Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $166.90/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$166.90

122 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	167.75	889	72
Medium and Large 2	456	166.79	761	47
Medium and Large 3	462	148.25	685	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $204 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

166.90

—

FL average9 barns · 1,104 hd

163.80

+3.11

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	1,487	105.04	1,562	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	85.22	1,009	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	77.76	855	17

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	623	128.93/cwt	127.00–135.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	146.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	162.66/cwt	160.00–167.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	141.45/cwt	138.00–145.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	179.96/cwt	177.00–182.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.36/cwt	152.00–160.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	214.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	169.78/cwt	167.00–172.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	160.07/cwt	158.00–162.00	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	151.49/cwt	151.00–153.00	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	191.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	181.93/cwt	177.00–187.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	158.16/cwt	155.00–161.00	810	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.45/cwt	133.00–140.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	149.82/cwt	147.00–152.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	175.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	159.89/cwt	155.00–165.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	196.70/cwt	190.00–202.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	165.13/cwt	162.00–170.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.09/cwt	132.00–140.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	137.06/cwt	135.00–141.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	188.98/cwt	180.00–200.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	127.76/cwt	125.00–132.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.13/cwt	147.00–157.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	171.92/cwt	167.00–177.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	156.27/cwt	152.00–159.00	956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	616	3
Bulls	—	—	1,441	101.38/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,461	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	109.61/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,693	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	89.00/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,123	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	82.57/cwt	80.00–86.00	932	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	77.76/cwt	74.00–80.00	855	17

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,333Last week 930Year ago 732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 278Year ago 231

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
4	—	623	127.00–135.00	128.93
5	—	368	160.00–167.00	162.66
6	—	508	138.00–145.00	141.45
5	—	319	177.00–182.00	179.96
7	—	424	152.00–160.00	155.36
8	—	568	133.00–140.00	136.45
7	—	456	147.00–152.00	149.82
6	—	270	170.00–180.00	175.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	145.00–150.00	146.97
8	—	373	147.00–155.00	150.92
9	—	514	130.00–135.00	132.27
3	—	328	160.00–165.00	161.55
5	—	478	140.00–145.00	143.08
5	—	564	125.00–132.00	127.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	132.00–140.00	136.09
3	—	330	147.00–157.00	150.13
3	—	465	130.00–137.00	132.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	258	210.00–220.00	214.85
17	—	569	158.00–162.00	160.07
8	—	658	151.00–153.00	151.49
7	—	369	190.00–202.00	196.70
5	—	522	162.00–170.00	165.13
6	—	715	135.00–141.00	137.06
7	—	415	180.00–200.00	188.98
8	—	458	167.00–177.00	171.92
10	—	612	152.00–159.00	156.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	150.00–157.00	153.56
7	—	411	167.00–172.00	169.78
3	—	320	190.00–195.00	191.56
10	—	380	177.00–187.00	181.93
13	—	512	155.00–161.00	158.16
8	—	475	155.00–165.00	159.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	145.00–150.00	148.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	100.00–104.00	101.38
4	—	1,545	107.00–112.00	109.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,262	88.00–93.00	89.00
10	—	1,129	80.00–86.00	82.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,100	74.00–80.00	77.76

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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