Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.48/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$153.48

66 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$15.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	160.33	642	26
Medium and Large 2	378	150.34	569	31
Medium and Large 3	336	144.51	486	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.83/cwt here — about $156 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 sale66 hd

153.48

—

FL average9 barns · 680 hd

150.81

+2.68

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	—	Low	1,443	97.97	1,413	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	79.60	1,037	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	73.67	812	19

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	—	423	158.26/cwt	157.00–161.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	158.93/cwt	155.00–161.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	158.58/cwt	155.00–162.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	153.07/cwt	147.00–157.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	183.05/cwt	180.00–187.00	593	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	177.09/cwt	172.00–182.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.94/cwt	167.00–173.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	192.94/cwt	190.00–195.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	168.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	191.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	175.26/cwt	170.00–179.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	158.20/cwt	150.00–165.00	441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.09/cwt	170.00–178.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	138.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	191.74/cwt	190.00–195.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	164.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	182.45/cwt	180.00–185.00	653	4
Bulls	—	—	1,416	94.20/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,334	8
Bulls	—	—	1,496	105.51/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,578	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	79.60/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,037	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	73.67/cwt	71.00–77.00	812	19

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 600Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 159Year ago 192

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	157.00–161.00	158.26
3	—	458	155.00–161.00	158.93
4	—	318	165.00–170.00	167.56
12	—	368	160.00–170.00	164.76
4	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	155.00–162.00	158.58
5	—	366	147.00–157.00	153.07
4	—	420	145.00–150.00	147.53
4	—	455	140.00–147.00	143.46
9	—	279	150.00–165.00	158.20
5	—	516	130.00–138.00	134.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	145.00–150.00	147.54
3	—	378	135.00–140.00	138.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	324	180.00–187.00	183.05
7	—	366	170.00–179.00	175.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	172.00–182.00	177.09
5	—	306	190.00–195.00	192.94
5	—	271	185.00–195.00	191.09
4	—	358	180.00–185.00	182.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	167.00–173.00	170.94
3	—	567	165.00–170.00	168.29
8	—	470	170.00–178.00	174.09
3	—	358	190.00–195.00	191.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	90.00–97.00	94.20
4	—	1,496	104.00–106.00	105.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,303	77.00–83.00	79.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,102	71.00–77.00	73.67

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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