Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $182.30/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$182.30

123 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$19.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.67

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	186.00	866	71
Medium and Large 2	416	181.12	754	38
Medium and Large 3	418	166.70	697	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.30/cwt here — about $169 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 sale123 hd

182.30

—

FL average9 barns · 887 hd

171.63

+10.67

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	1,396	107.32	1,498	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	81.20	938	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	73.25	742	26

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	159.78/cwt	157.00–162.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	148.55/cwt	147.00–152.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	166.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	145.89/cwt	142.00–150.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	151.71/cwt	147.00–155.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	171.09/cwt	167.00–176.00	645	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	162.10/cwt	160.00–165.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	179.63/cwt	175.00–185.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	190.62/cwt	185.00–195.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	775	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	191.82/cwt	187.00–197.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.43/cwt	163.00–168.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	165.25/cwt	162.00–172.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	160.39/cwt	157.00–162.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	145.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	184.15/cwt	180.00–190.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.16/cwt	195.00–205.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	162.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	211.88/cwt	207.00–217.00	674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	173.05/cwt	170.00–177.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	207.40/cwt	200.00–215.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	160.27/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	222.27/cwt	210.00–235.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	168.53/cwt	162.00–172.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	182.86/cwt	175.00–190.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	178.70/cwt	172.00–185.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	777	8
Bulls	—	—	1,487	109.88/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,634	3
Bulls	—	—	1,260	103.48/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,304	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	78.78/cwt	77.00–81.00	878	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	83.86/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,005	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	76.74/cwt	76.00–77.00	776	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	68.50/cwt	65.00–71.00	697	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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 672Year ago 1,005

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 549Year ago 353

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	157.00–162.00	159.78
3	—	267	160.00–170.00	166.63
4	—	463	142.00–150.00	145.89
5	—	408	147.00–155.00	151.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	147.00–152.00	148.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	167.00–176.00	171.09
3	—	408	162.00–172.00	168.53
4	—	570	142.00–150.00	145.96
6	—	463	155.00–160.00	157.43
8	—	263	175.00–190.00	182.86
8	—	320	172.00–185.00	178.70
8	—	518	145.00–155.00	149.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	160.00–165.00	162.10
9	—	366	185.00–195.00	190.62
12	—	430	175.00–185.00	180.12
4	—	463	165.00–170.00	167.43
6	—	310	195.00–205.00	200.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	175.00–185.00	179.63
8	—	420	187.00–197.00	191.82
8	—	570	163.00–168.00	165.43
9	—	634	160.00–165.00	162.24
10	—	318	207.00–217.00	211.88
11	—	522	170.00–177.00	173.05
4	—	365	200.00–215.00	207.40
4	—	663	157.00–162.00	160.27
8	—	270	210.00–235.00	222.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	162.00–172.00	165.25
3	—	467	157.00–162.00	160.39
3	—	530	142.00–147.00	145.40
5	—	323	180.00–190.00	184.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	108.00–111.00	109.88
2	—	1,260	103.00–104.00	103.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,115	77.00–81.00	78.78
10	—	1,199	82.00–87.00	83.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,011	76.00–77.00	76.74
11	—	1,017	65.00–71.00	68.50

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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