Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.79/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$189.79

75 head · 367 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	197.90	723	37
Medium and Large 3	317	182.94	580	3thin
Medium and Large 2	373	181.81	678	35

One grade step is worth $16.09/cwt here — about $45 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 sale75 hd

189.79

—

FL average9 barns · 412 hd

182.81

+6.98

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	1,634	101.62	1,660	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	83.48	1,033	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	67.28	736	9thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	320	156.77/cwt	152.00–162.00	502	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	174.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.46/cwt	152.00–160.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	168.95/cwt	167.00–170.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	193.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	187.58/cwt	185.00–190.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	193.78/cwt	190.00–198.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	168.94/cwt	166.00–172.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	199.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	182.94/cwt	180.00–189.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	179.60/cwt	175.00–182.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	157.29/cwt	150.00–165.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	207.42/cwt	200.00–217.00	635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	179.38/cwt	175.00–185.00	662	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	218.81/cwt	210.00–227.00	591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	167.25/cwt	162.00–170.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	169.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	175.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	151.07/cwt	147.00–155.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	136.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.02/cwt	142.00–145.00	619	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	107.93/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,802	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	92.35/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,434	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	98.26/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,614	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	87.03/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,171	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	78.03/cwt	75.00–81.00	836	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	67.28/cwt	64.00–70.00	736	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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 768Last week 597Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 131Year ago 207

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	152.00–162.00	156.77
4	—	368	145.00–152.00	148.57
4	—	273	150.00–165.00	157.29
4	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	430	142.00–145.00	144.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	160.00–165.00	162.52
5	—	266	170.00–180.00	174.36
4	—	475	150.00–157.00	153.39
7	—	421	152.00–160.00	156.46
2	—	528	142.00–145.00	143.52
8	—	318	165.00–175.00	169.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	130.00–140.00	136.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	167.00–170.00	168.95
5	—	356	190.00–200.00	193.93
4	—	413	185.00–190.00	187.58
3	—	472	175.00–182.00	179.60
9	—	306	200.00–217.00	207.42
10	—	270	210.00–227.00	218.81
3	—	558	162.00–170.00	167.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	190.00–198.00	193.78
4	—	465	166.00–172.00	168.94
6	—	278	195.00–205.00	199.86
11	—	369	175.00–185.00	179.38
6	—	405	170.00–180.00	175.06
2	—	565	147.00–155.00	151.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	180.00–189.00	182.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,670	106.00–112.00	107.93
3	—	1,553	91.00–93.00	92.35
3	—	1,643	96.00–103.00	98.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,345	85.00–90.00	87.03
13	—	1,072	75.00–81.00	78.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,094	64.00–70.00	67.28

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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