Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

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 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.93/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$143.93

90 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.64

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	407	157.90	642	20
Medium and Large 2	461	142.92	659	39
Medium and Large 3	495	136.18	674	31

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale90 hd

143.93

—

FL average9 barns · 676 hd

150.57

−6.64

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	1,415	97.23	1,376	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	81.36	1,057	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	75.57	905	20

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	169.39/cwt	165.00–174.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	152.08/cwt	150.00–155.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	151.97/cwt	130.00–180.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	125.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	146.33/cwt	143.00–151.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	175.44/cwt	171.00–180.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.64/cwt	167.00–172.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	192.28/cwt	190.00–197.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	138.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	180.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	178.06/cwt	175.00–181.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	162.73/cwt	160.00–169.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	146.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.75/cwt	132.00–138.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	147.69/cwt	145.00–149.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	184.73/cwt	182.00–190.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	185.07/cwt	183.00–187.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	154.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	149.42/cwt	147.00–152.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	125.56/cwt	122.00–130.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	152.33/cwt	148.00–157.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	178.04/cwt	176.00–181.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.09/cwt	160.00–167.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	141.76/cwt	140.00–143.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	158.54/cwt	157.00–160.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	206.21/cwt	200.00–209.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	156.91/cwt	152.00–162.00	887	8
Bulls	—	—	1,425	100.00/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,425	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	93.07/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,303	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	79.32/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,059	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	85.11/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,051	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	75.57/cwt	72.00–77.00	905	20

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 652Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 267Year ago 415

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	167.00–169.00	167.99
4	—	630	140.00–142.00	140.99
3	—	317	190.00–197.00	192.28
3	—	668	135.00–140.00	138.37
4	—	408	175.00–181.00	178.06
6	—	373	183.00–187.00	185.07
8	—	565	152.00–162.00	156.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	143.00–151.00	146.33
6	—	365	171.00–180.00	175.44
5	—	314	175.00–185.00	180.73
4	—	520	148.00–157.00	152.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	167.00–172.00	168.64
6	—	515	170.00–180.00	174.90
4	—	611	160.00–169.00	162.73
3	—	660	145.00–149.00	147.69
3	—	415	182.00–190.00	184.73
5	—	456	176.00–181.00	178.04
3	—	328	200.00–209.00	206.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	165.00–174.00	169.39
5	—	370	160.00–167.00	164.09
5	—	510	140.00–143.00	141.76
6	—	410	157.00–160.00	158.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	263	160.00–165.00	162.38
7	—	411	150.00–155.00	152.08
4	—	618	120.00–130.00	124.94
5	—	466	145.00–150.00	146.97
4	—	660	115.00–120.00	117.48
9	—	513	132.00–138.00	134.75
4	—	365	152.00–157.00	154.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	486	130.00–180.00	151.97
10	—	563	120.00–130.00	125.11
2	—	315	147.00–152.00	149.42
7	—	515	122.00–130.00	125.56
3	—	365	140.00–145.00	141.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	97.00–105.00	100.00
2	—	1,400	91.00–95.00	93.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,335	77.00–82.00	79.32
12	—	1,235	83.00–89.00	85.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,197	72.00–77.00	75.57

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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