Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.37/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$160.37

47 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$5.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	162.73	783	26
Medium and Large 3	467	157.46	735	21

One grade step is worth $5.27/cwt here — about $47 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 sale47 hd

160.37

—

FL average9 barns · 571 hd

166.29

−5.92

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	—	Low	1,681	110.96	1,865	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	87.80	1,170	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	77.42	872	20

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	462	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.09/cwt	142.00–147.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.19/cwt	155.00–162.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	172.48/cwt	170.00–177.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	153.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	143.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	178.88/cwt	176.00–182.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	167.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	162.95/cwt	160.00–166.00	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	163.07/cwt	160.00–165.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	151.86/cwt	147.00–155.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.88/cwt	152.00–158.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.24/cwt	162.00–172.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.89/cwt	148.00–155.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	168.96/cwt	167.00–172.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	158.66/cwt	157.00–160.00	817	7
Bulls	—	—	1,394	102.48/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,429	4
Bulls	—	—	1,467	110.16/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,616	6
Bulls	—	—	2,085	117.40/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,448	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	83.70/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,053	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	91.65/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,287	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	77.42/cwt	75.00–81.00	872	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 Jun 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 626Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 368Last week 323Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	130.00–135.00	131.64
5	—	325	142.00–147.00	145.09
3	—	375	140.00–145.00	143.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	155.00–162.00	157.19
3	—	422	145.00–150.00	148.36
5	—	526	130.00–135.00	131.98
4	—	270	150.00–155.00	152.59
4	—	375	152.00–158.00	154.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.54
3	—	315	170.00–177.00	172.48
3	—	360	162.00–172.00	165.24
5	—	470	148.00–155.00	150.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	152.00–155.00	153.99
3	—	577	140.00–145.00	143.41
5	—	381	165.00–170.00	167.95
5	—	425	160.00–165.00	163.07
5	—	519	147.00–155.00	151.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	176.00–182.00	178.88
4	—	580	152.00–155.00	153.53
8	—	468	160.00–166.00	162.95
5	—	419	167.00–172.00	168.96
7	—	515	157.00–160.00	158.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	101.00–103.00	102.48
6	—	1,467	106.00–112.00	110.16
6	—	2,085	116.00–119.00	117.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,258	81.00–87.00	83.70
17	—	1,404	88.00–94.00	91.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,126	75.00–81.00	77.42

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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