Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.15/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$190.15

58 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$32.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.55

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	199.46	773	31
Medium and Large 2	390	183.17	714	21
Medium and Large 3	402	166.48	669	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.99/cwt here — about $104 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

190.15

—

FL average9 barns · 386 hd

178.60

+11.55

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	1,604	110.35	1,769	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	85.80	1,127	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	76.17	750	15

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	—	260	177.21/cwt	170.00–185.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	143.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	259	160.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	154.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	163.43/cwt	160.00–167.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	195.94/cwt	192.00–200.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	201.15/cwt	195.00–210.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	176.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	202.36/cwt	195.00–210.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	229.26/cwt	220.00–235.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	168.19/cwt	165.00–175.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	164.76/cwt	160.00–167.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	186.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	169.75/cwt	165.00–172.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	179.51/cwt	177.00–182.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.57/cwt	147.00–155.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	211.28/cwt	205.00–217.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	188.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	169.54/cwt	165.00–172.00	539	3
Bulls	—	—	1,337	106.53/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,424	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	114.17/cwt	110.00–123.00	2,135	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	83.30/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,123	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	91.27/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,130	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	76.17/cwt	73.00–79.00	750	15

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 626Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 337Year ago 203

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	170.00–185.00	177.21
4	—	383	160.00–167.00	163.43
7	—	426	160.00–167.00	163.10
3	—	477	147.00–155.00	149.57
3	—	318	165.00–172.00	169.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	135.00–140.00	138.31
3	—	408	140.00–150.00	143.47
7	—	259	155.00–165.00	160.86
3	—	362	150.00–157.00	154.52
3	—	510	130.00–135.00	131.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	192.00–200.00	195.94
4	—	528	160.00–167.00	163.58
3	—	428	170.00–180.00	176.77
4	—	265	195.00–210.00	202.36
3	—	358	180.00–190.00	186.51
3	—	467	165.00–172.00	169.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	195.00–210.00	201.15
5	—	282	220.00–235.00	229.26
6	—	478	177.00–182.00	179.51
8	—	325	205.00–217.00	211.28
3	—	420	185.00–195.00	188.17
4	—	525	170.00–180.00	174.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	165.00–175.00	168.19
3	—	427	160.00–167.00	164.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	104.00–108.00	106.53
3	—	1,870	110.00–123.00	114.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,348	80.00–86.00	83.30
22	—	1,238	89.00–99.00	91.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	985	73.00–79.00	76.17

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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