Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $184.34/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$184.34

121 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	188.47	864	84
Medium and Large 2	427	178.08	760	33
Medium and Large 3	520	149.43	777	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.04/cwt here — about $87 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 sale121 hd

184.34

—

FL average8 barns · 581 hd

187.88

−3.54

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	—	High	1,410	101.08	1,425	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	72.07	820	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	61.56	657	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

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	—	473	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	183.04/cwt	180.00–185.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	201.27/cwt	195.00–210.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	186.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	194.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	169.93/cwt	166.00–174.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	220.24/cwt	210.00–230.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	207.24/cwt	200.00–215.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	149.43/cwt	147.00–152.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	159.34/cwt	156.00–163.00	977	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	172.06/cwt	167.00–176.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	178.96/cwt	175.00–183.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.08/cwt	195.00–205.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	167.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	164.08/cwt	160.00–168.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.22/cwt	129.00–138.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.64/cwt	142.00–150.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	142.49/cwt	139.00–145.00	935	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	128.32/cwt	127.00–129.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	153.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	160.45/cwt	157.00–165.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.26/cwt	134.00–141.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	171.92/cwt	167.00–177.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.59/cwt	127.00–136.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	234.53/cwt	225.00–245.00	629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	157.96/cwt	155.00–161.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	141.56/cwt	138.00–145.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	139.06/cwt	135.00–142.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	174.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.83/cwt	138.00–148.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	159.67/cwt	155.00–165.00	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	152.57/cwt	145.00–160.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,501	108.64/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,631	7
Bulls	—	—	1,187	88.41/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,049	3
Bulls	—	—	1,416	98.10/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,389	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	69.74/cwt	65.00–71.00	796	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	73.14/cwt	72.00–78.00	832	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	61.56/cwt	59.00–64.00	657	3

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 (Wed)

Wed Jan 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 628Year ago 1,226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 198Year ago 306

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. 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
10	—	473	150.00–160.00	154.92
8	—	368	160.00–168.00	164.08
4	—	625	129.00–138.00	132.22
5	—	567	134.00–141.00	138.26
6	—	320	167.00–177.00	171.92
2	—	268	170.00–180.00	174.67
8	—	518	138.00–148.00	142.83
11	—	414	155.00–165.00	159.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	145.00–150.00	147.40
2	—	313	160.00–165.00	162.60
6	—	520	127.00–136.00	131.59
2	—	375	150.00–155.00	152.43
4	—	458	138.00–145.00	141.56
6	—	283	145.00–160.00	152.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.46
5	—	367	135.00–142.00	139.06
2	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	180.00–185.00	183.04
5	—	263	195.00–210.00	201.27
3	—	380	185.00–190.00	186.62
4	—	310	195.00–205.00	200.08
5	—	452	160.00–170.00	167.96
7	—	537	157.00–165.00	160.45
4	—	568	155.00–161.00	157.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	405	190.00–200.00	194.61
8	—	565	166.00–174.00	169.93
10	—	308	210.00–230.00	220.24
6	—	363	200.00–215.00	207.24
11	—	613	156.00–163.00	159.34
11	—	519	167.00–176.00	172.06
2	—	715	140.00–145.00	142.48
12	—	480	175.00–183.00	178.96
3	—	658	152.00–155.00	153.99
10	—	268	225.00–245.00	234.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	147.00–152.00	149.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	142.00–150.00	145.64
8	—	656	139.00–145.00	142.49
3	—	707	127.00–129.00	128.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	104.00–114.00	108.64
3	—	1,187	85.00–90.00	88.41
5	—	1,416	94.00–102.00	98.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,141	65.00–71.00	69.74
24	—	1,137	72.00–78.00	73.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	59.00–64.00	61.56

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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