Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

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 $185.91/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$185.91

87 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$30.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	197.68	845	35
Medium and Large 2	417	181.69	758	39
Medium and Large 3	416	166.89	695	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.79/cwt here — about $150 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 sale87 hd

185.91

—

FL average9 barns · 741 hd

187.99

−2.08

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	1,602	95.49	1,530	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	73.33	879	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	63.57	706	9thin

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 2	—	563	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	182.52/cwt	172.00–190.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	169.89/cwt	165.00–175.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	227.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	167.10/cwt	165.00–170.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	180.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	204.19/cwt	195.00–210.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	161.83/cwt	157.00–165.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	197.73/cwt	190.00–205.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	188.14/cwt	182.00–197.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	217.68/cwt	210.00–225.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	186.10/cwt	180.00–192.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	172.87/cwt	170.00–177.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	158.41/cwt	155.00–162.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	173.23/cwt	165.00–180.00	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	156.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	190.71/cwt	185.00–200.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	150.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	259	166.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	211.80/cwt	207.00–217.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	200.30/cwt	190.00–207.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	140.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	132.94/cwt	131.00–135.00	691	4
Bulls	—	—	1,781	94.39/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	103.78/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,655	5
Bulls	—	—	1,467	88.07/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,292	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	76.41/cwt	72.00–81.00	938	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	67.95/cwt	65.00–71.00	781	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	63.57/cwt	60.00–66.00	706	9

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,392Last week 1,176Year ago 1,053

Slaughter CattleReceipts 392Last week 276Year ago 263

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	135.00–140.00	137.47
4	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.60
5	—	380	150.00–160.00	156.16
4	—	480	150.00–155.00	152.53
5	—	259	165.00–170.00	166.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	140.00–145.00	142.91
4	—	463	135.00–145.00	140.14
4	—	520	131.00–135.00	132.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	150.00–160.00	154.86
5	—	313	172.00–190.00	182.52
6	—	418	160.00–168.00	164.02
5	—	264	182.00–197.00	188.14
9	—	369	165.00–180.00	173.23
6	—	558	145.00–155.00	150.07
4	—	465	160.00–165.00	162.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	165.00–175.00	169.89
12	—	415	175.00–185.00	180.12
4	—	520	165.00–170.00	167.57
5	—	279	195.00–210.00	204.19
5	—	561	157.00–165.00	161.83
4	—	320	190.00–205.00	197.73
5	—	373	185.00–200.00	190.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	266	220.00–240.00	227.82
4	—	308	210.00–225.00	217.68
6	—	473	180.00–192.00	186.10
6	—	525	175.00–185.00	179.86
5	—	565	170.00–177.00	172.87
4	—	375	207.00–217.00	211.80
5	—	416	190.00–207.00	200.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	165.00–170.00	167.10
4	—	463	155.00–162.00	158.41
4	—	373	170.00–180.00	175.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	93.00–99.00	94.39
5	—	1,595	102.00–108.00	103.78
5	—	1,467	86.00–91.00	88.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,227	72.00–81.00	76.41
8	—	1,150	65.00–71.00	67.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,110	60.00–66.00	63.57

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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