Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

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 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.33/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$209.33

83 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$30.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	219.72	932	50
Medium and Large 2	436	194.43	847	28
Medium and Large 3	367	188.87	693	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about $239 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 sale83 hd

209.33

—

FL average8 barns · 334 hd

208.42

+0.91

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	1,494	111.83	1,670	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	94.52	1,124	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	79.64	854	16

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	220	221.82/cwt	215.00–225.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	185.24/cwt	175.00–190.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	182.97/cwt	177.00–189.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	158.03/cwt	155.00–160.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	211.16/cwt	205.00–220.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	213.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	209.81/cwt	205.00–220.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	191.88/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	258.76/cwt	240.00–280.00	665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	184.30/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	188.87/cwt	185.00–195.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	188.43/cwt	185.00–195.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	218.46/cwt	210.00–230.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	194.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	168.66/cwt	162.00–175.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	183.23/cwt	180.00–190.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	163.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	235.90/cwt	225.00–250.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	171.67/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	198.71/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	214.73/cwt	202.00–225.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	200.88/cwt	190.00–210.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	185.81/cwt	177.00–195.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	204.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	222.73/cwt	215.00–235.00	806	5
Bulls	—	—	1,465	105.13/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,540	3
Bulls	—	—	1,522	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,804	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	90.07/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,031	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	104.90/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,354	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	79.64/cwt	76.00–83.00	854	16

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 823Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 275Year ago 233

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	215.00–225.00	221.82
6	—	458	177.00–189.00	182.97
4	—	513	162.00–175.00	168.66
3	—	413	180.00–190.00	183.23
3	—	578	160.00–170.00	163.26
7	—	274	202.00–225.00	214.73
9	—	317	190.00–210.00	200.88
6	—	358	177.00–195.00	185.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	165.00–170.00	167.44
3	—	278	175.00–190.00	185.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	155.00–160.00	158.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	205.00–220.00	211.16
4	—	580	185.00–199.00	191.88
11	—	257	240.00–280.00	258.76
3	—	620	182.00–189.00	184.30
5	—	416	210.00–230.00	218.46
7	—	329	225.00–250.00	235.90
3	—	668	171.00–173.00	171.67
7	—	531	192.00–208.00	198.71
5	—	362	215.00–235.00	222.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	175.00–180.00	177.55
3	—	325	210.00–220.00	213.44
3	—	270	205.00–220.00	209.81
6	—	523	180.00–190.00	184.88
3	—	477	185.00–195.00	188.43
5	—	407	190.00–200.00	194.03
4	—	375	200.00–210.00	204.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	185.00–195.00	188.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	102.00–109.00	105.13
3	—	1,522	117.00–120.00	118.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,145	87.00–96.00	90.07
9	—	1,291	101.00–113.00	104.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,072	76.00–83.00	79.64

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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