Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.48/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$207.48

88 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	377	213.89	807	62
Medium and Large 2	396	192.20	761	26

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $46 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 sale88 hd

207.48

—

FL average8 barns · 516 hd

202.54

+4.95

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	1,679	106.93	1,796	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	85.62	1,105	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	70.93	809	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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	198.53/cwt	190.00–210.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	174.99/cwt	170.00–182.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.98/cwt	165.00–174.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	209.82/cwt	200.00–220.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	212.25/cwt	205.00–220.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	181.59/cwt	180.00–185.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	176.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	205.26/cwt	200.00–212.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	196.47/cwt	190.00–205.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	224.76/cwt	215.00–235.00	703	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	245.29/cwt	230.00–260.00	638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	171.09/cwt	165.00–177.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	205.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	197.92/cwt	195.00–200.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	180.26/cwt	177.00–185.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	178.18/cwt	165.00–185.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	163.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	182.44/cwt	177.00–187.00	597	9
Bulls	—	—	1,852	109.82/cwt	108.00–111.00	2,034	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,369	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	95.77/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,269	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	79.53/cwt	74.00–84.00	955	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	89.83/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,215	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	70.93/cwt	68.00–73.00	809	5

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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,031Last week 477Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 382Last week 135Year ago 91

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	190.00–210.00	198.53
5	—	524	155.00–160.00	156.97
7	—	376	170.00–182.00	174.99
7	—	465	165.00–174.00	169.98
8	—	418	170.00–175.00	172.60
9	—	327	177.00–187.00	182.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	150.00–160.00	155.11
3	—	283	165.00–185.00	178.18
3	—	372	160.00–165.00	163.27
4	—	320	160.00–170.00	165.16
4	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	525	140.00–150.00	145.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	285	200.00–220.00	209.82
6	—	513	165.00–177.00	171.09
4	—	325	200.00–210.00	205.23
5	—	360	195.00–200.00	197.92
5	—	481	177.00–185.00	180.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	205.00–220.00	212.25
3	—	528	180.00–185.00	181.59
3	—	580	170.00–180.00	176.61
9	—	411	200.00–212.00	205.26
9	—	464	190.00–205.00	196.47
14	—	313	215.00–235.00	224.76
10	—	260	230.00–260.00	245.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,852	108.00–111.00	109.82
1	—	1,880	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,325	90.00–99.00	95.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,201	74.00–84.00	79.53
26	—	1,352	86.00–96.00	89.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,140	68.00–73.00	70.93

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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