Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.00/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$179.00

93 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$31.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.14

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	190.95	767	42
Medium and Large 2	392	174.91	686	32
Medium and Large 3	431	159.44	687	19thin

One grade step is worth $31.51/cwt here — about $80 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 sale93 hd

179.00

—

FL average9 barns · 712 hd

166.86

+12.14

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	1,734	99.38	1,723	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	68.62	817	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	59.26	618	22

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	356	157.87/cwt	155.00–162.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	146.72/cwt	142.00–152.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	141.10/cwt	137.00–145.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	136.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	161.05/cwt	157.00–165.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	188.78/cwt	180.00–195.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	188.59/cwt	180.00–195.00	494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	165.96/cwt	163.00–169.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	163.09/cwt	160.00–167.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	153.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	203.68/cwt	190.00–210.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	181.09/cwt	175.00–185.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	159.03/cwt	157.00–161.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	175.87/cwt	170.00–182.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	185.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	163.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	172.12/cwt	170.00–175.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	174.78/cwt	170.00–177.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	158.84/cwt	155.00–162.00	505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.72/cwt	165.00–172.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	210.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	205.85/cwt	197.00–215.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	228.53/cwt	215.00–235.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	143.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.29/cwt	142.00–155.00	697	8
Bulls	—	—	1,581	97.61/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,543	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	109.51/cwt	107.00–112.00	2,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,657	88.24/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	66.14/cwt	63.00–69.00	813	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	72.47/cwt	71.00–74.50	820	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	61.01/cwt	57.00–64.00	632	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	53.32/cwt	51.00–55.00	570	5

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 1,178Year ago 1,252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 301Last week 258Year ago 353

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	155.00–162.00	157.87
4	—	518	137.00–145.00	141.10
6	—	325	165.00–175.00	169.85
7	—	270	160.00–170.00	163.97
6	—	410	150.00–160.00	155.06
8	—	470	142.00–155.00	148.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	142.00–152.00	146.72
5	—	374	135.00–140.00	136.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	145.00–152.00	148.55
7	—	318	155.00–162.00	158.84
4	—	480	132.00–138.00	134.97
4	—	428	140.00–147.00	143.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	157.00–165.00	161.05
5	—	517	145.00–150.00	147.93
3	—	468	150.00–155.00	153.38
4	—	370	160.00–170.00	165.27
3	—	332	170.00–177.00	174.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	180.00–195.00	188.78
8	—	558	163.00–169.00	165.96
3	—	380	190.00–210.00	203.68
4	—	465	170.00–182.00	175.87
5	—	525	165.00–172.00	167.72
6	—	268	200.00–220.00	210.47
8	—	305	197.00–215.00	205.85
3	—	227	215.00–235.00	228.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	262	180.00–195.00	188.59
7	—	461	160.00–167.00	163.09
5	—	384	175.00–185.00	181.09
4	—	523	157.00–161.00	159.03
6	—	320	180.00–190.00	185.08
5	—	416	170.00–175.00	172.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	95.00–101.00	97.61
4	—	1,945	107.00–112.00	109.51
3	—	1,657	87.00–91.00	88.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,229	63.00–69.00	66.14
9	—	1,132	71.00–74.50	72.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,036	57.00–64.00	61.01
5	—	1,069	51.00–55.00	53.32

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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