Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and 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 $236.63/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$236.63

59 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$2.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	237.41	1,087	41
Medium and Large 2	359	234.87	842	18thin

One grade step is worth $2.54/cwt here — about $245 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 sale59 hd

236.63

—

FL average7 barns · 289 hd

235.29

+1.34

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	1,379	114.84	1,584	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	96.85	1,124	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	85.87	903	20

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	368	215.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	188.88/cwt	180.00–195.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	225.72/cwt	220.00–235.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	199.23/cwt	195.00–205.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	205.74/cwt	200.00–212.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	212.64/cwt	208.00–217.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	286.57/cwt	275.00–300.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	252.27/cwt	245.00–262.00	918	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	239.16/cwt	235.00–247.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	249.73/cwt	240.00–260.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	233.33/cwt	230.00–237.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	216.07/cwt	210.00–222.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	237.21/cwt	230.00–245.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	199.95/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	252.46/cwt	245.00–265.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	234.66/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	225.13/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	221.59/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,250	7
Bulls	—	—	1,458	109.75/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,327	118.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,569	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	94.14/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,097	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	104.42/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,200	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	85.87/cwt	83.00–89.00	903	20

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 May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 315Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 148Year ago 245

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and 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	—	368	210.00–220.00	215.10
5	—	325	220.00–235.00	225.72
8	—	470	200.00–212.00	205.74
8	—	413	208.00–217.00	212.64
4	—	505	195.00–205.00	199.95
5	—	268	245.00–265.00	252.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	180.00–195.00	188.88
7	—	421	195.00–205.00	199.23
6	—	323	230.00–245.00	237.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	275.00–300.00	286.57
9	—	364	245.00–262.00	252.27
3	—	408	235.00–247.00	239.16
4	—	605	205.00–210.00	207.48
7	—	466	230.00–241.00	234.66
7	—	509	219.00–233.00	225.13
7	—	564	217.00–228.00	221.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	278	240.00–260.00	249.73
4	—	368	230.00–237.00	233.33
6	—	460	210.00–222.00	216.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	107.00–112.00	109.75
3	—	1,327	115.00–120.00	118.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,165	91.00–97.00	94.14
5	—	1,149	101.00–110.00	104.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,052	83.00–89.00	85.87

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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