Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $175.96/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$175.96

81 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$23.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	181.51	877	39
Medium and Large 2	440	176.02	774	30
Medium and Large 3	483	157.80	762	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.71/cwt here — about $116 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 sale81 hd

175.96

—

FL average9 barns · 1,025 hd

171.22

+4.75

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	1,516	114.93	1,742	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	85.12	989	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	75.85	785	12

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	175.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	215.46/cwt	205.00–225.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	194.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	173.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.57/cwt	142.00–147.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	193.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	208.29/cwt	205.00–210.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.88/cwt	187.00–197.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	143.77/cwt	142.00–145.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	181.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	166.45/cwt	162.00–170.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	164.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	872	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	167.36/cwt	160.00–172.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	159.92/cwt	155.00–165.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	162.95/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	166.85/cwt	162.00–170.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	147.14/cwt	145.00–150.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	136.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	178.78/cwt	170.00–185.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	631	4
Bulls	—	—	1,516	114.93/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,742	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	83.70/cwt	81.00–87.00	959	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	91.25/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,121	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	75.85/cwt	73.00–79.00	785	12

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 725Year ago 722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 374Year ago 461

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	170.00–180.00	175.12
4	—	318	190.00–200.00	194.72
5	—	375	190.00–200.00	193.84
7	—	473	162.00–170.00	166.45
8	—	530	160.00–169.00	164.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	273	205.00–225.00	215.46
3	—	365	205.00–210.00	208.29
6	—	425	187.00–197.00	191.88
6	—	465	175.00–180.00	177.45
7	—	629	160.00–169.00	162.95
8	—	515	170.00–180.00	175.15
5	—	559	162.00–170.00	166.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	155.00–160.00	157.41
5	—	563	142.00–145.00	143.77
3	—	368	180.00–185.00	181.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	160.00–167.00	163.58
7	—	455	145.00–150.00	147.14
3	—	515	137.00–140.00	138.98
4	—	428	145.00–150.00	147.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	170.00–180.00	173.01
4	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.45
7	—	571	135.00–145.00	140.76
6	—	520	142.00–147.00	144.57
5	—	367	160.00–172.00	167.36
4	—	463	155.00–165.00	159.92
4	—	601	135.00–140.00	136.26
5	—	323	170.00–185.00	178.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.40
4	—	423	135.00–142.00	138.36
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.57
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	111.00–117.00	114.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,146	81.00–87.00	83.70
6	—	1,228	89.00–95.00	91.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,035	73.00–79.00	75.85

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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