Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.45/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$185.45

58 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$30.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	199.25	819	26
Medium and Large 2	434	179.05	777	17thin
Medium and Large 3	392	168.80	662	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.45/cwt here — about $157 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 sale58 hd

185.45

—

FL average8 barns · 569 hd

182.92

+2.54

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	—	High	1,825	115.49	2,108	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	99.12	1,184	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	86.45	896	7thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	523	171.91/cwt	167.00–175.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	215.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	181.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	214.73/cwt	205.00–220.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	190.69/cwt	185.00–195.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	211.60/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	244.61/cwt	235.00–255.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	251.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	222.04/cwt	215.00–235.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	190.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	231.37/cwt	225.00–245.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	197.25/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	219.84/cwt	210.00–230.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	163.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	199.96/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	206.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	203.17/cwt	190.00–210.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	185.75/cwt	182.00–191.00	983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	188.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	215.14/cwt	205.00–220.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	175.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	170.10/cwt	165.00–175.00	609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,912	124.79/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,386	5
Bulls	—	—	1,482	104.66/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,551	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	114.49/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,139	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	95.00/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,034	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	103.58/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,356	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	86.45/cwt	84.00–89.00	896	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 Feb 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 723Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 204Year ago 131

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	167.00–175.00	171.91
2	—	478	175.00–180.00	177.43
3	—	385	180.00–185.00	181.62
4	—	415	175.00–185.00	180.06
3	—	330	185.00–195.00	188.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	210.00–220.00	215.28
3	—	308	205.00–220.00	214.73
7	—	457	185.00–195.00	190.69
3	—	415	190.00–210.00	203.17
7	—	529	182.00–191.00	185.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	160.00–170.00	165.13
3	—	422	160.00–170.00	163.44
4	—	323	170.00–180.00	175.19
4	—	358	165.00–175.00	170.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	205.00–215.00	211.60
4	—	318	235.00–255.00	244.61
5	—	267	245.00–255.00	251.18
3	—	412	215.00–235.00	222.04
3	—	377	225.00–245.00	231.37
4	—	575	195.00–205.00	199.96
3	—	463	205.00–220.00	215.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	185.00–195.00	190.08
3	—	508	192.00–200.00	197.25
4	—	320	210.00–230.00	219.84
5	—	379	200.00–210.00	206.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	175.00–180.00	177.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,912	122.00–127.00	124.79
3	—	1,482	102.00–106.00	104.66
14	—	1,868	108.00–118.00	114.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,088	91.00–98.00	95.00
12	—	1,309	100.00–108.00	103.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	84.00–89.00	86.45

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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