Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.68/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$146.68

93 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$15.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	149.10	741	64
Medium and Large 2	475	142.26	675	26
Medium and Large 3	422	133.36	563	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.74/cwt here — about $178 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 sale93 hd

146.68

—

FL average9 barns · 913 hd

146.32

+0.36

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	1,588	107.65	1,710	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	82.65	907	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	73.44	785	12

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	—	323	172.64/cwt	170.00–174.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	150.90/cwt	147.00–157.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	178.79/cwt	174.00–184.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	167.19/cwt	165.00–172.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	186.64/cwt	185.00–190.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	199.84/cwt	195.00–210.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	158.93/cwt	155.00–163.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	168.30/cwt	165.00–172.00	865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	157.27/cwt	155.00–162.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	137.60/cwt	135.00–143.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	151.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.19/cwt	165.00–174.00	787	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	206.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	159.53/cwt	156.00–163.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.51/cwt	147.00–155.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.72/cwt	137.00–145.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	179.55/cwt	175.00–183.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	122.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.49/cwt	127.00–135.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	157.09/cwt	152.00–162.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	139.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	723	8
Bulls	—	—	1,687	111.83/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,887	3
Bulls	—	—	1,514	104.51/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,582	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	81.20/cwt	78.00–83.00	879	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	86.98/cwt	85.00–95.00	993	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	73.44/cwt	71.00–77.00	785	12

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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 339Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 235Year ago 81

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	170.00–174.00	172.64
4	—	618	130.00–135.00	131.27
6	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.73
6	—	275	165.00–170.00	167.55
10	—	520	145.00–155.00	149.86
9	—	468	147.00–155.00	151.51
10	—	560	140.00–147.00	143.47
4	—	714	120.00–127.00	122.30
6	—	673	127.00–135.00	129.49
6	—	433	152.00–162.00	157.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	130.00–135.00	133.41
5	—	369	147.00–157.00	150.90
7	—	475	137.00–145.00	141.72
3	—	428	145.00–150.00	146.58
8	—	520	135.00–143.00	139.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	130.00–135.00	133.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	174.00–184.00	178.79
3	—	362	185.00–190.00	186.64
3	—	315	195.00–210.00	199.84
13	—	514	165.00–172.00	168.30
17	—	465	165.00–174.00	169.19
3	—	270	200.00–210.00	206.54
6	—	565	156.00–163.00	159.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	165.00–172.00	167.19
4	—	458	155.00–163.00	158.93
3	—	523	155.00–162.00	157.27
3	—	573	150.00–155.00	151.72
9	—	376	175.00–183.00	179.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	135.00–143.00	137.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	110.00–114.00	111.83
4	—	1,514	102.00–106.00	104.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,082	78.00–83.00	81.20
9	—	1,142	85.00–95.00	86.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,069	71.00–77.00	73.44

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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