Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.05/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$217.05

75 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$43.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	381	231.06	879	43
Medium and Large 2	415	201.81	838	24
Medium and Large 3	411	187.52	770	8thin

One grade step is worth $43.54/cwt here — about $109 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 sale75 hd

217.05

—

FL average7 barns · 371 hd

217.14

−0.08

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	1,499	110.49	1,656	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	97.44	1,102	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	82.38	1,013	9thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	426	198.87/cwt	190.00–205.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	215.11/cwt	205.00–220.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	218.04/cwt	215.00–220.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	189.19/cwt	185.00–195.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	203.84/cwt	195.00–212.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	216.20/cwt	210.00–225.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	210.12/cwt	195.00–225.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	193.09/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	185.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	202.95/cwt	195.00–208.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	216.86/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	206.36/cwt	160.00–240.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	178.57/cwt	175.00–182.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	228.32/cwt	219.00–237.00	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	269.81/cwt	260.00–280.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	242.35/cwt	225.00–250.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	205.20/cwt	200.00–210.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	170.68/cwt	170.00–172.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	221.79/cwt	215.00–225.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	163.07/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	172.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	192.74/cwt	185.00–200.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	166.69/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	179.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	747	4
Bulls	—	—	1,408	109.25/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	2,169	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	100.93/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,423	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	93.07/cwt	88.00–97.00	990	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	103.00/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,254	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	82.38/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,013	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 535Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 275Year ago 328

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	190.00–205.00	198.87
3	—	317	205.00–220.00	215.11
7	—	273	215.00–220.00	218.04
6	—	370	195.00–212.00	203.84
4	—	563	175.00–180.00	177.56
6	—	515	180.00–185.00	182.55
4	—	470	185.00–200.00	192.74
4	—	623	165.00–172.00	166.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	170.00–175.00	172.41
5	—	320	185.00–195.00	189.19
4	—	368	175.00–182.00	178.57
3	—	518	170.00–172.00	170.68
4	—	415	175.00–185.00	179.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	160.00–165.00	163.07
4	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	180.00–185.00	182.42
4	—	318	195.00–225.00	210.12
4	—	520	190.00–196.00	193.09
5	—	412	195.00–208.00	202.95
4	—	370	200.00–210.00	205.20
3	—	260	215.00–225.00	221.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	210.00–225.00	216.20
5	—	526	205.00–225.00	216.86
7	—	306	160.00–240.00	206.36
10	—	420	219.00–237.00	228.32
6	—	260	260.00–280.00	269.81
10	—	353	225.00–250.00	242.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	185.00–195.00	189.90
4	—	463	180.00–190.00	185.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	105.00–111.00	109.25
2	—	1,770	122.00–123.00	122.52
2	—	1,410	100.00–102.00	100.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,064	88.00–97.00	93.07
11	—	1,217	99.00–106.00	103.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,230	80.00–86.00	82.38

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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