Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.99/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$172.99

81 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$22.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	181.48	796	33
Medium and Large 2	442	169.47	749	37
Medium and Large 3	454	159.36	724	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.12/cwt here — about $72 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 sale81 hd

172.99

—

FL average9 barns · 469 hd

170.08

+2.91

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	1,706	104.81	1,788	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	83.53	974	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	73.61	781	6thin

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	—	510	140.97/cwt	138.00–144.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	133.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	153.02/cwt	151.00–155.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	155.82/cwt	152.00–160.00	425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	173.36/cwt	170.00–178.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	160.84/cwt	157.00–164.00	848	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	163.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	760	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	211.39/cwt	205.00–217.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	194.60/cwt	190.00–197.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	188.42/cwt	185.00–195.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	182.97/cwt	180.00–185.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	168.73/cwt	167.00–171.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	142.48/cwt	137.00–147.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	150.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	146.07/cwt	142.00–150.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	142.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	209.63/cwt	200.00–215.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	165.61/cwt	162.00–169.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.25/cwt	127.00–132.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	129.62/cwt	128.00–133.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.84/cwt	157.00–165.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	142.71/cwt	140.00–148.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	181.42/cwt	179.00–184.00	749	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	104.81/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,788	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	81.72/cwt	78.00–85.00	927	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	89.43/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,134	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	73.61/cwt	71.00–77.00	781	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 Jun 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 947Last week 642Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 151Year ago 174

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
4	—	510	138.00–144.00	140.97
4	—	608	128.00–130.00	129.49
4	—	420	151.00–155.00	153.02
4	—	323	165.00–170.00	167.56
4	—	370	157.00–165.00	160.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	130.00–137.00	133.56
7	—	326	140.00–147.00	142.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	155.00–160.00	157.58
6	—	273	152.00–160.00	155.82
9	—	462	137.00–147.00	142.48
6	—	363	145.00–155.00	150.17
8	—	418	142.00–150.00	146.07
3	—	513	127.00–132.00	130.25
3	—	567	128.00–133.00	129.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	170.00–178.00	173.36
9	—	527	157.00–164.00	160.84
13	—	464	160.00–168.00	163.78
3	—	268	185.00–195.00	188.42
5	—	359	180.00–185.00	182.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	205.00–217.00	211.39
8	—	470	170.00–174.00	172.02
3	—	355	190.00–197.00	194.60
4	—	568	160.00–164.00	161.94
7	—	529	167.00–171.00	168.73
3	—	312	200.00–215.00	209.63
4	—	413	179.00–184.00	181.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	162.00–169.00	165.61
3	—	565	140.00–148.00	142.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,706	103.00–110.00	104.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,134	78.00–85.00	81.72
4	—	1,268	88.00–91.00	89.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	71.00–77.00	73.61

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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