Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.75/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$178.75

97 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$11.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	182.25	825	49
Medium and Large 2	401	175.49	704	45
Medium and Large 3	375	170.42	639	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.83/cwt here — about $186 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 sale97 hd

178.75

—

FL average9 barns · 864 hd

163.36

+15.39

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	1,490	111.69	1,664	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	81.03	938	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	74.65	804	26

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	328	171.03/cwt	167.00–180.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	163.53/cwt	160.00–168.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	170.42/cwt	167.00–172.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	180.36/cwt	175.00–185.00	680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.38/cwt	170.00–179.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	193.82/cwt	190.00–202.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	169.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	160.18/cwt	159.00–162.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	164.80/cwt	162.00–167.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	168.05/cwt	165.00–173.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	205.95/cwt	200.00–212.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	199.69/cwt	190.00–205.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	132.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	188.97/cwt	185.00–192.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	158.94/cwt	157.00–161.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.09/cwt	145.00–151.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.38/cwt	150.00–158.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	135.18/cwt	131.00–140.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	180.48/cwt	170.00–190.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	222.72/cwt	215.00–230.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	768	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	111.69/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	83.39/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,008	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	78.67/cwt	75.00–80.00	870	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	75.86/cwt	74.00–79.00	837	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	71.37/cwt	68.00–72.00	718	7

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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 1,000Year ago 816

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 124Year ago 302

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	167.00–180.00	171.03
4	—	560	140.00–147.00	143.44
5	—	516	140.00–150.00	145.93
7	—	369	160.00–168.00	163.53
6	—	425	155.00–165.00	159.82
9	—	477	150.00–158.00	154.38
6	—	608	131.00–140.00	135.18
4	—	263	170.00–190.00	180.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	135.00–138.00	136.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	130.00–137.00	133.40
3	—	562	130.00–136.00	132.08
6	—	470	140.00–145.00	142.39
8	—	423	145.00–151.00	148.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	167.00–172.00	170.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	377	175.00–185.00	180.36
8	—	408	165.00–175.00	169.97
3	—	268	190.00–205.00	199.69
9	—	328	185.00–192.00	188.97
6	—	515	157.00–161.00	158.94
8	—	473	160.00–165.00	162.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	170.00–179.00	174.38
3	—	372	190.00–202.00	193.82
6	—	610	159.00–162.00	160.18
7	—	571	162.00–167.00	164.80
5	—	524	165.00–173.00	168.05
12	—	418	180.00–190.00	185.09
6	—	318	200.00–212.00	205.95
4	—	258	215.00–230.00	222.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	108.00–115.00	111.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,209	81.00–85.00	83.39
11	—	1,106	75.00–80.00	78.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,103	74.00–79.00	75.86
7	—	1,006	68.00–72.00	71.37

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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