Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.28/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$236.28

110 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$38.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	244.05	1,191	71
Medium and Large 2	443	230.54	1,022	26
Medium and Large 3	418	205.29	859	13thin

One grade step is worth $38.76/cwt here — about $332 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 sale110 hd

236.28

—

FL average8 barns · 571 hd

252.91

−16.64

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	1,533	122.03	1,871	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	107.05	1,326	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	90.55	1,020	9thin

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 1	—	508	209.46/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	238.85/cwt	230.00–245.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	210.08/cwt	207.00–214.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	253.15/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	262.62/cwt	255.00–275.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	228.86/cwt	220.00–240.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	206.13/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	209.76/cwt	205.00–215.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	224.75/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,268	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	238.41/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	234.39/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,202	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	200.19/cwt	195.00–205.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	214.08/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	237.70/cwt	230.00–245.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	227.67/cwt	220.00–235.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	209.10/cwt	200.00–215.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	320.48/cwt	310.00–330.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	304.17/cwt	295.00–310.00	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	210.07/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	214.41/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,316	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	219.12/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	218.63/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	193.10/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	219.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	205.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	268.07/cwt	257.00–275.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	229.59/cwt	220.00–240.00	838	8
Bulls	—	—	1,484	118.77/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,763	7
Bulls	—	—	1,705	133.42/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,275	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	110.96/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,417	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	102.44/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,222	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	90.55/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,020	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 Jun 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 715Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 306Year ago 323

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	207.00–212.00	209.46
7	—	324	230.00–245.00	238.85
7	—	421	220.00–240.00	228.86
5	—	477	212.00–229.00	218.63
8	—	365	220.00–240.00	229.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	207.00–214.00	210.08
5	—	366	200.00–215.00	209.10
7	—	518	190.00–197.00	193.10
4	—	325	215.00–225.00	219.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	242.00–265.00	253.15
5	—	378	255.00–275.00	262.62
7	—	654	204.00–207.00	206.13
13	—	564	220.00–230.00	224.75
8	—	465	230.00–247.00	238.41
10	—	513	227.00–242.00	234.39
6	—	263	310.00–330.00	320.48
5	—	319	295.00–310.00	304.17
9	—	614	210.00–218.00	214.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	205.00–215.00	209.76
4	—	468	195.00–205.00	200.19
5	—	419	200.00–210.00	205.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	210.00–218.00	214.08
4	—	375	230.00–245.00	237.70
4	—	430	220.00–235.00	227.67
4	—	568	205.00–215.00	210.07
5	—	469	210.00–225.00	219.12
5	—	322	257.00–275.00	268.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,484	114.00–123.00	118.77
2	—	1,705	129.00–137.00	133.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,277	108.00–116.00	110.96
17	—	1,193	96.00–105.00	102.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,127	87.00–95.00	90.55

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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