Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows ad 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 $224.50/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$224.50

69 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$39.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	232.14	999	40
Medium and Large 2	378	217.40	823	25
Medium and Large 3	370	192.47	712	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.67/cwt here — about $287 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 sale69 hd

224.50

—

FL average6 barns · 343 hd

220.61

+3.90

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	1,578	108.95	1,719	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,091	96.68	1,054	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	84.63	842	11

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	573	178.55/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	227.73/cwt	220.00–235.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	267.27/cwt	255.00–285.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	221.64/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	186.47/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	196.61/cwt	190.00–202.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	167.36/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	221.28/cwt	215.00–227.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	204.88/cwt	200.00–210.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	257.10/cwt	245.00–270.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	243.44/cwt	235.00–255.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	211.06/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	214.10/cwt	205.00–220.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	195.93/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	229.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	217.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	232.22/cwt	225.00–240.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	207.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	195.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	170.95/cwt	167.00–175.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	185.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	165.38/cwt	162.00–170.00	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	214.94/cwt	210.00–222.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	207.44/cwt	200.00–217.00	755	11
Bulls	—	—	1,578	108.95/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,719	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	94.45/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,026	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	106.06/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,177	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	84.63/cwt	80.00–88.00	842	11

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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 630Year ago 768

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 339Year ago 313

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows ad 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
4	—	573	175.00–182.00	178.55
6	—	538	180.00–193.00	186.47
7	—	467	190.00–202.00	196.61
3	—	618	165.00–172.00	167.36
4	—	273	215.00–227.00	221.28
4	—	410	200.00–210.00	204.88
5	—	316	210.00–222.00	214.94
11	—	364	200.00–217.00	207.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	190.00–200.00	195.20
4	—	405	180.00–190.00	185.06
7	—	569	162.00–170.00	165.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	167.00–175.00	170.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	220.00–235.00	227.73
5	—	366	205.00–220.00	214.10
4	—	575	192.00–200.00	195.93
4	—	265	225.00–240.00	232.22
4	—	418	200.00–215.00	207.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	185.00–190.00	187.53
5	—	269	255.00–285.00	267.27
5	—	464	210.00–230.00	221.64
6	—	315	245.00–270.00	257.10
7	—	366	235.00–255.00	243.44
5	—	554	205.00–220.00	211.06
4	—	413	220.00–240.00	229.70
4	—	535	210.00–225.00	217.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	190.00–195.00	192.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	105.00–113.00	108.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,086	91.00–99.00	94.45
5	—	1,110	100.00–109.00	106.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	995	80.00–88.00	84.63

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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