Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.25/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$153.25

81 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$12.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	156.56	716	47
Medium and Large 2	432	149.43	646	29
Medium and Large 3	365	144.32	527	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.24/cwt here — about $189 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

153.25

—

FL average9 barns · 1,090 hd

150.16

+3.09

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	1,434	108.16	1,551	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	80.89	971	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	71.55	779	33

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	—	365	144.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.59/cwt	132.00–140.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	138.55/cwt	135.00–142.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	159.33/cwt	155.00–162.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	145.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.43/cwt	133.00–139.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	190.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	152.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	172.43/cwt	167.00–175.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	158.01/cwt	157.00–160.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	201.76/cwt	197.00–207.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	165.48/cwt	164.00–167.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	216.17/cwt	210.00–225.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	147.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	177.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	164.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	180.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	161.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	172.95/cwt	168.00–178.00	925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	195.73/cwt	187.00–205.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	183.95/cwt	177.00–190.00	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	225.37/cwt	220.00–230.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	171.95/cwt	165.00–177.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	167.45/cwt	162.00–172.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	156.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	787	8
Bulls	—	—	1,478	116.91/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,365	101.40/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,384	2
Bulls	—	—	1,434	107.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,539	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	78.88/cwt	76.00–81.00	929	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	84.66/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,053	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	74.46/cwt	72.00–76.00	806	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	68.81/cwt	65.00–71.00	753	17

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 685Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 554Last week 476Year ago 327

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	140.00–147.00	144.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	132.00–140.00	134.59
4	—	518	135.00–142.00	138.55
5	—	325	155.00–162.00	159.33
5	—	464	140.00–150.00	145.82
6	—	383	150.00–160.00	154.90
6	—	418	150.00–157.00	153.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	133.00–139.00	137.43
3	—	408	160.00–165.00	161.73
6	—	558	145.00–147.00	146.01
7	—	316	165.00–177.00	171.95
7	—	367	162.00–172.00	167.45
12	—	458	152.00–160.00	156.02
8	—	525	145.00–155.00	149.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	185.00–195.00	190.77
6	—	619	150.00–154.00	152.66
3	—	467	167.00–175.00	172.43
3	—	537	157.00–160.00	158.01
4	—	415	175.00–185.00	180.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	197.00–207.00	201.76
4	—	578	164.00–167.00	165.48
5	—	311	210.00–225.00	216.17
8	—	535	168.00–178.00	172.95
10	—	423	187.00–205.00	195.73
11	—	464	177.00–190.00	183.95
4	—	270	220.00–230.00	225.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	147.00–150.00	147.98
4	—	365	175.00–180.00	177.57
4	—	420	160.00–170.00	164.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	114.00–122.00	116.91
2	—	1,365	99.00–104.00	101.40
15	—	1,434	105.00–110.00	107.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,178	76.00–81.00	78.88
16	—	1,244	83.00–89.00	84.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,082	72.00–76.00	74.46
17	—	1,094	65.00–71.00	68.81

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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