Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.39/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$180.39

139 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$29.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.85

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	185.36	789	89
Medium and Large 2	415	173.29	718	45
Medium and Large 3	460	155.83	717	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.53/cwt here — about $72 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 sale139 hd

180.39

—

FL average9 barns · 759 hd

168.54

+11.85

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	1,622	96.29	1,562	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	67.77	797	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	53.86	562	10

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	—	412	129.08/cwt	125.00–132.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.33/cwt	143.00–149.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	162.81/cwt	157.00–167.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	175.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	646	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	196.33/cwt	190.00–205.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	206.76/cwt	200.00–212.00	633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	174.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	219.07/cwt	210.00–230.00	611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	155.83/cwt	155.00–157.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	166.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	154.96/cwt	153.00–158.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	189.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	163.81/cwt	160.00–169.00	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.47/cwt	134.00–139.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	191.15/cwt	184.00–199.00	713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	177.38/cwt	170.00–185.00	830	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	181.93/cwt	175.00–190.00	757	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	156.71/cwt	156.00–159.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	163.05/cwt	160.00–167.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	160.07/cwt	155.00–165.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.35/cwt	135.00–142.00	578	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	140.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.19/cwt	145.00–153.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	496	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	102.51/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,818	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	88.47/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,255	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	96.82/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,588	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	65.32/cwt	63.00–67.00	747	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	72.17/cwt	70.00–75.00	890	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	56.61/cwt	54.00–60.00	610	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	49.73/cwt	47.00–52.00	494	4

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,178Last week 1,264Year ago 1,005

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 297Year ago 285

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	125.00–132.00	129.08
4	—	328	140.00–147.00	143.58
4	—	368	135.00–140.00	137.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	150.00–155.00	153.30
7	—	376	143.00–149.00	146.33
8	—	473	135.00–140.00	137.57
16	—	418	135.00–142.00	138.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	134.00–139.00	136.47
4	—	360	155.00–165.00	160.07
5	—	509	137.00–145.00	140.14
6	—	458	142.00–150.00	145.93
8	—	420	145.00–153.00	149.19
4	—	305	160.00–165.00	162.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	157.00–167.00	162.81
11	—	368	170.00–180.00	175.56
5	—	270	190.00–205.00	196.33
3	—	408	165.00–170.00	166.69
5	—	562	153.00–158.00	154.96
7	—	321	185.00–195.00	189.13
7	—	476	160.00–169.00	163.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	306	200.00–212.00	206.76
9	—	509	170.00–180.00	174.49
9	—	279	210.00–230.00	219.07
14	—	373	184.00–199.00	191.15
18	—	468	170.00–185.00	177.38
19	—	416	175.00–190.00	181.93
4	—	630	156.00–159.00	156.71
7	—	566	160.00–167.00	163.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	155.00–157.00	155.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	102.00–103.00	102.51
2	—	1,418	87.00–90.00	88.47
6	—	1,640	94.00–100.00	96.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,144	63.00–67.00	65.32
10	—	1,233	70.00–75.00	72.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,078	54.00–60.00	56.61
4	—	993	47.00–52.00	49.73

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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