Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.34/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$199.34

100 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$35.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.66

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	377	212.04	799	58
Medium and Large 2	422	183.08	772	34
Medium and Large 3	394	176.29	695	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.75/cwt here — about $105 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 sale100 hd

199.34

—

FL average9 barns · 717 hd

189.68

+9.66

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	1,438	93.19	1,340	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	70.20	896	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	60.10	618	21

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	465	148.61/cwt	145.00–152.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	165.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	142.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	152.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	175.41/cwt	170.00–178.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	159.52/cwt	156.00–165.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	197.86/cwt	190.00–205.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	262.78/cwt	250.00–275.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	199.89/cwt	195.00–205.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	202.02/cwt	192.00–210.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	209.85/cwt	205.00–215.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	217.34/cwt	210.00–225.00	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	160.11/cwt	155.00–165.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	180.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	180.88/cwt	178.00–185.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	173.63/cwt	170.00–177.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	186.59/cwt	175.00–195.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	176.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	233.81/cwt	225.00–245.00	627	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	224.68/cwt	215.00–235.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	188.79/cwt	180.00–200.00	899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	157.93/cwt	155.00–162.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	150.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	148.43/cwt	145.00–155.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	199.52/cwt	190.00–210.00	525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,448	93.15/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,349	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	104.29/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,594	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	87.70/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,209	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	64.29/cwt	62.00–67.00	667	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	54.51/cwt	53.00–56.00	555	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	73.59/cwt	73.00–75.00	930	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	69.07/cwt	65.00–71.00	884	12

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,176Last week 1,052Year ago 915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 451Year ago 187

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	145.00–152.00	148.61
7	—	321	160.00–170.00	165.52
3	—	437	150.00–159.00	152.95
7	—	364	155.00–162.00	157.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	160.00–170.00	164.79
6	—	508	150.00–160.00	154.93
7	—	311	175.00–195.00	186.59
3	—	380	170.00–180.00	176.75
8	—	480	155.00–165.00	159.95
3	—	558	145.00–155.00	148.43
4	—	263	190.00–210.00	199.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	140.00–145.00	142.78
7	—	321	145.00–155.00	150.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	170.00–178.00	175.41
4	—	220	250.00–275.00	262.78
7	—	411	192.00–210.00	202.02
10	—	358	210.00–225.00	217.34
11	—	268	225.00–245.00	233.81
6	—	513	175.00–180.00	177.54
8	—	315	215.00–235.00	224.68
9	—	476	180.00–200.00	188.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	156.00–165.00	159.52
6	—	368	190.00–205.00	197.86
4	—	328	195.00–205.00	199.89
4	—	258	205.00–215.00	209.85
4	—	573	155.00–165.00	160.11
7	—	427	178.00–185.00	180.88
4	—	473	170.00–177.00	173.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	175.00–185.00	180.17
4	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	92.00–96.00	93.15
2	—	1,528	101.00–107.00	104.29
4	—	1,378	85.00–90.00	87.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,037	62.00–67.00	64.29
9	—	1,018	53.00–56.00	54.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	73.00–75.00	73.59
12	—	1,280	65.00–71.00	69.07

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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