Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.71/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$172.71

87 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	174.90	724	41
Medium and Large 1	487	172.75	842	30
Medium and Large 3	394	167.01	658	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $66 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 sale87 hd

172.71

—

FL average9 barns · 449 hd

170.99

+1.72

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	—	High	1,462	109.64	1,603	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	88.17	972	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	75.82	779	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	470	151.91/cwt	150.00–154.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	138.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	144.96/cwt	142.00–147.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.35/cwt	126.00–133.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	144.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.58/cwt	141.00–150.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	170.23/cwt	165.00–175.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.88/cwt	160.00–168.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	180.15/cwt	177.00–185.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	177.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	153.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	169.77/cwt	168.00–171.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	163.81/cwt	160.00–167.00	862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	171.73/cwt	167.00–177.00	555	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	174.40/cwt	170.00–179.00	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	182.66/cwt	180.00–186.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	188.33/cwt	185.00–192.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	156.90/cwt	153.00–160.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	151.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	190.78/cwt	180.00–200.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	139.25/cwt	135.00–142.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	154.15/cwt	150.00–162.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	170.01/cwt	165.00–177.00	462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.95/cwt	134.00–142.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	163.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	158.58/cwt	155.00–162.00	504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	107.52/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,541	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	85.19/cwt	82.00–88.00	966	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	92.38/cwt	90.00–96.00	978	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	75.82/cwt	73.00–79.00	779	10

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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 546Year ago 1,063

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 294Year ago 266

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
4	—	470	150.00–154.00	151.91
6	—	515	135.00–142.00	138.57
5	—	623	126.00–133.00	130.35
10	—	323	167.00–177.00	171.73
7	—	411	153.00–160.00	156.90
9	—	272	165.00–177.00	170.01
4	—	568	134.00–142.00	137.95
5	—	366	160.00–165.00	163.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	142.00–147.00	144.96
4	—	423	141.00–150.00	145.58
3	—	575	127.00–130.00	129.02
5	—	366	147.00–155.00	151.72
3	—	270	150.00–162.00	154.15
6	—	318	155.00–162.00	158.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	140.00–147.00	144.57
5	—	366	135.00–142.00	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	170.00–175.00	172.60
5	—	376	177.00–185.00	180.15
6	—	578	150.00–156.00	153.06
9	—	526	160.00–167.00	163.81
8	—	315	185.00–192.00	188.33
7	—	265	180.00–200.00	190.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	165.00–175.00	170.23
4	—	320	175.00–180.00	177.62
4	—	510	145.00–155.00	149.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	160.00–168.00	163.88
5	—	520	168.00–171.00	169.77
10	—	460	170.00–179.00	174.40
7	—	411	180.00–186.00	182.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,433	104.00–111.00	107.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,134	82.00–88.00	85.19
12	—	1,059	90.00–96.00	92.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,027	73.00–79.00	75.82

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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