Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $199.00/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$199.00

58 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$17.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.53

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	204.05	819	38
Medium and Large 2	386	191.06	737	13thin
Medium and Large 3	346	186.38	646	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about $174 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 sale58 hd

199.00

—

FL average9 barns · 411 hd

189.48

+9.53

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	1,647	107.38	1,768	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	85.87	972	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	70.46	746	12

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	360	176.17/cwt	170.00–182.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.60/cwt	162.00–169.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	156.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	133.61/cwt	132.00–137.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	185.78/cwt	180.00–190.00	518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.94/cwt	167.00–175.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	189.85/cwt	185.00–195.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	193.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	188.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	228.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	176.47/cwt	175.00–178.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	199.69/cwt	195.00–205.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	202.93/cwt	197.00–209.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	181.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	144.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	178.05/cwt	175.00–182.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	164.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	169.35/cwt	165.00–172.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	224.34/cwt	215.00–230.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	209.68/cwt	205.00–217.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	183.80/cwt	177.00–190.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	179.76/cwt	175.00–182.00	854	3
Bulls	—	—	1,651	104.77/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,730	7
Bulls	—	—	1,820	115.95/cwt	112.00–117.00	2,110	4
Bulls	—	—	1,285	99.37/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	82.59/cwt	78.00–86.00	930	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	91.18/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,041	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	70.46/cwt	68.00–74.00	746	12

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 777Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 337Last week 540Year ago 489

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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
6	—	360	170.00–182.00	176.17
3	—	472	162.00–169.00	166.60
3	—	512	155.00–160.00	156.71
9	—	279	180.00–190.00	185.78
5	—	423	167.00–175.00	171.94
6	—	320	177.00–190.00	183.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	132.00–137.00	133.61
4	—	420	140.00–150.00	144.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	160.00–170.00	164.09
5	—	328	165.00–172.00	169.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	185.00–195.00	189.85
3	—	375	175.00–185.00	181.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	190.00–200.00	193.55
3	—	407	185.00–190.00	188.36
4	—	320	195.00–205.00	199.69
3	—	475	175.00–182.00	179.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	261	220.00–235.00	228.22
2	—	563	175.00–178.00	176.47
6	—	415	197.00–209.00	202.93
6	—	473	190.00–200.00	194.87
7	—	506	175.00–182.00	178.05
5	—	318	215.00–230.00	224.34
5	—	369	205.00–217.00	209.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,651	102.00–109.00	104.77
4	—	1,820	112.00–117.00	115.95
2	—	1,285	98.00–101.00	99.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,126	78.00–86.00	82.59
13	—	1,142	88.00–97.00	91.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,059	68.00–74.00	70.46

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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