Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.42/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$176.42

76 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$9.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	333	181.47	604	4thin
Medium and Large 1	464	179.71	834	37
Medium and Large 2	434	172.37	749	35

One grade step is worth $9.10/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale76 hd

176.42

—

FL average9 barns · 491 hd

177.45

−1.03

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	1,525	101.38	1,547	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	80.24	1,020	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	72.57	787	18

Every lot, as filed

31 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 3	—	510	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	192.63/cwt	190.00–196.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	163.50/cwt	160.00–167.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	133.95/cwt	132.00–137.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	159.10/cwt	155.00–162.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	160.44/cwt	155.00–163.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	204.81/cwt	202.00–210.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	181.87/cwt	177.00–187.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	175.14/cwt	171.00–180.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	176.94/cwt	174.00–180.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	181.47/cwt	180.00–183.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	171.06/cwt	167.00–177.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	187.10/cwt	185.00–190.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	166.53/cwt	165.00–168.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	173.56/cwt	170.00–178.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	185.03/cwt	183.00–186.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	160.28/cwt	155.00–163.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	161.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	127.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	171.28/cwt	170.00–174.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	136.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	154.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	104.69/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,654	15
Bulls	—	—	1,870	116.20/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,173	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	94.15/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,302	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	83.27/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,045	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	72.57/cwt	70.00–76.00	787	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	78.04/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,000	33

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 546Year ago 664

Slaughter CattleReceipts 408Last week 212Year ago 176

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.46
5	—	478	135.00–140.00	136.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	350	160.00–167.00	163.50
5	—	410	155.00–162.00	159.10
7	—	327	167.00–177.00	171.06
3	—	275	170.00–174.00	171.28
3	—	458	150.00–157.00	154.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	132.00–137.00	133.95
3	—	323	155.00–163.00	160.44
7	—	571	125.00–130.00	127.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	356	190.00–196.00	192.63
3	—	318	202.00–210.00	204.81
10	—	470	174.00–180.00	176.94
4	—	565	165.00–168.00	166.53
7	—	520	170.00–178.00	173.56
3	—	418	183.00–186.00	185.03
3	—	622	155.00–163.00	160.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	165.00–170.00	167.45
4	—	375	177.00–187.00	181.87
6	—	570	150.00–160.00	154.91
9	—	411	171.00–180.00	175.14
7	—	321	185.00–190.00	187.10
3	—	517	155.00–165.00	161.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	180.00–183.00	181.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,580	102.00–107.00	104.69
3	—	1,870	112.00–118.00	116.20
13	—	1,383	91.00–97.00	94.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,255	82.00–86.00	83.27
33	—	1,282	75.00–80.00	78.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,084	70.00–76.00	72.57

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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