Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $200.24/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$200.24

68 head · 387 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$36.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	381	213.37	813	35
Medium and Large 2	391	189.37	741	25
Medium and Large 3	397	176.83	701	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.53/cwt here — about $112 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 sale68 hd

200.24

—

FL average9 barns · 554 hd

197.85

+2.40

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	1,599	112.23	1,794	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	94.42	1,124	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	82.70	940	43

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	270	174.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.89/cwt	155.00–161.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	179.84/cwt	175.00–185.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	222.71/cwt	215.00–235.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	192.74/cwt	186.00–200.00	902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	168.60/cwt	165.00–172.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	184.85/cwt	180.00–190.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	207.73/cwt	200.00–220.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	149.84/cwt	145.00–155.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	202.64/cwt	195.00–210.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	241.88/cwt	230.00–250.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	189.86/cwt	185.00–195.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	215.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	198.82/cwt	192.00–202.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	168.48/cwt	163.00–173.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	173.21/cwt	167.00–179.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	163.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	164.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	536	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	108.16/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,612	4
Bulls	—	—	1,714	125.07/cwt	118.00–132.00	2,144	6
Bulls	—	—	1,548	100.07/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,549	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	91.35/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,094	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	101.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,196	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	84.26/cwt	81.00–87.00	951	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	75.89/cwt	74.00–79.00	888	8

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 585Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 529Last week 302Year ago 152

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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	—	270	170.00–180.00	174.63
4	—	315	175.00–185.00	179.84
4	—	523	140.00–150.00	145.07
7	—	417	163.00–173.00	168.48
6	—	363	167.00–179.00	173.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.57
4	—	320	145.00–155.00	149.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	155.00–161.00	158.89
3	—	428	150.00–155.00	153.31
3	—	275	160.00–165.00	163.39
4	—	325	160.00–170.00	164.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	200.00–210.00	205.16
6	—	423	180.00–190.00	184.85
5	—	269	200.00–220.00	207.73
3	—	367	192.00–202.00	198.82
4	—	463	170.00–180.00	174.86
3	—	563	155.00–160.00	156.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	215.00–235.00	222.71
4	—	468	186.00–200.00	192.74
8	—	408	195.00–210.00	202.64
7	—	274	230.00–250.00	241.88
4	—	520	185.00–195.00	189.86
7	—	364	210.00–220.00	215.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	165.00–172.00	168.60
4	—	370	180.00–190.00	185.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	105.00–111.00	108.16
6	—	1,714	118.00–132.00	125.07
5	—	1,548	93.00–102.00	100.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,198	88.00–98.00	91.35
11	—	1,173	100.00–105.00	101.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,129	81.00–87.00	84.26
8	—	1,170	74.00–79.00	75.89

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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