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

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 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.38/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$151.38

69 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	157.87	672	32
Medium and Large 3	315	148.44	468	4thin
Medium and Large 2	434	145.43	631	33

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $42 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 sale69 hd

151.38

—

FL average9 barns · 1,041 hd

145.47

+5.91

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	1,506	100.67	1,516	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	84.21	1,002	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	77.80	903	11

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	278	178.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	175.77/cwt	170.00–182.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	160.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	150.87/cwt	147.00–157.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	169.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	180.15/cwt	175.00–185.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	160.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	178.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	184.35/cwt	177.00–190.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	170.66/cwt	168.00–172.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	191.06/cwt	190.00–193.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	193.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	147.30/cwt	142.00–150.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	147.09/cwt	145.00–151.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	145.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	148.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	159.98/cwt	158.00–161.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	203.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	152.07/cwt	148.00–155.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.96/cwt	137.00–140.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	133.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	704	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	168.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	191.69/cwt	187.00–197.00	613	6
Bulls	—	—	1,570	106.62/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,674	3
Bulls	—	—	1,442	94.71/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	82.38/cwt	80.00–86.00	914	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	88.97/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,242	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	77.80/cwt	74.00–79.00	903	11

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 769Year ago 1,210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 394Last week 243Year ago 197

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 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	—	278	175.00–185.00	178.17
5	—	426	155.00–165.00	158.80
4	—	328	170.00–182.00	175.77
6	—	518	140.00–145.00	142.58
5	—	464	148.00–155.00	152.07
3	—	573	137.00–140.00	137.96
6	—	368	160.00–170.00	165.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	140.00–147.00	143.41
6	—	322	157.00–165.00	160.56
5	—	367	147.00–157.00	150.87
5	—	414	140.00–150.00	145.80
9	—	526	130.00–137.00	133.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	145.00–152.00	148.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	165.00–175.00	169.82
4	—	458	155.00–160.00	157.46
5	—	514	155.00–165.00	160.84
5	—	377	175.00–185.00	178.87
3	—	268	190.00–200.00	193.54
6	—	320	187.00–197.00	191.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	175.00–185.00	180.15
3	—	568	142.00–150.00	147.30
3	—	512	145.00–151.00	147.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	177.00–190.00	184.35
3	—	517	168.00–172.00	170.66
3	—	362	190.00–193.00	191.06
3	—	562	158.00–161.00	159.98
3	—	318	200.00–205.00	203.25
3	—	462	165.00–170.00	168.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	106.00–108.00	106.62
3	—	1,442	93.00–96.00	94.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,110	80.00–86.00	82.38
15	—	1,396	88.00–92.00	88.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,161	74.00–79.00	77.80

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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