Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.25/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$179.25

84 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	181.56	810	46
Medium and Large 2	394	177.94	701	32
Medium and Large 3	395	168.56	666	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $144 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 sale84 hd

179.25

—

FL average9 barns · 376 hd

175.98

+3.27

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	1,430	101.75	1,455	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	85.76	1,120	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	73.47	811	13

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	328	168.40/cwt	165.00–175.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	138.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	167.31/cwt	165.00–172.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	186.10/cwt	182.00–190.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	163.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	194.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	168.04/cwt	165.00–170.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	172.38/cwt	167.00–175.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	178.54/cwt	173.00–183.00	818	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	203.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	198.13/cwt	195.00–205.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	158.74/cwt	152.00–162.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	154.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	155.45/cwt	150.00–158.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	186.41/cwt	182.00–190.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	164.74/cwt	160.00–167.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	168.84/cwt	165.00–172.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.65/cwt	160.00–170.00	782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	171.90/cwt	167.00–177.00	902	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	189.67/cwt	185.00–195.00	508	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	101.75/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	90.13/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,120	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	82.89/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,117	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	73.47/cwt	70.00–76.00	811	13

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 546Last week 606Year ago 554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 213Year ago 185

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	165.00–175.00	168.40
4	—	570	135.00–142.00	138.38
9	—	379	165.00–172.00	168.84
8	—	410	160.00–170.00	164.88
11	—	525	150.00–160.00	155.37
17	—	475	160.00–170.00	164.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.46
4	—	418	150.00–157.00	153.44
3	—	287	152.00–162.00	158.74
3	—	315	150.00–157.00	154.59
3	—	377	150.00–158.00	155.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	135.00–145.00	138.89
4	—	470	130.00–140.00	135.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	165.00–172.00	167.31
5	—	354	190.00–200.00	194.07
11	—	458	173.00–183.00	178.54
3	—	262	200.00–205.00	203.25
3	—	330	195.00–205.00	198.13
7	—	415	182.00–190.00	186.41
14	—	525	167.00–177.00	171.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	182.00–190.00	186.10
8	—	425	170.00–180.00	175.18
3	—	508	160.00–165.00	163.28
8	—	373	180.00–185.00	182.42
5	—	479	165.00–170.00	168.04
4	—	268	185.00–195.00	189.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	167.00–175.00	172.38
3	—	423	160.00–167.00	164.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	100.00–104.00	101.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,243	88.00–96.00	90.13
29	—	1,348	79.00–85.00	82.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,104	70.00–76.00	73.47

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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