Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $165.20/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$165.20

101 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	419	167.53	702	39
Medium and Large 1	501	165.82	831	50
Medium and Large 3	444	155.08	689	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.46/cwt here — about $13 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 sale101 hd

165.20

—

FL average9 barns · 724 hd

158.03

+7.17

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	1,643	94.63	1,555	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,106	67.97	752	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	60.28	674	9thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	418	151.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	155.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	128.52/cwt	125.00–132.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	130.95/cwt	127.00–133.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	148.40/cwt	145.00–152.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	160.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	134.95/cwt	133.00–139.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	186.20/cwt	180.00–195.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	177.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	145.54/cwt	144.00–150.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	178.99/cwt	175.00–182.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	191.63/cwt	190.00–195.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.07/cwt	157.00–167.00	840	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	151.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	128.03/cwt	126.00–132.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	185.06/cwt	182.00–187.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	157.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.83/cwt	135.00–143.00	580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	171.42/cwt	167.00–175.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	154.04/cwt	152.00–156.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	180.42/cwt	177.00–182.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	129.15/cwt	125.00–132.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	732	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	96.90/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	90.08/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	70.74/cwt	70.00–72.00	745	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	60.28/cwt	58.00–62.00	674	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	66.59/cwt	64.00–68.00	754	10

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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,243Last week 763Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 75Year ago 326

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	145.00–155.00	151.77
4	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.54
3	—	562	127.00–133.00	130.95
4	—	513	134.00–140.00	136.93
7	—	363	155.00–160.00	157.24
3	—	603	120.00–124.00	121.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	150.00–159.00	155.47
4	—	538	125.00–132.00	128.52
6	—	365	145.00–152.00	148.40
12	—	418	135.00–143.00	138.83
8	—	475	135.00–142.00	138.61
4	—	265	152.00–156.00	154.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	126.00–132.00	128.03
4	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.57
5	—	466	125.00–132.00	129.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	155.00–165.00	160.61
5	—	266	180.00–195.00	186.20
7	—	372	175.00–180.00	177.96
4	—	568	146.00–150.00	148.03
5	—	506	150.00–155.00	151.98
8	—	415	165.00–170.00	167.44
3	—	332	177.00–182.00	180.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	152.00–160.00	155.90
3	—	727	133.00–139.00	134.95
7	—	634	144.00–150.00	145.54
9	—	414	175.00–182.00	178.99
3	—	317	190.00–195.00	191.63
10	—	518	157.00–167.00	162.07
5	—	377	182.00–187.00	185.06
7	—	465	167.00–175.00	171.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	140.00–145.00	142.58
6	—	365	165.00–170.00	167.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	93.00–101.00	96.90
2	—	1,530	89.00–91.00	90.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	70.00–72.00	70.74
10	—	1,132	64.00–68.00	66.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,118	58.00–62.00	60.28

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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