Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $197.29/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$197.29

99 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$38.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.35

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	386	205.90	795	65
Medium and Large 2	394	186.34	734	24
Medium and Large 3	421	167.63	706	10thin

One grade step is worth $38.28/cwt here — about $89 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 sale99 hd

197.29

—

FL average9 barns · 468 hd

188.94

+8.35

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	1,534	105.12	1,613	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	78.58	930	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	70.00	721	43

Every lot, as filed

36 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 3	—	463	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	132.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	155.21/cwt	150.00–160.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	183.69/cwt	177.00–190.00	474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	173.10/cwt	170.00–178.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	189.57/cwt	187.00–195.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	202.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	197.02/cwt	190.00–205.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	212.14/cwt	205.00–220.00	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	162.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	179.52/cwt	175.00–182.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	165.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	176.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	205.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	219.81/cwt	210.00–229.00	681	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	230.48/cwt	220.00–240.00	606	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	174.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	190.84/cwt	185.00–200.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	181.14/cwt	175.00–190.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	155.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	147.36/cwt	145.00–151.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	179.95/cwt	177.00–183.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	172.34/cwt	165.00–180.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	144.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	118.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,942	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,407	9
Bulls	—	—	1,576	106.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,686	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	75.84/cwt	73.00–79.00	855	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	82.91/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,055	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	73.12/cwt	71.00–78.00	760	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	66.41/cwt	63.00–68.00	677	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 (Wed)

Wed Feb 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 777Last week 673Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 540Last week 529Year ago 217

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.57
5	—	421	130.00–137.00	132.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.61
5	—	323	160.00–170.00	163.78
6	—	365	150.00–160.00	155.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	258	177.00–190.00	183.69
4	—	465	150.00–160.00	154.89
5	—	413	165.00–175.00	170.88
5	—	509	145.00–151.00	147.36
6	—	320	177.00–183.00	179.95
12	—	358	165.00–180.00	172.34
3	—	560	140.00–147.00	144.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	170.00–178.00	173.10
3	—	368	187.00–195.00	189.57
4	—	325	200.00–205.00	202.38
3	—	413	175.00–182.00	179.52
4	—	520	160.00–170.00	165.10
5	—	281	200.00–210.00	205.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	190.00–205.00	197.02
10	—	368	205.00–220.00	212.14
12	—	310	210.00–229.00	219.81
16	—	263	220.00–240.00	230.48
3	—	570	170.00–177.00	174.71
5	—	462	185.00–200.00	190.84
5	—	513	175.00–190.00	181.14
5	—	629	155.00–160.00	155.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	160.00–167.00	162.28
4	—	423	160.00–170.00	164.85
3	—	375	170.00–180.00	176.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	115.00–121.00	118.05
9	—	1,443	95.00–100.00	97.51
9	—	1,576	102.00–110.00	106.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,127	73.00–79.00	75.84
19	—	1,272	81.00–89.00	82.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,040	71.00–78.00	73.12
20	—	1,019	63.00–68.00	66.41

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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