Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $176.74/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$176.74

82 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$16.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	183.41	800	36
Medium and Large 2	425	173.93	739	31
Medium and Large 3	385	166.54	642	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $158 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 sale82 hd

176.74

—

FL average9 barns · 498 hd

174.99

+1.75

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	1,434	108.99	1,563	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	83.97	1,037	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	72.77	779	24

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	—	434	146.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	138.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.81/cwt	147.00–155.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	163.84/cwt	160.00–167.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	171.06/cwt	170.00–172.00	547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	156.97/cwt	155.00–159.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	210.68/cwt	205.00–215.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	168.62/cwt	165.00–172.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	160.93/cwt	157.00–167.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	188.56/cwt	185.00–192.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	160.39/cwt	157.00–162.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	172.43/cwt	167.00–180.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	184.53/cwt	182.00–187.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	179.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	199.79/cwt	195.00–210.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	177.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	144.94/cwt	142.00–147.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	156.92/cwt	153.00–160.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	176.38/cwt	173.00–180.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	190.15/cwt	185.00–195.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	137.27/cwt	132.00–140.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.77/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	166.97/cwt	165.00–169.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	179.04/cwt	175.00–183.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	156.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	403	3
Bulls	—	—	1,343	105.06/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,503	111.93/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,682	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	79.99/cwt	76.00–82.00	936	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	86.62/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,107	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	75.11/cwt	72.00–78.00	800	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	67.07/cwt	63.00–70.00	728	7

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 360Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 127Year ago 433

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	142.00–150.00	146.87
4	—	368	147.00–155.00	150.81
6	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.54
3	—	470	140.00–147.00	144.77
4	—	518	130.00–137.00	133.38
3	—	257	150.00–160.00	156.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	135.00–140.00	138.44
2	—	465	130.00–135.00	132.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	160.00–167.00	163.84
10	—	320	170.00–172.00	171.06
5	—	268	167.00–180.00	172.43
5	—	510	142.00–147.00	144.94
7	—	414	153.00–160.00	156.92
3	—	562	132.00–140.00	137.27
4	—	455	150.00–155.00	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	155.00–159.00	156.97
5	—	514	157.00–167.00	160.93
2	—	470	165.00–170.00	167.55
4	—	305	185.00–192.00	188.56
6	—	368	175.00–185.00	179.76
8	—	425	173.00–180.00	176.38
2	—	258	185.00–195.00	190.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	205.00–215.00	210.68
6	—	508	170.00–180.00	175.07
6	—	415	182.00–187.00	184.53
3	—	313	195.00–210.00	199.79
6	—	558	165.00–169.00	166.97
10	—	455	175.00–183.00	179.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	165.00–172.00	168.62
2	—	525	145.00–150.00	147.43
3	—	413	157.00–162.00	160.39
4	—	313	175.00–180.00	177.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	104.00–107.00	105.06
4	—	1,503	111.00–115.00	111.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,170	76.00–82.00	79.99
27	—	1,278	84.00–90.00	86.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,065	72.00–78.00	75.11
7	—	1,085	63.00–70.00	67.07

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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