Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.74/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$170.74

76 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$9.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.02

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	385	173.96	669	20
Medium and Large 1	474	171.01	811	43
Medium and Large 3	374	164.86	616	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.10/cwt here — about $53 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 sale76 hd

170.74

—

FL average9 barns · 664 hd

158.72

+12.02

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	1,554	100.01	1,554	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	67.07	886	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	56.68	554	13

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	366	143.93/cwt	140.00–147.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.04/cwt	121.00–127.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	152.12/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	161.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	145.73/cwt	143.00–151.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	176.93/cwt	172.00–182.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	145.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	197.83/cwt	190.00–202.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	186.12/cwt	182.00–189.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	188.77/cwt	185.00–195.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	162.87/cwt	160.00–167.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.31/cwt	172.00–185.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	154.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	125.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	174.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.05/cwt	132.00–135.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	132.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	595	8
Bulls	—	—	1,498	96.77/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,450	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,839	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,628	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	61.49/cwt	59.00–65.00	619	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	53.68/cwt	51.00–57.00	515	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	64.29/cwt	62.00–68.00	800	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	70.78/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,006	6

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,264Last week 931Year ago 1,296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 297Last week 480Year ago 324

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	140.00–147.00	143.93
3	—	525	121.00–127.00	123.04
4	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	320	145.00–152.00	148.39
3	—	415	132.00–135.00	133.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	160.00–164.00	162.03
5	—	364	150.00–155.00	152.12
3	—	273	160.00–165.00	161.52
3	—	518	135.00–140.00	138.38
4	—	468	137.00–142.00	139.54
7	—	566	120.00–130.00	125.65
8	—	415	140.00–147.00	143.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	120.00–130.00	124.91
7	—	364	130.00–137.00	132.93
4	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	143.00–151.00	145.73
4	—	380	172.00–182.00	176.93
5	—	316	182.00–189.00	186.12
5	—	265	185.00–195.00	188.77
3	—	512	150.00–155.00	153.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	160.00–170.00	165.88
6	—	617	145.00–150.00	145.81
4	—	363	185.00–190.00	187.41
3	—	312	190.00–202.00	197.83
12	—	423	172.00–185.00	178.31
7	—	463	170.00–180.00	174.44
6	—	563	155.00–160.00	157.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	175.00–180.00	177.38
5	—	376	160.00–167.00	162.87
4	—	420	150.00–160.00	154.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	96.00–98.00	96.77
1	—	1,785	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,550	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,007	59.00–65.00	61.49
8	—	960	51.00–57.00	53.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,245	62.00–68.00	64.29
6	—	1,422	70.00–73.00	70.78

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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