Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.62/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$198.62

91 head · 392 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$41.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.92

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	373	212.86	795	54
Medium and Large 2	427	179.97	768	28
Medium and Large 3	399	171.24	684	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.62/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 sale91 hd

198.62

—

FL average9 barns · 571 hd

191.70

+6.92

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	1,622	113.27	1,837	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	89.73	1,085	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	74.43	799	16

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	213	213.75/cwt	195.00–225.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	180.48/cwt	170.00–190.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.42/cwt	165.00–170.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	146.65/cwt	142.00–150.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	138.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	160.29/cwt	157.00–162.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	208.15/cwt	200.00–217.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	199.85/cwt	195.00–205.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	183.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	237.16/cwt	230.00–245.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	228.10/cwt	220.00–237.00	730	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	247.24/cwt	240.00–255.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	178.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	179.98/cwt	175.00–185.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	157.75/cwt	155.00–162.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	173.64/cwt	171.00–175.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	200.56/cwt	190.00–210.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	167.06/cwt	165.00–170.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	190.91/cwt	185.00–195.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	175.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	157.29/cwt	150.00–165.00	429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	128.38/cwt	127.00–131.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	129.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	143.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.85/cwt	152.00–160.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	166.97/cwt	165.00–170.00	594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	105.63/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,662	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	120.90/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,019	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	85.79/cwt	80.00–90.00	993	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	95.51/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,225	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	74.43/cwt	69.00–79.00	799	16

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 849Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 199Year ago 166

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	213	195.00–225.00	213.75
6	—	263	170.00–190.00	180.48
6	—	430	155.00–160.00	157.47
4	—	330	165.00–170.00	167.42
4	—	500	145.00–149.00	147.00
4	—	468	152.00–160.00	155.85
5	—	356	165.00–170.00	166.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	142.00–150.00	146.65
7	—	361	130.00–145.00	138.32
3	—	465	125.00–132.00	129.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	306	155.00–162.00	157.75
6	—	273	150.00–165.00	157.29
3	—	508	127.00–131.00	128.38
5	—	484	140.00–145.00	143.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	157.00–162.00	160.29
4	—	463	170.00–175.00	172.46
5	—	417	175.00–185.00	178.88
4	—	270	190.00–210.00	200.56
5	—	520	165.00–170.00	167.06
7	—	372	185.00–195.00	190.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	200.00–217.00	208.15
8	—	428	195.00–205.00	199.85
3	—	457	180.00–190.00	183.28
8	—	278	230.00–245.00	237.16
14	—	320	220.00–237.00	228.10
4	—	213	240.00–255.00	247.24
6	—	538	175.00–185.00	179.98
3	—	555	171.00–175.00	173.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	160.00–165.00	163.31
6	—	370	170.00–180.00	175.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	101.00–111.00	105.63
2	—	1,670	117.00–124.00	120.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,158	80.00–90.00	85.79
15	—	1,283	94.00–100.00	95.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,074	69.00–79.00	74.43

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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