Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

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 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.07/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$197.07

112 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$35.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.25

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	204.09	828	74
Medium and Large 2	389	188.03	731	29
Medium and Large 3	438	168.51	739	9thin

One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $89 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 sale112 hd

197.07

—

FL average9 barns · 1,253 hd

168.83

+28.25

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	1,417	108.62	1,539	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	90.57	1,102	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	78.10	859	20

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	—	375	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	176.82/cwt	170.00–185.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.79/cwt	165.00–175.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	169.41/cwt	165.00–172.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	186.99/cwt	180.00–200.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	145.25/cwt	142.00–147.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	148.40/cwt	145.00–155.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	183.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	206.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	183.38/cwt	180.00–185.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	163.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	174.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	172.41/cwt	169.00–176.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	222.14/cwt	215.00–230.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	219.10/cwt	210.00–230.00	697	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	197.21/cwt	190.00–205.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	215.27/cwt	205.00–225.00	807	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	173.75/cwt	167.00–177.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	178.88/cwt	170.00–190.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	170.78/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	154.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	203.23/cwt	195.00–210.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	191.51/cwt	185.00–200.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	147.57/cwt	144.00–150.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.08/cwt	155.00–165.00	504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,329	107.18/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,424	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	117.10/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,298	103.03/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,337	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	87.81/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,014	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	93.63/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,204	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	76.26/cwt	73.00–79.00	778	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	82.39/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,060	6

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 769Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 243Year ago 240

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	160.00–165.00	162.60
5	—	276	165.00–172.00	169.41
7	—	416	150.00–160.00	154.17
5	—	464	144.00–150.00	147.57
6	—	315	155.00–165.00	160.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	357	170.00–185.00	176.82
4	—	418	165.00–175.00	169.79
3	—	272	180.00–200.00	186.99
4	—	515	148.00–152.00	150.02
7	—	314	170.00–190.00	178.88
4	—	558	145.00–150.00	147.53
5	—	463	155.00–165.00	160.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	142.00–147.00	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	145.00–155.00	148.40
3	—	370	180.00–185.00	183.38
3	—	420	167.00–177.00	173.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	205	250.00–260.00	254.88
7	—	516	170.00–180.00	174.40
4	—	565	169.00–176.00	172.41
4	—	263	215.00–230.00	222.14
15	—	318	210.00–230.00	219.10
14	—	375	205.00–225.00	215.27
6	—	606	165.00–172.00	170.78
11	—	403	195.00–210.00	203.23
9	—	466	185.00–200.00	191.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	180.00–185.00	183.37
6	—	458	170.00–180.00	175.08
3	—	260	200.00–210.00	206.79
3	—	522	160.00–165.00	163.35
6	—	323	190.00–205.00	197.21
8	—	373	190.00–200.00	194.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	106.00–110.00	107.18
2	—	1,713	115.00–119.00	117.10
2	—	1,298	102.00–104.00	103.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,155	84.00–91.00	87.81
18	—	1,286	92.00–104.00	93.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,020	73.00–79.00	76.26
6	—	1,287	81.00–83.00	82.39

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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