Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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 $207.27/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$207.27

85 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$41.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.06

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	374	215.02	805	63
Medium and Large 2	402	186.94	751	19thin
Medium and Large 3	420	173.37	728	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.65/cwt here — about $77 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 sale85 hd

207.27

—

FL average9 barns · 485 hd

199.21

+8.06

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	1,606	114.27	1,835	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	97.92	1,130	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	81.17	846	19

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	283	183.45/cwt	180.00–188.00	519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.41/cwt	145.00–155.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	159.40/cwt	157.00–162.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	157.95/cwt	155.00–161.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	201.72/cwt	190.00–210.00	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	184.76/cwt	180.00–187.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	173.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	259.20/cwt	250.00–270.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	194.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	203.36/cwt	195.00–210.00	836	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	237.28/cwt	225.00–250.00	664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	173.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	176.62/cwt	170.00–180.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	166.12/cwt	162.00–170.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	181.12/cwt	177.00–184.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.63/cwt	168.00–177.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	184.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	225.48/cwt	215.00–235.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	215.62/cwt	207.00–227.00	796	11
Bulls	—	—	1,853	125.03/cwt	119.00–131.00	2,317	11
Bulls	—	—	1,332	94.86/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,264	5
Bulls	—	—	1,381	110.70/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	93.41/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,016	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	103.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,288	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	77.26/cwt	75.00–81.00	720	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	85.51/cwt	83.00–88.00	995	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 (Mon)

Mon Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 630Year ago 549

Slaughter CattleReceipts 422Last week 233Year ago 203

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 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
9	—	283	180.00–188.00	183.45
5	—	523	145.00–150.00	147.95
6	—	468	155.00–161.00	157.95
8	—	413	162.00–170.00	166.12
5	—	306	177.00–184.00	181.12
6	—	360	168.00–177.00	172.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	145.00–155.00	148.41
4	—	365	157.00–162.00	159.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	120.00–125.00	123.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	256	190.00–210.00	201.72
3	—	432	180.00–187.00	184.76
3	—	483	170.00–180.00	176.62
4	—	378	190.00–200.00	194.90
4	—	525	165.00–175.00	169.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	170.00–175.00	173.29
4	—	218	250.00–270.00	259.20
6	—	468	190.00–200.00	194.92
11	—	411	195.00–210.00	203.36
12	—	280	225.00–250.00	237.28
6	—	518	180.00–190.00	184.83
10	—	315	215.00–235.00	225.48
11	—	369	207.00–227.00	215.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	170.00–175.00	173.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,853	119.00–131.00	125.03
5	—	1,332	92.00–100.00	94.86
6	—	1,381	105.00–114.00	110.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,088	88.00–98.00	93.41
16	—	1,240	100.00–110.00	103.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	932	75.00–81.00	77.26
9	—	1,164	83.00–88.00	85.51

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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