	200.00–210.00	204.90
5	—	329	215.00–220.00	217.96
5	—	473	197.00–202.00	199.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	215.00–233.00	224.32
10	—	358	216.00–229.00	222.36
5	—	517	200.00–208.00	203.13
7	—	316	225.00–242.00	232.15
5	—	470	208.00–221.00	213.37
4	—	275	235.00–245.00	239.91
4	—	565	193.00–205.00	199.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	245.00–260.00	252.70
4	—	318	240.00–255.00	247.09
4	—	370	220.00–240.00	229.59
4	—	523	200.00–217.00	208.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	368	250.00–270.00	259.66
7	—	256	275.00–300.00	286.07
6	—	318	275.00–290.00	282.32
6	—	570	220.00–240.00	229.65
10	—	460	230.00–247.00	238.32
10	—	418	240.00–251.00	245.73
4	—	525	228.00–243.00	235.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	103.00–109.00	106.46
4	—	1,335	118.00–122.00	120.19
7	—	1,561	124.00–133.00	127.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,117	95.00–105.00	100.81
11	—	1,247	110.00–115.00	111.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,077	85.00–93.00	88.88

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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