Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $205.33/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$205.33

73 head · 409 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$32.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	211.39	855	55
Medium and Large 2	426	189.18	805	14thin
Medium and Large 3	415	178.46	741	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.93/cwt here — about $115 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 sale73 hd

205.33

—

FL average8 barns · 598 hd

199.50

+5.83

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	99.58	1,449	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	80.59	948	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	68.87	727	10

Every lot, as filed

31 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 3	—	465	144.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	148.36/cwt	145.00–153.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	177.86/cwt	170.00–185.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	160.46/cwt	155.00–165.00	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	198.53/cwt	193.00–207.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	187.43/cwt	180.00–195.00	956	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	213.79/cwt	205.00–222.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	226.17/cwt	215.00–237.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	193.38/cwt	190.00–197.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	178.46/cwt	175.00–182.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	200.12/cwt	195.00–205.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.72/cwt	175.00–187.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	183.43/cwt	180.00–190.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.19/cwt	165.00–178.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	184.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	245.82/cwt	230.00–260.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	210.56/cwt	202.00–220.00	876	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	166.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	174.74/cwt	170.00–177.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	194.07/cwt	185.00–200.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	4
Bulls	—	—	1,433	103.21/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,479	8
Bulls	—	—	1,475	111.75/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	93.65/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,377	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	86.84/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,078	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	68.87/cwt	64.00–72.00	727	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	79.24/cwt	74.00–82.00	922	37

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 1,031Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 455Last week 382Year ago 144

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	140.00–147.00	144.57
5	—	414	145.00–153.00	148.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	170.00–185.00	177.86
8	—	470	160.00–170.00	164.79
9	—	529	155.00–165.00	160.46
3	—	570	145.00–155.00	148.45
4	—	325	175.00–187.00	180.72
6	—	420	165.00–178.00	171.19
4	—	618	140.00–147.00	143.43
5	—	258	185.00–200.00	194.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	165.00–170.00	166.57
4	—	468	150.00–157.00	153.59
4	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	193.00–207.00	198.53
12	—	510	180.00–195.00	187.43
4	—	363	205.00–222.00	213.79
10	—	320	215.00–237.00	226.17
4	—	565	180.00–190.00	184.87
9	—	263	230.00–260.00	245.82
11	—	416	202.00–220.00	210.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	190.00–197.00	193.38
4	—	323	195.00–205.00	200.12
3	—	462	180.00–190.00	183.43
3	—	527	170.00–177.00	174.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	175.00–182.00	178.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,433	100.00–107.00	103.21
2	—	1,475	109.00–115.00	111.75
9	—	1,470	90.00–96.00	93.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	84.00–88.00	86.84
37	—	1,163	74.00–82.00	79.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,055	64.00–72.00	68.87

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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