Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

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 steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $259.72/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$259.72

66 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$38.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	271.85	1,055	45
Medium and Large 2	426	233.72	995	21

One grade step is worth $38.13/cwt here — about $60 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 sale66 hd

259.72

—

FL average8 barns · 645 hd

261.56

−1.84

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	1,478	128.27	1,896	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	103.46	1,413	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	88.91	942	6thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	305	242.62/cwt	235.00–250.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	208.26/cwt	200.00–220.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	210.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	220.87/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	229.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	228.87/cwt	225.00–237.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	226.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	238.58/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	215.14/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	301.91/cwt	290.00–315.00	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	240.94/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	264.68/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	270.77/cwt	260.00–280.00	988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	319.15/cwt	305.00–335.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	258.92/cwt	247.00–272.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	224.87/cwt	220.00–232.00	976	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	121.15/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,636	3
Bulls	—	—	1,521	130.64/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,987	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	98.88/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,284	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	106.32/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,497	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	88.91/cwt	85.00–92.00	942	6

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 929Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 360Year ago 203

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	235.00–250.00	242.62
5	—	460	215.00–225.00	220.87
10	—	373	225.00–235.00	229.83
5	—	434	220.00–232.00	224.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	200.00–220.00	208.26
5	—	404	205.00–215.00	210.94
4	—	473	200.00–210.00	204.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	225.00–237.00	228.87
4	—	360	240.00–250.00	244.86
5	—	468	220.00–230.00	226.15
5	—	519	212.00–220.00	215.14
4	—	325	247.00–272.00	258.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	230.00–247.00	238.58
6	—	320	290.00–315.00	301.91
8	—	465	235.00–247.00	240.94
10	—	420	257.00–272.00	264.68
11	—	365	260.00–280.00	270.77
6	—	265	305.00–335.00	319.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	113.00–125.00	121.15
9	—	1,521	127.00–136.00	130.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,299	94.00–101.00	98.88
16	—	1,408	103.00–113.00	106.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	85.00–92.00	88.91

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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