Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $199.70/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$199.70

97 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$45.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	208.02	782	66
Medium and Large 2	414	185.66	768	26
Medium and Large 3	457	162.98	745	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.03/cwt here — about $37 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 sale97 hd

199.70

—

FL average9 barns · 487 hd

187.38

+12.33

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	1,670	102.34	1,709	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	78.46	971	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	69.56	820	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2	—	463	147.82/cwt	145.00–153.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	163.56/cwt	160.00–167.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	129.75/cwt	125.00–132.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	154.74/cwt	152.00–160.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.74/cwt	150.00–157.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	163.25/cwt	160.00–165.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	205.84/cwt	200.00–212.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	173.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	168.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	198.37/cwt	195.00–202.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	174.63/cwt	170.00–177.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	169.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	158.40/cwt	155.00–165.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	182.88/cwt	180.00–187.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	193.21/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	168.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	226.76/cwt	215.00–237.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	217.02/cwt	215.00–235.00	721	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	211.82/cwt	207.00–222.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	181.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.22/cwt	163.00–170.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	184.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	167.85/cwt	165.00–172.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.14/cwt	147.00–157.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	176.67/cwt	170.00–185.00	546	7
Bulls	—	—	1,645	102.77/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,691	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	110.82/cwt	109.00–113.00	2,087	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	77.12/cwt	75.00–79.00	930	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	80.86/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,046	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	69.56/cwt	66.00–71.00	820	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 Feb 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 843Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 328Year ago 352

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
3	—	463	145.00–153.00	147.82
4	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.54
6	—	305	160.00–167.00	163.56
3	—	355	152.00–160.00	154.74
3	—	423	150.00–157.00	154.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	125.00–132.00	129.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	460	160.00–167.00	163.54
2	—	618	130.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	425	163.00–170.00	165.22
4	—	268	180.00–190.00	184.67
5	—	369	165.00–172.00	167.85
6	—	520	147.00–157.00	152.14
7	—	309	170.00–185.00	176.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	160.00–165.00	163.25
4	—	283	200.00–212.00	205.84
4	—	305	200.00–210.00	205.08
4	—	478	170.00–175.00	173.77
5	—	423	180.00–187.00	182.88
3	—	373	190.00–200.00	193.21
3	—	523	165.00–175.00	168.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	165.00–170.00	168.31
4	—	415	195.00–202.00	198.37
3	—	565	170.00–177.00	174.63
6	—	470	180.00–190.00	184.89
7	—	267	215.00–237.00	226.76
37	—	332	215.00–235.00	217.02
3	—	363	207.00–222.00	211.82
3	—	532	180.00–185.00	181.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	165.00–175.00	169.85
3	—	480	155.00–165.00	158.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	101.00–104.00	102.77
2	—	1,883	109.00–113.00	110.82
2	—	1,508	91.00–95.00	92.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,206	75.00–79.00	77.12
5	—	1,294	80.00–84.00	80.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	66.00–71.00	69.56

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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