Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.79/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$188.79

109 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$29.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.79

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	198.99	877	66
Medium and Large 2	466	176.67	823	21
Medium and Large 3	416	169.77	707	22

One grade step is worth $29.21/cwt here — about $170 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 sale109 hd

188.79

—

FL average6 barns · 450 hd

174.00

+14.79

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	1,527	110.24	1,683	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	87.82	988	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	76.67	782	41

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	—	375	158.41/cwt	155.00–162.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	150.51/cwt	150.00–152.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	175.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	192.36/cwt	185.00–200.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	161.53/cwt	160.00–163.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	224.69/cwt	215.00–235.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	185.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	189.96/cwt	187.00–195.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	164.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	171.11/cwt	167.00–175.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	234.54/cwt	225.00–245.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	176.88/cwt	172.00–182.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	156.71/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	169.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	206.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	848	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	76.76/cwt	74.00–80.00	764	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	92.92/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,064	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	85.81/cwt	83.00–89.00	959	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	70.16/cwt	67.00–73.00	756	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	82.42/cwt	81.00–84.00	837	11
Bulls	—	—	1,471	109.38/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,609	5
Bulls	—	—	1,460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	168.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	154.09/cwt	150.00–157.00	715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	164.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	159.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	141.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	264.19/cwt	255.00–280.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	172.14/cwt	165.00–180.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	190.30/cwt	180.00–200.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	154.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	148.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	156.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	216.38/cwt	205.00–225.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	175.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	633	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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 733Year ago 1,204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 368Last week 195Year ago 423

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	155.00–162.00	158.41
7	—	464	150.00–157.00	154.09
5	—	410	155.00–165.00	159.15
4	—	325	165.00–175.00	170.15
5	—	514	135.00–145.00	141.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	150.00–152.00	150.51
7	—	409	170.00–180.00	175.80
6	—	565	140.00–150.00	145.13
4	—	270	185.00–200.00	192.36
9	—	481	160.00–170.00	164.34
10	—	368	165.00–180.00	172.14
8	—	330	180.00–200.00	190.30
7	—	511	150.00–160.00	154.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	145.00–150.00	148.06
3	—	330	150.00–160.00	156.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	160.00–164.00	161.94
8	—	320	215.00–235.00	224.69
8	—	458	180.00–190.00	185.08
6	—	273	225.00–245.00	234.54
10	—	513	172.00–182.00	176.88
5	—	671	154.00–162.00	156.71
8	—	578	165.00–175.00	169.89
3	—	410	200.00–210.00	206.75
5	—	223	255.00–280.00	264.19
9	—	366	205.00–225.00	216.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	160.00–163.00	161.53
4	—	435	180.00–190.00	184.94
4	—	315	200.00–210.00	204.84
5	—	531	160.00–170.00	164.07
4	—	463	167.00–175.00	171.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	147.00–155.00	150.29
4	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.47
5	—	324	187.00–195.00	189.96
3	—	420	165.00–170.00	168.25
5	—	360	170.00–180.00	175.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	995	74.00–80.00	76.76
10	—	1,077	67.00–73.00	70.16
11	—	1,015	81.00–84.00	82.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,145	90.00–95.00	92.92
28	—	1,118	83.00–89.00	85.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,471	107.00–115.00	109.38
2	—	1,460	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,940	125.00	125.00

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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