Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.76/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$170.76

53 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$11.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	173.69	825	25
Medium and Large 2	424	170.21	722	21
Medium and Large 3	402	161.96	650	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.73/cwt here — about $175 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 sale53 hd

170.76

—

FL average9 barns · 572 hd

174.03

−3.26

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	1,509	93.55	1,412	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	71.05	785	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	61.63	647	14

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	466	143.31/cwt	142.00–145.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.92/cwt	137.00–145.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	142.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	172.09/cwt	170.00–175.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.01/cwt	151.00–154.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	194.74/cwt	192.00–200.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	158.40/cwt	155.00–162.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	162.84/cwt	157.00–167.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	135.31/cwt	132.00–140.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	202.19/cwt	197.00–205.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	129.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	158.32/cwt	157.00–161.00	882	3
Bulls	—	—	1,509	93.55/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,412	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	60.28/cwt	57.00–62.00	619	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	64.07/cwt	63.00–66.00	698	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	69.85/cwt	67.00–77.00	756	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	75.26/cwt	74.00–80.00	893	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 Nov 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 813Year ago 1,280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 301Year ago 244

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	142.00–145.00	143.31
6	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.41
4	—	510	137.00–145.00	140.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	130.00–135.00	132.42
5	—	360	140.00–145.00	142.08
7	—	415	140.00–150.00	145.51
7	—	477	132.00–140.00	135.31
5	—	562	125.00–133.00	129.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	130.00–135.00	133.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	165.00–170.00	167.41
6	—	378	180.00–185.00	182.55
7	—	469	157.00–167.00	162.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	170.00–175.00	172.09
3	—	623	151.00–154.00	152.01
8	—	500	165.00–175.00	170.00
3	—	355	192.00–200.00	194.74
3	—	318	197.00–205.00	202.19
3	—	557	157.00–161.00	158.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	165.00–170.00	166.70
4	—	423	155.00–162.00	158.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	91.00–97.00	93.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,027	57.00–62.00	60.28
5	—	1,090	63.00–66.00	64.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,082	67.00–77.00	69.85
6	—	1,186	74.00–80.00	75.26

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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