Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $243.95/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$243.95

92 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$51.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	251.14	1,151	66
Medium and Large 2	391	233.45	913	20
Medium and Large 3	491	199.94	982	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.20/cwt here — about $169 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 sale92 hd

243.95

—

FL average5 barns · 267 hd

246.14

−2.18

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	1,519	120.05	1,824	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	102.60	1,145	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	89.05	907	10

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	—	272	246.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	199.56/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	220.36/cwt	217.00–225.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	225.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	207.74/cwt	205.00–212.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	217.26/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,023	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	327.84/cwt	315.00–340.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	292.80/cwt	285.00–300.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	234.68/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,227	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	255.78/cwt	245.00–265.00	949	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	226.15/cwt	215.00–237.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	201.61/cwt	200.00–205.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	198.27/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	258.86/cwt	247.00–270.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	218.33/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	221.39/cwt	212.00–231.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	219.96/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	215.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	237.79/cwt	230.00–245.00	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	225.89/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,267	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	247.33/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	244.58/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,150	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	206.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	210.07/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,088	6
Bulls	—	—	1,510	114.34/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,727	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	96.53/cwt	94.00–101.00	989	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	106.65/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,255	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	89.05/cwt	85.00–92.00	907	10

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 847Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 312Year ago 151

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	240.00–260.00	246.26
4	—	560	196.00–203.00	199.56
5	—	414	217.00–225.00	220.36
7	—	381	220.00–230.00	225.78
11	—	471	213.00–221.00	217.26
8	—	323	230.00–245.00	237.79
6	—	518	205.00–215.00	210.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	205.00–212.00	207.74
7	—	319	210.00–220.00	215.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	315.00–340.00	327.84
6	—	313	285.00–300.00	292.80
8	—	523	227.00–242.00	234.68
9	—	371	245.00–265.00	255.78
5	—	623	217.00–222.00	219.96
9	—	561	215.00–235.00	225.89
10	—	430	240.00–255.00	247.33
10	—	470	237.00–252.00	244.58
3	—	668	200.00–210.00	206.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	215.00–237.00	226.15
6	—	320	247.00–270.00	258.86
4	—	478	212.00–225.00	218.33
4	—	435	212.00–231.00	221.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	200.00–205.00	201.61
3	—	515	195.00–205.00	198.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	112.00–116.00	114.34
2	—	1,533	125.00–132.00	128.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	94.00–101.00	96.53
15	—	1,177	103.00–110.00	106.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,018	85.00–92.00	89.05

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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