Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $170.87/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$170.87

122 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$14.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	174.38	788	58
Medium and Large 2	395	171.23	676	44
Medium and Large 3	407	159.90	651	20

One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about $136 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 sale122 hd

170.87

—

FL average9 barns · 940 hd

163.95

+6.92

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	—	Average	1,585	99.94	1,584	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	68.21	862	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	63.75	725	14

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	366	161.72/cwt	157.00–165.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.48/cwt	137.00–142.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	128.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	138.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	166.83/cwt	163.00–170.00	714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	178.43/cwt	175.00–182.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	153.50/cwt	150.00–159.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	185.20/cwt	180.00–190.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	196.61/cwt	195.00–200.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	168.06/cwt	165.00–172.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.88/cwt	159.00–168.00	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	158.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	143.64/cwt	142.00–147.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	172.70/cwt	170.00–177.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	166.90/cwt	165.00–170.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	187.71/cwt	180.00–195.00	512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	158.93/cwt	155.00–163.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	169.85/cwt	162.00–177.00	455	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	156.67/cwt	152.00–162.00	649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	175.61/cwt	172.00–179.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	164.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	201.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	157.12/cwt	153.00–160.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	145.54/cwt	142.00–150.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	171.53/cwt	165.00–177.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.69/cwt	139.00–142.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	146.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	676	14
Bulls	—	—	1,585	99.94/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,584	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	67.04/cwt	64.00–68.00	835	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	72.88/cwt	70.00–76.00	971	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	63.75/cwt	62.00–66.00	725	14

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 Jul 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 1,235Year ago 804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 309Year ago 378

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. 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
5	—	366	157.00–165.00	161.72
8	—	565	137.00–142.00	139.48
10	—	268	162.00–177.00	169.85
11	—	414	152.00–162.00	156.67
9	—	317	165.00–177.00	171.53
9	—	533	139.00–142.00	140.69
14	—	460	144.00–150.00	146.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	125.00–135.00	128.25
4	—	358	150.00–155.00	152.45
5	—	316	153.00–160.00	157.12
7	—	421	142.00–150.00	145.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	135.00–145.00	138.81
3	—	325	140.00–150.00	146.77
3	—	422	135.00–137.00	136.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	163.00–170.00	166.83
4	—	358	175.00–182.00	178.43
5	—	530	150.00–159.00	153.50
6	—	313	180.00–190.00	185.20
8	—	273	180.00–195.00	187.71
8	—	458	155.00–163.00	158.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	145.00–152.00	148.54
3	—	422	155.00–160.00	158.28
3	—	507	142.00–147.00	143.64
5	—	327	170.00–177.00	172.70
5	—	373	165.00–170.00	166.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	195.00–200.00	196.61
7	—	456	165.00–172.00	168.06
9	—	568	159.00–168.00	163.88
10	—	375	185.00–190.00	187.43
10	—	413	172.00–179.00	175.61
16	—	518	160.00–170.00	164.83
3	—	262	200.00–205.00	201.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	98.00–102.00	99.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	64.00–68.00	67.04
2	—	1,333	70.00–76.00	72.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,137	62.00–66.00	63.75

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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