Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

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 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.92/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$205.92

83 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$46.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.42

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	218.89	823	57
Medium and Large 2	453	180.43	817	17thin
Medium and Large 3	439	171.91	754	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.98/cwt here — about $69 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 sale83 hd

205.92

—

FL average9 barns · 498 hd

195.50

+10.42

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	1,559	115.41	1,799	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	90.06	1,044	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	75.88	784	11

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	462	166.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	163.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	165.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	149.84/cwt	144.00–154.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	197.66/cwt	190.00–205.00	949	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	228.64/cwt	220.00–240.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	207	266.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	243.62/cwt	235.00–255.00	643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	196.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	176.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	162.29/cwt	157.00–165.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	204.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	167.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	181.77/cwt	175.00–185.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	168.25/cwt	165.00–175.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	200.79/cwt	195.00–210.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	173.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	219.60/cwt	210.00–230.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	160.38/cwt	157.00–162.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	149.29/cwt	145.00–152.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	174.22/cwt	170.00–180.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	159.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	211	211.26/cwt	205.00–220.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	165.93/cwt	162.00–170.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.63/cwt	175.00–187.00	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	198.29/cwt	190.00–205.00	514	7
Bulls	—	—	1,739	108.27/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,883	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	121.12/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,714	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	84.80/cwt	80.00–88.00	926	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	93.89/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,135	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	75.88/cwt	73.00–80.00	784	11

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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 753Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 461Year ago 272

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	160.00–170.00	166.57
5	—	514	144.00–154.00	149.84
7	—	361	170.00–180.00	174.22
5	—	211	205.00–220.00	211.26
6	—	413	162.00–170.00	165.93
10	—	320	175.00–187.00	180.63
7	—	259	190.00–205.00	198.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	160.00–170.00	163.23
4	—	268	160.00–170.00	165.33
3	—	528	130.00–140.00	133.38
4	—	433	150.00–157.00	153.56
5	—	480	145.00–152.00	149.29
4	—	365	155.00–165.00	159.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	190.00–205.00	197.66
11	—	326	220.00–240.00	228.64
5	—	207	260.00–275.00	266.09
11	—	264	235.00–255.00	243.62
4	—	528	180.00–190.00	185.07
5	—	420	195.00–210.00	200.79
5	—	573	170.00–180.00	173.87
8	—	375	210.00–230.00	219.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	190.00–200.00	196.87
3	—	475	170.00–180.00	176.74
3	—	565	157.00–165.00	162.29
2	—	318	200.00–210.00	204.80
3	—	418	175.00–185.00	181.77
3	—	518	165.00–175.00	168.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	166.00–170.00	167.98
3	—	523	157.00–162.00	160.38
4	—	380	180.00–185.00	182.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	105.00–114.00	108.27
5	—	1,415	118.00–125.00	121.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,092	80.00–88.00	84.80
33	—	1,209	90.00–100.00	93.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,033	73.00–80.00	75.88

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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