Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $255.58/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$255.58

86 head · 415 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$11.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.82

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	258.14	1,126	66
Medium and Large 2	345	247.11	851	20

One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about $274 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 sale86 hd

255.58

—

FL average8 barns · 479 hd

249.76

+5.82

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	1,530	118.90	1,820	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	111.93	1,353	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	101.00	1,073	8thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	226.09/cwt	220.00–231.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	243.67/cwt	235.00–250.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	238.77/cwt	230.00–246.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	204.45/cwt	200.00–209.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	191.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	223.69/cwt	220.00–230.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	307.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	255.18/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	255.35/cwt	240.00–270.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	237.13/cwt	225.00–245.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	292.63/cwt	280.00–310.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	228.20/cwt	220.00–237.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	267.01/cwt	260.00–280.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	210.75/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	213.57/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	230.13/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,296	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	252.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,156	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	243.65/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,277	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	265.41/cwt	250.00–280.00	969	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	210.10/cwt	205.00–215.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	206.11/cwt	200.00–212.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	230.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	217.20/cwt	210.00–225.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	221.99/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,014	11
Bulls	—	—	1,338	119.18/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	131.73/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,353	105.79/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,431	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	96.20/cwt	91.00–99.00	926	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	103.88/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,166	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	115.31/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,458	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	107.25/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,214	13

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 Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 785Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 222Year ago 157

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	220.00–231.00	226.09
5	—	270	235.00–250.00	243.67
9	—	329	230.00–246.00	238.77
5	—	512	201.00–217.00	210.75
8	—	368	225.00–235.00	230.10
11	—	457	215.00–228.00	221.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	200.00–209.00	204.45
5	—	271	220.00–230.00	223.69
4	—	378	205.00–215.00	210.10
4	—	408	200.00–212.00	206.11
8	—	313	210.00–225.00	217.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	190.00–195.00	191.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	279	300.00–320.00	307.74
14	—	428	245.00–265.00	255.18
7	—	321	280.00–310.00	292.63
3	—	627	210.00–221.00	213.57
8	—	563	220.00–240.00	230.13
8	—	458	240.00–265.00	252.30
9	—	524	230.00–255.00	243.65
12	—	365	250.00–280.00	265.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	240.00–270.00	255.35
5	—	376	225.00–245.00	237.13
4	—	420	220.00–237.00	228.20
3	—	262	260.00–280.00	267.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	116.00–123.00	119.18
3	—	1,900	128.00–133.00	131.73
3	—	1,353	103.00–112.00	105.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	91.00–99.00	96.20
5	—	1,122	102.00–105.00	103.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,264	114.00–119.00	115.31
13	—	1,132	103.00–112.00	107.25

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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