Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.28/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$185.28

71 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$25.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.99

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	193.59	810	37
Medium and Large 2	440	177.65	781	29
Medium and Large 3	416	168.03	699	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about $111 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 sale71 hd

185.28

—

FL average9 barns · 680 hd

191.27

−5.99

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	1,666	94.42	1,573	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	72.65	949	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	63.23	708	11

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	323	163.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	184.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	169.36/cwt	165.00–172.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	168.03/cwt	165.00–170.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	168.54/cwt	165.00–171.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	190.87/cwt	185.00–200.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	167.91/cwt	165.00–170.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	199.80/cwt	195.00–205.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	193.36/cwt	190.00–197.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	207.29/cwt	205.00–212.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	178.26/cwt	175.00–180.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	157.16/cwt	152.00–160.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	158.55/cwt	155.00–162.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	216.76/cwt	210.00–222.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	160.87/cwt	160.00–162.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	172.80/cwt	170.00–175.00	874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	227.30/cwt	220.00–240.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	177.27/cwt	170.00–185.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	162.86/cwt	160.00–167.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	199.82/cwt	195.00–205.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	142.85/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	145.03/cwt	142.00–148.00	624	6
Bulls	—	—	1,621	100.76/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	88.32/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,426	4
Bulls	—	—	1,701	94.34/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,605	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,594	77.05/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,228	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	70.13/cwt	65.00–75.00	801	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	63.23/cwt	61.00–67.00	708	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,052Last week 960Year ago 1,134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 451Last week 355Year ago 284

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	160.00–165.00	163.40
4	—	420	150.00–157.00	153.63
3	—	362	152.00–160.00	157.16
4	—	478	150.00–155.00	152.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	276	180.00–190.00	184.13
5	—	410	160.00–170.00	165.85
5	—	376	165.00–172.00	169.36
5	—	526	150.00–157.00	154.31
4	—	478	155.00–162.00	158.55
6	—	320	170.00–185.00	177.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	140.00–147.00	142.85
6	—	430	142.00–148.00	145.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	165.00–170.00	168.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	165.00–171.00	168.54
5	—	409	185.00–200.00	190.87
3	—	377	205.00–212.00	207.29
3	—	465	175.00–180.00	178.26
7	—	304	210.00–222.00	216.76
9	—	506	170.00–175.00	172.80
5	—	274	220.00–240.00	227.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	165.00–170.00	167.91
4	—	313	195.00–205.00	199.80
4	—	370	190.00–197.00	193.36
7	—	569	160.00–162.00	160.87
5	—	523	160.00–167.00	162.86
4	—	275	195.00–205.00	199.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	99.00–105.00	100.76
4	—	1,615	86.00–89.00	88.32
11	—	1,701	90.00–97.00	94.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,594	76.00–83.00	77.05
14	—	1,142	65.00–75.00	70.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,120	61.00–67.00	63.23

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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