Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.16/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$151.16

55 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$24.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	162.57	696	23
Medium and Large 2	449	146.60	658	19thin
Medium and Large 3	435	137.63	598	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.95/cwt here — about $98 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 sale55 hd

151.16

—

FL average9 barns · 566 hd

151.78

−0.62

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	89.78	1,028	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	78.19	805	26

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	308	176.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	149.75/cwt	147.00–155.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	147.24/cwt	145.00–152.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	137.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	156.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	201.56/cwt	195.00–205.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	178.57/cwt	175.00–182.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	179.61/cwt	177.00–185.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	165.98/cwt	164.00–170.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	194.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	212.70/cwt	210.00–217.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	221.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	159.43/cwt	157.00–162.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	166.17/cwt	162.00–170.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	185.38/cwt	183.00–190.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	171.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	193.21/cwt	190.00–195.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	163.30/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	176.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	152.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	178.57/cwt	175.00–182.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	141.08/cwt	139.00–145.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	128.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	146.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	163.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.06/cwt	160.00–168.00	690	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	87.18/cwt	83.00–91.00	984	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	95.24/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,123	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	78.19/cwt	76.00–82.00	805	26

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 414Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 383Year ago 240

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	170.00–180.00	176.49
3	—	508	147.00–155.00	149.75
4	—	365	165.00–170.00	167.43
8	—	478	157.00–162.00	159.43
5	—	423	160.00–168.00	163.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	145.00–152.00	147.24
4	—	475	130.00–140.00	134.84
3	—	418	139.00–145.00	141.08
3	—	515	125.00–130.00	128.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	135.00–142.00	137.67
3	—	360	150.00–160.00	156.57
3	—	428	150.00–155.00	153.39
3	—	565	125.00–135.00	128.39
2	—	465	142.00–150.00	146.13
3	—	308	160.00–165.00	163.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	195.00–205.00	201.56
3	—	435	177.00–185.00	179.61
3	—	537	164.00–170.00	165.98
3	—	363	190.00–195.00	193.21
5	—	464	175.00–180.00	176.96
2	—	275	200.00–210.00	204.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	175.00–182.00	178.57
5	—	416	190.00–200.00	194.09
5	—	327	210.00–217.00	212.70
3	—	275	215.00–225.00	221.91
3	—	475	183.00–190.00	185.38
3	—	568	170.00–175.00	171.69
3	—	613	162.00–166.00	163.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	162.00–170.00	166.17
3	—	525	150.00–157.00	152.38
2	—	358	175.00–182.00	178.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,129	83.00–91.00	87.18
10	—	1,179	93.00–101.00	95.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,029	76.00–82.00	78.19

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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