Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.58/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$180.58

108 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$9.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	376	182.03	684	20
Medium and Large 1	487	180.92	881	81
Medium and Large 3	388	172.52	669	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.51/cwt here — about $15 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 sale108 hd

180.58

—

FL average9 barns · 1,097 hd

167.32

+13.26

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	—	High	1,550	105.40	1,633	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	82.93	1,039	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	74.02	856	35

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 3	—	333	150.91/cwt	147.00–155.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.90/cwt	137.00–147.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	158.64/cwt	155.00–162.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	147.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	154.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	188.62/cwt	185.00–192.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	174.73/cwt	170.00–182.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	207.09/cwt	200.00–215.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	163.92/cwt	160.00–169.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	178.43/cwt	175.00–182.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.87/cwt	157.00–167.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	193.42/cwt	190.00–200.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	196.16/cwt	192.00–200.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	216.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	157.59/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	195.76/cwt	185.00–205.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	177.78/cwt	170.00–185.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	169.78/cwt	165.00–175.00	878	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	128.99/cwt	128.00–131.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	160.60/cwt	157.00–161.75	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	164.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	190.18/cwt	185.00–200.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	178.34/cwt	170.00–190.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	162.12/cwt	157.00–167.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	154.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.35/cwt	165.00–180.00	634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	223.10/cwt	215.00–232.00	598	8
Bulls	—	—	1,643	113.86/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,871	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	98.36/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,532	104.88/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,607	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	80.39/cwt	78.00–85.00	957	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	88.84/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,244	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	75.16/cwt	72.00–78.00	858	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	67.18/cwt	66.00–71.00	836	5

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 1,333Year ago 1,067

Slaughter CattleReceipts 374Last week 273Year ago 394

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	147.00–155.00	150.91
5	—	370	145.00–150.00	146.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	137.00–147.00	141.90
6	—	365	155.00–162.00	158.64
7	—	416	145.00–150.00	147.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	460	150.00–160.00	154.89
3	—	280	185.00–200.00	190.18
7	—	319	170.00–190.00	178.34
8	—	410	157.00–167.00	162.12
9	—	507	150.00–160.00	154.52
10	—	368	165.00–180.00	172.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	135.00–137.00	135.65
6	—	370	200.00–215.00	207.09
7	—	566	160.00–169.00	163.92
7	—	336	210.00–225.00	216.32
7	—	654	155.00–161.00	157.59
9	—	418	185.00–205.00	195.76
10	—	468	170.00–185.00	177.78
17	—	517	165.00–175.00	169.78
3	—	757	128.00–131.00	128.99
4	—	633	157.00–161.75	160.60
8	—	268	215.00–232.00	223.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	185.00–192.00	188.62
5	—	416	170.00–182.00	174.73
4	—	473	157.00–167.00	161.87
3	—	268	190.00–200.00	193.42
4	—	323	192.00–200.00	196.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	175.00–182.00	178.43
3	—	428	160.00–167.00	164.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	112.00–117.00	113.86
4	—	1,505	95.00–101.00	98.36
11	—	1,532	103.00–108.00	104.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,190	78.00–85.00	80.39
12	—	1,400	87.00–95.50	88.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,142	72.00–78.00	75.16
5	—	1,245	66.00–71.00	67.18

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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