Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $182.09/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$182.09

103 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$18.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	187.30	926	52
Medium and Large 2	451	178.18	804	43
Medium and Large 3	411	169.26	695	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.05/cwt here — about $231 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 sale103 hd

182.09

—

FL average9 barns · 731 hd

174.23

+7.86

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	1,425	105.97	1,510	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	86.36	1,059	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,216	75.93	923	16

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	263	178.67/cwt	175.00–182.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	139.55/cwt	135.00–142.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	154.55/cwt	152.00–160.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.05/cwt	137.00–147.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	181.49/cwt	175.00–190.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	213.22/cwt	205.00–222.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	203.79/cwt	195.00–210.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	166.46/cwt	161.00–170.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	195.18/cwt	190.00–205.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	155.95/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	161.04/cwt	157.00–165.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	159.70/cwt	157.00–165.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	171.65/cwt	166.00–176.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	223.55/cwt	210.00–230.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	193.76/cwt	187.00–200.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	166.31/cwt	160.00–175.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	146.54/cwt	142.00–152.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	175.23/cwt	168.00–182.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	174.99/cwt	170.00–182.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	176.78/cwt	170.00–185.00	827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	180.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	178.75/cwt	172.00–185.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	240.25/cwt	230.00–245.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	200.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.17/cwt	165.00–180.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.95/cwt	152.00–160.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	157.81/cwt	152.00–162.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.87/cwt	147.00–157.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	141.90/cwt	137.00–145.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	163.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,005	10
Bulls	—	—	1,463	108.83/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,368	101.67/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	84.43/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,012	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	91.90/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,197	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	75.93/cwt	73.00–79.00	923	16

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 1,021Year ago 1,117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 359Year ago 353

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
4	—	263	175.00–182.00	178.67
7	—	459	160.00–175.00	166.31
4	—	619	142.00–152.00	146.54
6	—	373	168.00–182.00	175.23
6	—	670	135.00–145.00	139.27
6	—	323	172.00–185.00	178.75
5	—	423	165.00–180.00	171.17
6	—	573	152.00–160.00	155.95
7	—	521	152.00–162.00	157.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	135.00–142.00	139.55
4	—	413	140.00–145.00	142.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	160.00–167.00	163.58
3	—	367	152.00–160.00	154.55
4	—	515	137.00–147.00	142.05
12	—	423	150.00–157.00	153.60
5	—	460	147.00–157.00	152.87
5	—	578	137.00–145.00	141.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	175.00–190.00	181.49
5	—	519	161.00–170.00	166.46
8	—	560	157.00–165.00	161.04
6	—	370	187.00–200.00	193.76
11	—	468	170.00–185.00	176.78
4	—	315	195.00–205.00	200.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	205.00–222.00	213.22
5	—	420	195.00–210.00	203.79
3	—	458	190.00–205.00	195.18
3	—	665	153.00–162.00	155.95
7	—	556	166.00–176.00	171.65
3	—	310	210.00–230.00	223.55
12	—	518	175.00–185.00	180.07
3	—	263	230.00–245.00	240.25
10	—	615	160.00–167.00	163.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	157.00–165.00	159.70
5	—	370	170.00–182.00	174.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	106.00–112.00	108.83
2	—	1,368	100.00–103.00	101.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,199	81.00–88.00	84.43
8	—	1,303	90.00–95.00	91.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,216	73.00–79.00	75.93

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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