Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 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 $254.36/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$254.36

84 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$38.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	263.20	1,178	55
Medium and Large 2	418	239.07	999	26
Medium and Large 3	328	224.80	737	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.40/cwt here — about $440 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 sale84 hd

254.36

—

FL average8 barns · 494 hd

254.91

−0.55

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	1,455	128.28	1,867	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,255	113.00	1,418	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	109.58	1,403	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	92.21	969	17

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	—	325	214.77/cwt	210.00–220.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	235.76/cwt	227.00–245.00	896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	245.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	209.46/cwt	205.00–215.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	206.76/cwt	205.00–210.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	242.11/cwt	230.00–255.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	247.17/cwt	235.00–260.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	225.98/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	256.25/cwt	245.00–267.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	223.62/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	223.41/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,072	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	240.12/cwt	230.00–250.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	303.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	222.12/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,015	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	224.80/cwt	220.00–235.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	277.92/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	247.60/cwt	234.00–258.00	1,273	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	251.97/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	235.90/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	210.14/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	275.35/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,154	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	288.67/cwt	275.00–295.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	204.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	226.27/cwt	220.00–233.00	950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	216.83/cwt	210.00–222.00	794	9
Bulls	—	—	1,443	122.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,767	9
Bulls	—	—	1,465	133.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	112.95/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,474	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,418	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	87.37/cwt	85.00–89.00	864	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	95.60/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,046	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	103.68/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,284	8

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 937Last week 664Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 176Year ago 222

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 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	—	325	210.00–220.00	214.77
7	—	418	205.00–215.00	209.46
7	—	479	200.00–210.00	204.16
9	—	366	210.00–222.00	216.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	227.00–245.00	235.76
4	—	270	240.00–250.00	245.37
4	—	320	230.00–255.00	242.11
9	—	457	215.00–228.00	222.12
6	—	525	205.00–215.00	210.14
8	—	420	220.00–233.00	226.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	205.00–210.00	206.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	235.00–260.00	247.17
6	—	333	245.00–267.00	256.25
4	—	518	220.00–227.00	223.62
6	—	480	215.00–232.00	223.41
4	—	415	230.00–250.00	240.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	225.00–227.00	225.98
3	—	273	300.00–310.00	303.05
6	—	373	265.00–290.00	277.92
7	—	514	234.00–258.00	247.60
11	—	464	237.00–265.00	251.97
4	—	570	225.00–247.00	235.90
17	—	419	260.00–290.00	275.35
3	—	332	275.00–295.00	288.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	220.00–235.00	224.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,443	120.00–126.00	122.42
11	—	1,465	130.00–138.00	133.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,305	110.00–117.00	112.95
8	—	1,238	102.00–109.00	103.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	989	85.00–89.00	87.37
10	—	1,094	91.00–101.00	95.60

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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