Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.63/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$155.63

59 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	164.61	660	33
Medium and Large 2	442	149.52	660	17thin
Medium and Large 3	451	134.26	605	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $55 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 sale59 hd

155.63

—

FL average9 barns · 551 hd

156.06

−0.43

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	1,467	108.31	1,588	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	94.64	1,120	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	84.49	933	17

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	—	475	154.72/cwt	152.00–160.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	130.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	151.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.58/cwt	157.00–162.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	173.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	201.13/cwt	195.00–205.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	216.08/cwt	212.00–220.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	176.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	169.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	209.17/cwt	205.00–217.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	174.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	192.27/cwt	190.00–197.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	163.61/cwt	157.00–167.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	179.75/cwt	175.00–182.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	145.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.10/cwt	142.00–147.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	170.66/cwt	165.00–175.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	179.97/cwt	177.00–182.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	218.50/cwt	215.00–225.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	188.57/cwt	185.00–192.00	500	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	112.04/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,695	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	104.57/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	92.28/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,089	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	100.37/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,194	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	84.49/cwt	81.00–87.00	933	17

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 474Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 244Year ago 202

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
3	—	475	152.00–160.00	154.72
4	—	308	170.00–177.00	173.59
7	—	526	142.00–147.00	144.10
9	—	368	165.00–175.00	170.66
6	—	420	160.00–165.00	162.44
4	—	265	185.00–192.00	188.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	127.00–135.00	130.94
5	—	425	132.00–140.00	136.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	145.00–155.00	151.09
3	—	370	157.00–162.00	158.58
9	—	478	140.00–150.00	145.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	160.00–165.00	162.43
5	—	284	195.00–205.00	201.13
3	—	425	175.00–180.00	176.59
4	—	483	167.00–172.00	169.54
3	—	375	190.00–197.00	192.27
3	—	560	157.00–167.00	163.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	212.00–220.00	216.08
3	—	312	205.00–217.00	209.17
4	—	520	170.00–180.00	174.81
5	—	459	177.00–182.00	179.97
3	—	267	215.00–225.00	218.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	175.00–182.00	179.75
5	—	503	145.00–150.00	146.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	109.00–116.00	112.04
4	—	1,420	102.00–107.00	104.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,180	88.00–95.00	92.28
14	—	1,190	98.00–105.00	100.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,104	81.00–87.00	84.49

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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