Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.56/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$155.56

97 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	477	157.10	749	38
Medium and Large 1	546	154.82	846	43
Medium and Large 3	425	153.88	654	16thin

One grade step is worth $3.22/cwt here — about $95 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 sale97 hd

155.56

—

FL average9 barns · 688 hd

159.07

−3.51

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	1,618	98.29	1,590	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	69.48	855	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	56.66	603	21

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	—	515	133.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	132.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	150.16/cwt	147.00–157.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	138.09/cwt	135.00–140.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	144.95/cwt	142.00–148.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	148.68/cwt	145.00–154.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	152.64/cwt	150.00–154.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.61/cwt	160.00–169.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	186.80/cwt	182.00–192.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	132.41/cwt	128.00–135.00	963	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	197.48/cwt	195.00–202.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	176.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	141.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	850	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	174.79/cwt	170.00–177.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	164.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	141.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	153.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	163.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	152.45/cwt	150.00–157.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	162.08/cwt	160.00–165.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	129.26/cwt	127.00–131.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	173.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	142.61/cwt	140.00–148.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	181.75/cwt	175.00–185.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	3
Bulls	—	—	1,774	102.05/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,810	8
Bulls	—	—	1,439	94.00/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,353	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	67.14/cwt	65.00–72.00	815	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	76.78/cwt	74.00–80.00	982	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	56.69/cwt	53.00–59.00	583	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	62.25/cwt	60.00–63.00	743	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	49.09/cwt	48.00–51.00	519	3

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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 931Last week 126Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 480Last week 142Year ago 209

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	130.00–135.00	133.77
6	—	420	140.00–150.00	145.00
5	—	471	135.00–140.00	138.09
5	—	331	160.00–170.00	164.11
7	—	556	127.00–131.00	129.26
4	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	127.00–132.00	129.43
5	—	416	130.00–137.00	132.76
3	—	317	147.00–157.00	150.16
3	—	363	140.00–145.00	143.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	140.00–145.00	141.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	140.00–142.00	141.03
3	—	410	150.00–155.00	153.25
3	—	368	160.00–165.00	163.39
3	—	332	170.00–175.00	173.42
3	—	460	140.00–148.00	142.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	142.00–148.00	144.95
5	—	523	145.00–154.00	148.68
6	—	425	160.00–169.00	164.61
4	—	318	180.00–185.00	182.44
6	—	618	135.00–139.00	137.06
3	—	370	170.00–177.00	174.79
3	—	462	150.00–157.00	152.45
3	—	277	175.00–185.00	181.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	150.00–154.00	152.64
4	—	375	182.00–192.00	186.80
11	—	727	128.00–135.00	132.41
3	—	263	195.00–202.00	197.48
3	—	407	170.00–180.00	176.64
9	—	601	140.00–145.00	141.45
5	—	520	155.00–160.00	157.94
5	—	462	160.00–165.00	162.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,774	99.00–107.00	102.05
7	—	1,439	91.00–97.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,214	65.00–72.00	67.14
9	—	1,279	74.00–80.00	76.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,029	53.00–59.00	56.69
4	—	1,193	60.00–63.00	62.25
3	—	1,057	48.00–51.00	49.09

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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