Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $195.16/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$195.16

81 head · 383 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$32.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.23

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	356	207.50	738	42
Medium and Large 2	420	183.40	771	32
Medium and Large 3	380	174.93	665	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.57/cwt here — about $73 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 sale81 hd

195.16

—

FL average8 barns · 332 hd

183.93

+11.23

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	1,436	119.30	1,713	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	93.56	1,024	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	83.43	898	8thin

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	—	522	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	150.28/cwt	145.00–155.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	153.24/cwt	150.00–155.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	161.86/cwt	157.00–167.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	181.73/cwt	177.00–187.00	500	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	178.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	158.24/cwt	155.00–165.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	170.89/cwt	167.00–175.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	199.27/cwt	195.00–205.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	169.73/cwt	165.00–173.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	164.55/cwt	161.00–167.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	188.91/cwt	185.00–195.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	220.08/cwt	210.00–230.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	225.90/cwt	217.00–237.00	587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.92/cwt	175.00–183.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	188.08/cwt	185.00–191.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	161.58/cwt	158.00–165.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	174.59/cwt	170.00–180.00	553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	209.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	184.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	847	6
Bulls	—	—	1,340	112.59/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,509	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	123.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,841	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	954	89.87/cwt	88.00–94.00	857	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	95.72/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,127	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	83.43/cwt	80.00–86.00	898	8

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 527Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 100Year ago 122

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	145.00–150.00	148.39
8	—	275	177.00–187.00	181.73
4	—	375	170.00–180.00	174.87
4	—	415	160.00–170.00	164.88
4	—	460	158.00–165.00	161.58
7	—	317	170.00–180.00	174.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	145.00–155.00	150.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	150.00–155.00	153.24
4	—	278	157.00–167.00	161.86
5	—	363	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	175.00–180.00	178.28
4	—	463	167.00–175.00	170.89
5	—	314	195.00–205.00	199.27
5	—	528	165.00–173.00	169.73
5	—	578	161.00–167.00	164.55
6	—	288	200.00–210.00	205.04
4	—	375	185.00–191.00	188.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	155.00–165.00	158.24
4	—	318	185.00–190.00	187.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	185.00–195.00	188.91
10	—	308	210.00–230.00	220.08
11	—	260	217.00–237.00	225.90
4	—	515	175.00–183.00	178.92
6	—	358	205.00–215.00	209.90
6	—	458	180.00–190.00	184.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	108.00–117.00	112.59
5	—	1,493	120.00–129.00	123.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	954	88.00–94.00	89.87
12	—	1,177	87.00–103.00	95.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,076	80.00–86.00	83.43

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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