Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.21/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$233.21

81 head · 398 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.78

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	389	243.32	945	57
Medium and Large 2	420	209.21	879	24

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $67 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 sale81 hd

233.21

—

FL average6 barns · 330 hd

224.44

+8.78

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	1,529	112.43	1,719	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	97.29	1,088	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	86.67	906	5thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	512	195.55/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	217.71/cwt	210.00–225.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	205.51/cwt	200.00–210.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	194.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	202.68/cwt	195.00–210.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	225.31/cwt	215.00–235.00	730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	213.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	193.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	255.82/cwt	240.00–270.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	222.02/cwt	210.00–235.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	230.27/cwt	220.00–240.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	237.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	993	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	197.68/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	267.77/cwt	255.00–285.00	699	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	250.10/cwt	235.00–270.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	200.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	188.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	234.63/cwt	225.00–245.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	176.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	207.45/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	224.37/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	218.66/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	192.33/cwt	187.00–200.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	181.66/cwt	177.00–185.00	852	5
Bulls	—	—	1,529	112.43/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,719	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	94.19/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,017	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	105.96/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,300	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	86.67/cwt	82.00–89.00	906	5

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 444Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 249Year ago 100

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	187.00–200.00	195.55
4	—	365	210.00–225.00	217.71
7	—	415	200.00–210.00	205.51
13	—	324	215.00–235.00	225.31
10	—	270	225.00–245.00	234.63
5	—	468	187.00–200.00	192.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	190.00–200.00	194.13
6	—	318	195.00–210.00	202.68
5	—	420	185.00–195.00	188.86
3	—	512	170.00–180.00	176.51
5	—	469	177.00–185.00	181.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	210.00–220.00	213.43
3	—	560	190.00–200.00	193.27
4	—	323	210.00–235.00	222.02
4	—	283	220.00–240.00	230.27
4	—	523	190.00–205.00	197.68
6	—	470	195.00–205.00	200.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	332	240.00–270.00	255.82
11	—	419	230.00–245.00	237.08
9	—	261	255.00–285.00	267.77
9	—	381	235.00–270.00	250.10
4	—	555	202.00–213.00	207.45
7	—	453	215.00–237.00	224.37
4	—	513	212.00–225.00	218.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	109.00–116.00	112.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,080	90.00–100.00	94.19
5	—	1,227	102.00–109.00	105.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	82.00–89.00	86.67

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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