Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

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 steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.38/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$184.38

67 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$14.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	384	190.89	733	26
Medium and Large 2	375	182.27	684	27
Medium and Large 3	359	176.36	632	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.53/cwt here — about $101 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 sale67 hd

184.38

—

FL average9 barns · 423 hd

177.99

+6.39

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	1,583	102.24	1,618	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	82.86	935	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	74.12	843	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	—	465	159.38/cwt	157.00–164.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.93/cwt	160.00–166.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	133.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	148.45/cwt	145.00–152.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	158.37/cwt	155.00–162.00	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	174.74/cwt	170.00–178.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	193.33/cwt	190.00–197.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	176.10/cwt	172.00–180.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	184.36/cwt	182.00–186.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	172.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	192.93/cwt	190.00–195.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	191.96/cwt	190.00–195.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	206.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	171.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	208.98/cwt	205.00–212.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	164.36/cwt	160.00–169.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	185.07/cwt	180.00–189.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	165.25/cwt	160.00–169.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	175.85/cwt	167.00–187.00	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	154.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	488	4
Bulls	—	—	1,583	102.24/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	78.79/cwt	77.00–80.00	822	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	84.89/cwt	82.00–88.00	994	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	74.12/cwt	73.00–76.00	843	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 159Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 90Year ago 192

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	157.00–164.00	159.38
4	—	420	160.00–166.00	162.93
5	—	365	160.00–169.00	165.25
6	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.44
7	—	266	167.00–187.00	175.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	132.00–135.00	133.02
4	—	335	145.00–152.00	148.45
3	—	358	140.00–145.00	143.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	260	155.00–162.00	158.37
2	—	425	140.00–147.00	143.62
3	—	358	150.00–157.00	154.56
4	—	310	155.00–160.00	157.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	170.00–178.00	174.74
6	—	368	190.00–197.00	193.33
3	—	312	200.00–210.00	206.42
3	—	518	170.00–175.00	171.72
4	—	410	185.00–190.00	187.56
5	—	264	205.00–212.00	208.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	172.00–180.00	176.10
7	—	377	182.00–186.00	184.36
5	—	266	190.00–195.00	192.93
5	—	316	190.00–195.00	191.96
4	—	523	160.00–165.00	162.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	170.00–176.00	172.04
4	—	413	160.00–169.00	164.36
7	—	319	180.00–189.00	185.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	101.00–103.00	102.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,043	77.00–80.00	78.79
14	—	1,171	82.00–88.00	84.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,138	73.00–76.00	74.12

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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