Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

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 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.42/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$195.42

80 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$48.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.04

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	207.30	795	46
Medium and Large 2	388	186.78	725	25
Medium and Large 3	424	158.72	672	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.58/cwt here — about $123 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 sale80 hd

195.42

—

FL average9 barns · 549 hd

184.38

+11.04

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	1,748	108.94	1,904	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	80.57	944	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	67.45	660	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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	—	228	189.84/cwt	185.00–195.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	156.22/cwt	150.00–162.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.08/cwt	155.00–165.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	133.28/cwt	130.00–140.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	178.34/cwt	170.00–187.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	165.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	158.40/cwt	155.00–162.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	212.34/cwt	205.00–220.00	760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	194.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	189.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	195.17/cwt	190.00–200.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	174.58/cwt	172.00–180.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	174.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	224.69/cwt	215.00–235.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	236.64/cwt	230.00–245.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	210.27/cwt	200.00–220.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	158.55/cwt	155.00–162.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	151.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	169.83/cwt	165.00–175.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	123.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	173.24/cwt	167.00–180.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	609	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	160.12/cwt	155.00–165.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	154.38/cwt	150.00–159.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	154.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	955	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	118.91/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	98.96/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	76.52/cwt	74.00–80.00	846	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	86.45/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,095	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	67.45/cwt	65.00–71.00	660	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 (Mon)

Mon Jan 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 873Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 246Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	228	185.00–195.00	189.84
5	—	514	140.00–150.00	144.16
6	—	270	170.00–187.00	178.34
10	—	318	167.00–180.00	173.24
15	—	369	160.00–170.00	165.06
8	—	410	155.00–165.00	160.12
4	—	463	150.00–159.00	154.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	150.00–162.00	156.22
4	—	315	155.00–165.00	160.08
5	—	476	140.00–145.00	141.91
2	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	130.00–140.00	133.28
5	—	469	120.00–130.00	123.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	160.00–170.00	165.16
4	—	373	190.00–200.00	195.17
6	—	315	200.00–210.00	204.84
3	—	428	172.00–180.00	174.58
4	—	278	200.00–220.00	210.27
4	—	518	155.00–162.00	158.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	155.00–162.00	158.40
3	—	458	150.00–155.00	151.73
2	—	373	165.00–175.00	169.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	358	205.00–220.00	212.34
4	—	420	190.00–200.00	194.88
5	—	460	185.00–195.00	189.13
5	—	506	170.00–180.00	174.07
12	—	320	215.00–235.00	224.69
7	—	266	230.00–245.00	236.64
3	—	617	150.00–157.00	154.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	118.00–120.00	118.91
2	—	1,635	95.00–102.00	98.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,106	74.00–80.00	76.52
11	—	1,267	84.00–89.00	86.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	65.00–71.00	67.45

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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