Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.57/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$188.57

59 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	352	191.03	671	30
Medium and Large 1	436	186.73	814	22
Medium and Large 3	340	183.81	625	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about $47 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 sale59 hd

188.57

—

FL average8 barns · 398 hd

184.23

+4.33

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	1,591	104.44	1,662	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	80.18	945	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	76.12	888	12

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	265	177.85/cwt	170.00–182.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	158.53/cwt	157.00–161.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	166.03/cwt	162.00–171.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	159.04/cwt	150.00–165.00	437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	174.59/cwt	170.00–179.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	180.35/cwt	178.00–184.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	178.98/cwt	177.00–180.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	184.64/cwt	180.00–189.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	206.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	169.73/cwt	167.00–175.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	190.22/cwt	185.00–195.00	696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	165.64/cwt	162.00–169.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	170.90/cwt	166.00–176.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	182.70/cwt	180.00–184.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	195.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	207.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	153.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	175.48/cwt	170.00–180.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	154.09/cwt	150.00–157.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	171.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	186.85/cwt	182.00–192.00	800	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	110.74/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,772	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	96.05/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,518	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	78.29/cwt	75.00–81.00	890	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	83.09/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,034	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	76.12/cwt	74.00–80.00	888	12

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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 605Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 224Year ago 168

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	170.00–182.00	177.85
5	—	471	157.00–161.00	158.53
9	—	402	162.00–171.00	166.03
6	—	383	166.00–176.00	170.90
3	—	553	150.00–155.00	153.34
9	—	319	170.00–180.00	175.48
5	—	514	150.00–157.00	154.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	275	150.00–165.00	159.04
6	—	323	162.00–169.00	165.64
3	—	520	140.00–145.00	141.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	170.00–179.00	174.59
5	—	459	178.00–184.00	180.35
6	—	310	205.00–210.00	207.58
3	—	555	170.00–175.00	171.70
4	—	428	182.00–192.00	186.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	177.00–180.00	178.98
5	—	266	200.00–210.00	206.09
3	—	455	167.00–175.00	169.73
11	—	366	185.00–195.00	190.22
8	—	325	190.00–200.00	195.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	180.00–189.00	184.64
3	—	360	180.00–184.00	182.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	105.00–112.00	110.74
3	—	1,580	94.00–100.00	96.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,137	75.00–81.00	78.29
13	—	1,244	82.00–86.00	83.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,166	74.00–80.00	76.12

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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