Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.67/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$233.67

76 head · 393 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$28.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	371	245.02	908	46
Medium and Large 2	426	216.28	922	30

One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale76 hd

233.67

—

FL average8 barns · 388 hd

225.84

+7.84

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	1,642	114.10	1,873	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	99.14	1,174	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	86.62	925	16

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	418	209.79/cwt	205.00–215.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	213.66/cwt	208.00–220.00	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	191.52/cwt	185.00–200.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	205.85/cwt	200.00–212.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	194.37/cwt	190.00–201.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	235.78/cwt	230.00–242.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	215.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	229.60/cwt	222.00–235.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	228.34/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	199.65/cwt	195.00–204.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	186.13/cwt	180.00–192.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	211.90/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	244.79/cwt	235.00–255.00	889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	270.63/cwt	260.00–280.00	723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	229.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	201.97/cwt	200.00–204.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	222.68/cwt	215.00–230.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	215.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,108	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	252.14/cwt	245.00–260.00	794	8
Bulls	—	—	1,620	109.06/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,767	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	119.13/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	95.64/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,114	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	104.04/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,260	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	86.62/cwt	83.00–93.00	925	16

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 Apr 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 911Last week 647Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 237Year ago 159

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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	205.00–215.00	209.79
13	—	357	208.00–220.00	213.66
9	—	511	185.00–200.00	191.52
6	—	263	225.00–235.00	229.76
6	—	458	200.00–204.00	201.97
8	—	318	215.00–230.00	222.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	200.00–212.00	205.85
5	—	438	190.00–201.00	194.37
6	—	378	195.00–204.00	199.65
4	—	470	180.00–192.00	186.13
4	—	270	210.00–220.00	215.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	230.00–242.00	235.78
5	—	456	224.00–235.00	228.34
8	—	363	235.00–255.00	244.79
11	—	267	260.00–280.00	270.63
6	—	515	210.00–220.00	215.10
8	—	315	245.00–260.00	252.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	210.00–220.00	215.89
6	—	520	200.00–205.00	202.45
5	—	308	222.00–235.00	229.60
6	—	363	220.00–230.00	225.17
8	—	480	207.00–217.00	211.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	104.00–113.00	109.06
2	—	1,663	115.00–123.00	119.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,165	90.00–100.00	95.64
10	—	1,211	102.00–108.00	104.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,068	83.00–93.00	86.62

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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