Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $181.76/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$181.76

74 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$13.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.99

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	187.75	784	39
Medium and Large 2	385	175.28	676	28
Medium and Large 3	346	174.25	604	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.50/cwt here — about $180 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 sale74 hd

181.76

—

FL average9 barns · 544 hd

172.76

+8.99

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	1,508	100.08	1,509	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	80.39	1,002	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	73.35	805	25

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	—	276	170.65/cwt	165.00–175.00	471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.25/cwt	158.00–168.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	151.93/cwt	148.00–155.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	170.99/cwt	167.00–176.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	191.54/cwt	185.00–195.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	189.12/cwt	185.00–192.00	598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.31/cwt	184.00–193.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.47/cwt	170.00–180.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	167.76/cwt	155.00–180.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	192.28/cwt	189.00–197.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	163.93/cwt	161.00–170.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	178.08/cwt	175.00–181.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	201.77/cwt	197.00–207.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	144.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	209.78/cwt	205.00–212.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	172.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.83/cwt	154.00–162.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.50/cwt	155.00–163.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	163.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	176.72/cwt	175.00–180.00	557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	100.08/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,509	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	78.59/cwt	75.00–81.00	971	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	83.99/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,064	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	73.35/cwt	71.00–77.00	805	25

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 479Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 408Year ago 249

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
9	—	276	165.00–175.00	170.65
7	—	378	158.00–168.00	162.25
7	—	464	148.00–155.00	151.93
7	—	329	167.00–176.00	170.99
4	—	418	154.00–162.00	157.83
4	—	513	145.00–147.00	146.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.42
4	—	515	135.00–137.00	135.99
6	—	363	150.00–155.00	152.59
5	—	472	140.00–145.00	143.05
6	—	268	150.00–160.00	154.86
3	—	320	155.00–163.00	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	140.00–147.00	144.01
3	—	375	135.00–140.00	138.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	255	185.00–195.00	191.54
8	—	415	170.00–180.00	174.94
5	—	316	185.00–192.00	189.12
6	—	363	155.00–180.00	167.76
3	—	460	161.00–170.00	163.93
3	—	523	160.00–165.00	163.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	184.00–193.00	188.31
11	—	518	170.00–180.00	174.47
5	—	381	189.00–197.00	192.28
6	—	463	175.00–181.00	178.08
8	—	325	197.00–207.00	201.77
3	—	263	205.00–212.00	209.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	170.00–175.00	172.40
3	—	315	175.00–180.00	176.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	97.00–103.00	100.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,236	75.00–81.00	78.59
13	—	1,267	83.00–86.00	83.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,097	71.00–77.00	73.35

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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