Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.26/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$160.26

70 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$44.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	390	167.61	653	47
Medium and Large 2	422	149.82	633	19thin
Medium and Large 3	455	123.54	562	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.07/cwt here — about $91 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 sale70 hd

160.26

—

FL average9 barns · 728 hd

157.50

+2.76

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	1,735	107.81	1,870	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	82.19	986	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	70.16	734	26

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	422	167.11/cwt	165.00–170.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.44/cwt	144.00–153.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.91/cwt	155.00–161.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	159.72/cwt	155.00–165.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	178.70/cwt	177.00–182.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	210.54/cwt	200.00–220.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	179.76/cwt	175.00–182.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	229.17/cwt	220.00–240.00	612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	191.06/cwt	185.00–195.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	164.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	184.01/cwt	180.00–187.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	184.55/cwt	175.00–195.00	513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	158.45/cwt	155.00–162.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	205.56/cwt	195.00–215.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	183.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	177.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	167.87/cwt	165.00–172.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	175.48/cwt	170.00–182.00	547	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	218.35/cwt	207.00–229.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	195.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	190.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	699	5
Bulls	—	—	1,898	104.84/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,990	4
Bulls	—	—	1,571	110.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,740	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	86.57/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,085	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	78.61/cwt	76.00–82.00	910	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	70.99/cwt	65.00–75.00	745	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	65.60/cwt	61.00–67.00	676	4

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 749Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 422Year ago 124

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	165.00–170.00	167.11
5	—	524	144.00–153.00	147.44
6	—	475	155.00–161.00	157.91
10	—	278	175.00–195.00	184.55
3	—	557	140.00–145.00	141.65
5	—	356	165.00–172.00	167.87
9	—	312	170.00–182.00	175.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–147.00	144.62
4	—	318	155.00–165.00	159.72
4	—	413	150.00–155.00	152.55
4	—	563	130.00–135.00	132.44
4	—	360	155.00–162.00	158.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	120.00–127.00	123.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	177.00–182.00	178.70
4	—	370	200.00–220.00	210.54
9	—	267	220.00–240.00	229.17
5	—	416	185.00–195.00	191.06
5	—	459	180.00–190.00	183.92
8	—	315	207.00–229.00	218.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	175.00–182.00	179.76
4	—	520	160.00–170.00	164.86
4	—	270	195.00–215.00	205.56
5	—	323	190.00–200.00	195.85
5	—	366	185.00–195.00	190.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	160.00–170.00	164.85
5	—	314	180.00–187.00	184.01
4	—	370	175.00–180.00	177.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,898	101.00–108.00	104.84
4	—	1,571	110.00–113.00	110.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	83.00–89.00	86.57
11	—	1,157	76.00–82.00	78.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,049	65.00–75.00	70.99
4	—	1,031	61.00–67.00	65.60

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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