Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $238.22/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$238.22

70 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$31.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

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	249.89	951	44
Medium and Large 2	378	218.45	825	26

One grade step is worth $31.44/cwt here — about $126 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 sale70 hd

238.22

—

FL average7 barns · 403 hd

234.73

+3.49

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	1,644	108.83	1,789	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	99.40	1,158	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	86.42	992	8thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	466	201.44/cwt	195.00–207.00	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	204.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	194.64/cwt	190.00–202.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	210.86/cwt	207.00–215.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	193.35/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	227.70/cwt	215.00–240.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	270.67/cwt	260.00–285.00	761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	248.55/cwt	240.00–265.00	944	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	203.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	179.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	213.19/cwt	207.00–220.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	238.19/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	217.20/cwt	210.00–225.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	267.71/cwt	250.00–280.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	188.72/cwt	182.00–195.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	190.21/cwt	185.00–195.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	222.64/cwt	210.00–232.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	230.80/cwt	225.00–239.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	235.28/cwt	220.00–250.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	239.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,006	12
Bulls	—	—	1,644	108.83/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,789	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	95.57/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,077	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	104.18/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,264	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	86.42/cwt	85.00–89.00	992	8

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 706Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 134Year ago 161

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	195.00–207.00	201.44
7	—	429	200.00–210.00	204.34
6	—	368	207.00–220.00	213.19
4	—	518	182.00–195.00	188.72
9	—	324	210.00–232.00	222.64
7	—	259	225.00–239.00	230.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	180.00–190.00	185.05
5	—	367	190.00–202.00	194.64
4	—	418	185.00–195.00	190.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	175.00–185.00	179.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	207.00–215.00	210.86
3	—	567	190.00–195.00	193.35
6	—	315	215.00–240.00	227.70
3	—	482	200.00–210.00	203.22
4	—	370	210.00–225.00	217.20
6	—	270	220.00–250.00	235.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	281	260.00–285.00	270.67
9	—	380	240.00–265.00	248.55
3	—	465	225.00–245.00	238.19
4	—	523	210.00–220.00	214.88
7	—	324	250.00–280.00	267.71
12	—	420	230.00–250.00	239.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,644	105.00–111.00	108.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,127	91.00–98.00	95.57
16	—	1,213	102.00–109.00	104.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,148	85.00–89.00	86.42

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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