Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 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 $162.55/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$162.55

60 head · 360 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$25.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.52

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	366	168.81	618	37
Medium and Large 2	351	155.66	546	17thin
Medium and Large 3	351	143.50	504	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about $114 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 sale60 hd

162.55

—

FL average9 barns · 495 hd

151.03

+11.52

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	—	Low	1,487	114.55	1,703	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	82.52	1,163	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	74.68	867	6thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	267	172.73/cwt	167.00–177.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.37/cwt	160.00–169.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	148.58/cwt	147.00–152.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	160.32/cwt	156.00–165.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.63/cwt	170.00–182.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	164.30/cwt	162.00–169.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	185.57/cwt	183.00–187.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	180.86/cwt	175.00–184.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	214.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	195.27/cwt	192.00–197.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	179.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	195.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	159.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	154.55/cwt	152.00–160.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	183.57/cwt	180.00–187.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	140.29/cwt	137.00–142.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	211.10/cwt	205.00–217.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	190.30/cwt	185.00–194.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	161.15/cwt	157.00–164.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	168.77/cwt	165.00–173.00	609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	176.85/cwt	172.00–182.00	748	8
Bulls	—	—	1,555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	114.94/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	79.17/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,202	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	84.50/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,137	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	74.68/cwt	71.00–77.00	867	6

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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 506Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 134Year ago 296

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 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
5	—	267	167.00–177.00	172.73
8	—	418	160.00–169.00	164.37
8	—	320	170.00–182.00	175.63
5	—	466	157.00–164.00	161.15
11	—	361	165.00–173.00	168.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	147.00–152.00	148.58
3	—	375	135.00–145.00	138.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	313	156.00–165.00	160.32
3	—	268	150.00–165.00	159.69
3	—	377	152.00–160.00	154.55
3	—	507	137.00–142.00	140.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	162.00–169.00	164.30
3	—	317	183.00–187.00	185.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	175.00–184.00	180.86
6	—	260	210.00–220.00	214.81
3	—	362	192.00–197.00	195.27
7	—	461	175.00–185.00	179.42
8	—	305	205.00–217.00	211.10
5	—	428	185.00–194.00	190.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	268	190.00–200.00	195.14
4	—	318	190.00–200.00	195.12
4	—	368	180.00–187.00	183.57
8	—	423	172.00–182.00	176.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	113.00	113.00
4	—	1,470	112.00–118.00	114.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,518	77.00–81.00	79.17
22	—	1,346	83.00–88.00	84.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	71.00–77.00	74.68

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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