Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.45/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$177.45

92 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$8.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	179.52	865	52
Medium and Large 2	437	175.75	767	32
Medium and Large 3	418	170.83	714	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $151 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 sale92 hd

177.45

—

FL average9 barns · 649 hd

174.84

+2.61

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	1,576	111.56	1,759	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	82.51	987	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	72.61	749	49

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	635	131.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	144.45/cwt	142.00–147.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	136.41/cwt	133.00–140.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	212.32/cwt	205.00–220.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	182.70/cwt	180.00–187.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	194.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	191.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	217.92/cwt	210.00–225.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	169.93/cwt	165.00–175.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	154.37/cwt	151.00–157.00	952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	159.12/cwt	155.00–163.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	170.83/cwt	167.00–175.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.93/cwt	132.00–138.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	143.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	166.13/cwt	163.00–169.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	208.75/cwt	200.00–215.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	167.77/cwt	162.00–172.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	176.19/cwt	170.00–182.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	177.14/cwt	175.00–180.00	827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.89/cwt	158.00–168.00	933	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	195.98/cwt	192.00–200.00	819	4
Bulls	—	—	1,537	110.77/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,703	11
Bulls	—	—	1,582	119.79/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,895	7
Bulls	—	—	1,642	103.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,698	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	81.51/cwt	78.00–84.00	970	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	89.11/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,105	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	75.82/cwt	73.00–79.00	819	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	68.32/cwt	65.00–71.00	661	21

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 858Year ago 971

Slaughter CattleReceipts 476Last week 368Year ago 479

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	130.00–137.00	131.12
4	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.58
6	—	418	155.00–160.00	157.40
3	—	508	140.00–145.00	143.28
5	—	364	162.00–172.00	167.77
8	—	320	170.00–182.00	176.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	142.00–147.00	144.45
7	—	415	145.00–150.00	147.75
6	—	518	132.00–138.00	134.93
4	—	383	150.00–160.00	154.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	140.00–147.00	143.38
8	—	468	133.00–140.00	136.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	205.00–220.00	212.32
4	—	265	210.00–225.00	217.92
6	—	523	165.00–175.00	169.93
10	—	617	151.00–157.00	154.37
5	—	360	200.00–215.00	208.75
9	—	467	175.00–180.00	177.14
10	—	573	158.00–168.00	162.89
4	—	418	192.00–200.00	195.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	180.00–187.00	182.70
8	—	330	190.00–200.00	194.92
3	—	372	185.00–195.00	191.82
4	—	520	155.00–163.00	159.12
8	—	470	163.00–169.00	166.13
4	—	575	150.00–155.00	152.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	167.00–175.00	170.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,537	106.00–114.00	110.77
7	—	1,582	118.00–124.00	119.79
6	—	1,642	100.00–105.00	103.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,190	78.00–84.00	81.51
5	—	1,240	86.00–93.00	89.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,080	73.00–79.00	75.82
21	—	968	65.00–71.00	68.32

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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