Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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 $187.39/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$187.39

98 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.86

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	192.25	830	68
Medium and Large 2	425	176.37	750	30

One grade step is worth $15.88/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 sale98 hd

187.39

—

FL average9 barns · 736 hd

179.53

+7.86

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	1,399	102.19	1,430	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	79.36	919	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	66.33	700	11

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	322	177.38/cwt	170.00–182.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	128.77/cwt	128.00–131.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	176.75/cwt	175.00–180.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	143.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.07/cwt	165.00–172.00	963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	205.34/cwt	195.00–215.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	158.25/cwt	155.00–163.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	179.31/cwt	175.00–185.00	832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	173.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	193.76/cwt	185.00–205.00	818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	212.72/cwt	207.00–220.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	167.14/cwt	162.00–172.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	155.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	183.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	159.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.88/cwt	157.00–167.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	225.66/cwt	217.00–235.00	605	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	174.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	198.93/cwt	195.00–205.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	198.17/cwt	195.00–205.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	155.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	134.75/cwt	130.00–138.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	157.13/cwt	152.00–165.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	173.63/cwt	165.00–185.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	807	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	103.58/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,481	12
Bulls	—	—	1,277	96.63/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,234	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	76.03/cwt	72.00–79.00	840	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	84.60/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,050	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	66.33/cwt	63.00–69.00	700	11

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 780Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 335Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	170.00–182.00	177.38
4	—	610	128.00–131.00	128.77
3	—	277	175.00–180.00	176.75
4	—	420	157.00–167.00	161.88
4	—	518	140.00–150.00	145.17
5	—	466	152.00–165.00	157.13
9	—	376	165.00–185.00	173.63
4	—	563	140.00–147.00	143.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	140.00–145.00	143.29
3	—	332	140.00–150.00	143.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	145.00–155.00	149.82
4	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	328	160.00–167.00	163.58
4	—	363	150.00–160.00	155.17
5	—	526	130.00–138.00	134.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	165.00–172.00	168.07
10	—	373	195.00–215.00	205.34
4	—	606	155.00–163.00	158.25
9	—	464	175.00–185.00	179.31
13	—	422	185.00–205.00	193.76
7	—	331	207.00–220.00	212.72
9	—	268	217.00–235.00	225.66
7	—	523	170.00–180.00	174.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	170.00–175.00	173.23
6	—	463	162.00–172.00	167.14
4	—	578	150.00–160.00	155.06
5	—	379	180.00–190.00	183.91
4	—	525	155.00–165.00	159.90
5	—	321	195.00–205.00	198.93
3	—	278	195.00–205.00	198.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,430	100.00–107.00	103.58
3	—	1,277	94.00–98.00	96.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,105	72.00–79.00	76.03
14	—	1,241	82.00–91.00	84.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	63.00–69.00	66.33

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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