Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.62/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$186.62

75 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$18.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	191.73	741	32
Medium and Large 2	356	185.40	660	34
Medium and Large 3	383	173.06	663	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.67/cwt here — about $78 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

186.62

—

FL average9 barns · 427 hd

179.23

+7.39

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	1,211	105.99	1,284	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	83.42	994	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	74.93	782	16

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	363	168.15/cwt	160.00–172.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.09/cwt	157.00–167.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	162.20/cwt	160.00–167.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	185.95/cwt	182.00–190.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	146.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.28/cwt	166.00–170.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	172.61/cwt	170.00–174.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	173.92/cwt	170.00–178.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	191.49/cwt	187.00–195.00	615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	194.55/cwt	192.00–200.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	176.06/cwt	170.00–182.00	472	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	194.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	181.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	175.29/cwt	171.00–180.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	152.19/cwt	147.00–155.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	163.21/cwt	160.00–165.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.52/cwt	174.00–184.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	211.63/cwt	207.00–217.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	158.54/cwt	157.00–160.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	183.25/cwt	180.00–187.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.18/cwt	167.00–179.00	563	14
Bulls	—	—	1,211	105.99/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,284	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	83.42/cwt	81.00–86.00	994	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	74.93/cwt	73.00–78.00	782	16

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 594Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 292Year ago 233

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	160.00–172.00	168.15
3	—	515	145.00–155.00	148.27
8	—	413	157.00–167.00	162.09
16	—	268	170.00–182.00	176.06
14	—	325	167.00–179.00	173.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.47
4	—	370	140.00–147.00	143.31
3	—	318	147.00–155.00	152.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	160.00–167.00	162.20
3	—	422	145.00–150.00	146.64
3	—	312	160.00–165.00	163.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	405	182.00–190.00	185.95
3	—	573	166.00–170.00	167.28
3	—	512	170.00–174.00	172.61
3	—	367	192.00–200.00	194.55
4	—	305	200.00–205.00	202.46
3	—	465	174.00–184.00	180.52
8	—	270	207.00–217.00	211.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	170.00–178.00	173.92
3	—	323	180.00–185.00	181.60
2	—	473	157.00–160.00	158.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	321	187.00–195.00	191.49
4	—	278	190.00–200.00	194.77
8	—	420	171.00–180.00	175.29
11	—	372	180.00–187.00	183.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,211	103.00–111.00	105.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,191	81.00–86.00	83.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,044	73.00–78.00	74.93

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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