Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $213.33/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$213.33

66 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$44.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	224.04	906	42
Medium and Large 2	437	197.61	864	20
Medium and Large 3	518	179.42	929	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.62/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale66 hd

213.33

—

FL average8 barns · 337 hd

212.50

+0.83

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	1,607	115.24	1,852	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	92.37	1,110	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	84.19	945	9thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	283	206.60/cwt	195.00–212.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	166.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	169.09/cwt	165.00–175.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	198.80/cwt	190.00–210.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	178.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	185.81/cwt	177.00–195.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	244.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	209.48/cwt	202.00–220.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	191.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	228.25/cwt	220.00–240.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	214.88/cwt	210.00–225.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	193.95/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	179.42/cwt	177.00–182.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	184.62/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	191.94/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	196.60/cwt	195.00–200.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	209.84/cwt	205.00–220.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	178.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	183.55/cwt	180.00–187.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	190.85/cwt	185.00–200.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	245.52/cwt	235.00–250.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	220.73/cwt	210.00–230.00	909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	207.32/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	189.79/cwt	185.00–195.00	793	6
Bulls	—	—	1,541	111.24/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,714	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	120.58/cwt	118.00–124.00	2,044	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	90.23/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,132	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	96.34/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,064	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	84.19/cwt	81.00–87.00	945	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 (Mon)

Mon Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 661Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 257Year ago 422

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	195.00–212.00	206.60
5	—	563	165.00–175.00	169.09
7	—	326	190.00–210.00	198.80
4	—	475	177.00–195.00	185.81
4	—	508	180.00–187.00	183.55
5	—	359	185.00–200.00	190.85
6	—	418	185.00–195.00	189.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	160.00–170.00	166.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	175.00–185.00	178.62
3	—	375	175.00–180.00	178.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	240.00–255.00	244.91
5	—	467	202.00–220.00	209.48
5	—	378	220.00–240.00	228.25
4	—	578	190.00–198.00	193.95
7	—	321	235.00–250.00	245.52
11	—	412	210.00–230.00	220.73
4	—	513	200.00–215.00	207.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	185.00–195.00	191.57
3	—	287	210.00–225.00	214.88
3	—	555	180.00–187.00	184.62
5	—	525	190.00–195.00	191.94
3	—	427	195.00–200.00	196.60
3	—	310	205.00–220.00	209.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	177.00–182.00	179.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	109.00–115.00	111.24
3	—	1,695	118.00–124.00	120.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,255	86.00–92.00	90.23
14	—	1,104	95.00–100.00	96.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,122	81.00–87.00	84.19

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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