Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.33/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$209.33

97 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$36.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	215.00	909	66
Medium and Large 2	384	203.74	783	23
Medium and Large 3	447	178.57	797	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.43/cwt here — about $112 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 sale97 hd

209.33

—

FL average8 barns · 542 hd

210.80

−1.48

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	—	Low	1,536	107.40	1,650	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	99.65	1,228	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	81.45	768	7thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2	—	373	169.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	177.11/cwt	170.00–184.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	199.22/cwt	190.00–208.00	614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	179.26/cwt	170.00–190.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	207.71/cwt	200.00–217.00	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	160.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	189.91/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,063	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	215.31/cwt	210.00–220.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	168.58/cwt	165.00–172.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	229.32/cwt	220.00–235.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	184.86/cwt	180.00–190.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	183.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	255.87/cwt	245.00–270.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	213.29/cwt	205.00–222.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	235.31/cwt	225.00–245.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	202.30/cwt	195.00–210.00	937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	182.44/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	188.55/cwt	185.00–192.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	162.80/cwt	157.00–167.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	177.32/cwt	170.00–185.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	201.73/cwt	195.00–205.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	195.95/cwt	192.00–200.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	158.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	190.77/cwt	180.00–200.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	178.89/cwt	175.00–185.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	199.90/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	217.87/cwt	210.00–230.00	797	5
Bulls	—	—	1,349	101.40/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,368	6
Bulls	—	—	1,667	109.34/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,823	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	120.52/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,133	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	95.65/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,036	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	105.06/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,508	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	81.45/cwt	76.00–86.00	768	7

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 681Year ago 849

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 265Year ago 199

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	165.00–175.00	169.83
6	—	270	170.00–190.00	179.26
4	—	468	155.00–165.00	160.13
7	—	419	157.00–167.00	162.80
5	—	319	175.00–185.00	178.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	170.00–184.00	177.11
14	—	308	190.00–208.00	199.22
9	—	279	200.00–217.00	207.71
8	—	415	170.00–185.00	177.32
3	—	568	155.00–165.00	158.37
4	—	525	160.00–170.00	164.86
9	—	361	180.00–200.00	190.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	185.00–195.00	189.91
9	—	256	245.00–270.00	255.87
10	—	410	205.00–222.00	213.29
12	—	325	225.00–245.00	235.31
12	—	463	195.00–210.00	202.30
6	—	618	180.00–190.00	182.44
4	—	510	195.00–205.00	199.90
5	—	366	210.00–230.00	217.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	210.00–220.00	215.31
5	—	280	220.00–235.00	229.32
4	—	463	180.00–190.00	184.86
3	—	518	180.00–185.00	183.28
3	—	377	195.00–205.00	201.73
4	—	405	192.00–200.00	195.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	165.00–172.00	168.58
4	—	375	185.00–192.00	188.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,349	99.00–103.00	101.40
5	—	1,667	106.00–111.00	109.34
2	—	1,770	117.00–124.00	120.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,083	91.00–100.00	95.65
17	—	1,435	101.00–111.00	105.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	943	76.00–86.00	81.45

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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