Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

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 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.50/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$178.50

127 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$19.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	181.67	842	79
Medium and Large 2	417	176.30	735	38
Medium and Large 3	423	161.91	684	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.75/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 sale127 hd

178.50

—

FL average9 barns · 980 hd

165.21

+13.30

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	1,339	103.29	1,383	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	87.05	958	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	76.24	852	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	92.24/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,065	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	76.24/cwt	74.00–79.00	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	163.59/cwt	160.00–167.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	147.38/cwt	142.00–150.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.77/cwt	152.00–167.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	195.64/cwt	190.00–200.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	173.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	214.13/cwt	205.00–222.00	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	164.22/cwt	160.00–169.00	844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	199.86/cwt	195.00–210.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	163.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	198.26/cwt	195.00–205.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	157.54/cwt	156.00–159.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	153.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	161.16/cwt	152.00–167.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	158.09/cwt	156.00–159.00	985	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	154.46/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	175.36/cwt	172.00–180.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	186.88/cwt	182.00–192.00	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	219.83/cwt	210.00–230.00	589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	171.58/cwt	165.00–175.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.10/cwt	147.00–155.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	139.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	185.29/cwt	175.00–195.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	162.16/cwt	160.00–164.00	919	11
Bulls	—	—	1,414	105.11/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,486	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,943	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	96.08/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,139	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	82.81/cwt	80.00–86.00	874	22

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 567Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 394Year ago 216

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,155	88.00–98.00	92.24
22	—	1,056	80.00–86.00	82.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	74.00–79.00	76.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,414	101.00–107.00	105.11
1	—	1,580	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,185	94.00–98.00	96.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	160.00–167.00	163.59
4	—	570	130.00–135.00	132.57
6	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.57
3	—	422	142.00–150.00	147.38
3	—	507	130.00–135.00	131.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	152.00–167.00	159.77
5	—	465	147.00–155.00	150.10
5	—	561	137.00–142.00	139.97
6	—	263	175.00–195.00	185.29
8	—	370	160.00–170.00	165.14
10	—	518	140.00–145.00	142.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	185.00–190.00	187.53
7	—	319	190.00–200.00	195.64
9	—	418	170.00–177.00	173.28
3	—	287	195.00–205.00	198.26
4	—	513	156.00–159.00	157.54
4	—	578	150.00–157.00	153.58
5	—	462	152.00–167.00	161.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	305	205.00–222.00	214.13
11	—	514	160.00–169.00	164.22
3	—	360	195.00–210.00	199.86
11	—	623	156.00–159.00	158.09
6	—	658	151.00–158.00	154.46
7	—	459	172.00–180.00	175.36
8	—	415	182.00–192.00	186.88
11	—	268	210.00–230.00	219.83
11	—	567	160.00–164.00	162.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	160.00–165.00	163.41
4	—	460	150.00–157.00	153.54
3	—	365	165.00–175.00	171.58

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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