Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.37/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$172.37

92 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$17.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.73

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	174.43	827	54
Medium and Large 2	398	173.23	689	29
Medium and Large 3	411	157.21	645	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $182 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 sale92 hd

172.37

—

FL average9 barns · 607 hd

161.64

+10.73

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	1,569	100.36	1,574	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	69.52	812	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	59.01	643	11

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	322	152.71/cwt	140.00–162.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.11/cwt	132.00–140.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	154.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.10/cwt	128.00–136.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	159.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	180.17/cwt	175.00–185.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	163.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	164.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	154.57/cwt	151.00–156.00	944	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	166.62/cwt	162.00–172.00	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	204.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	155.07/cwt	150.00–160.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	164.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.59/cwt	175.00–190.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	146.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	144.43/cwt	142.00–147.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	168.41/cwt	165.00–172.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.42/cwt	170.00–180.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.93/cwt	134.00–139.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	148.65/cwt	147.00–150.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	143.24/cwt	140.00–146.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	191.83/cwt	187.00–197.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	96.15/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,519	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	103.51/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,615	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	71.96/cwt	71.00–77.00	876	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	67.53/cwt	64.00–70.00	762	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	59.01/cwt	56.00–62.00	643	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 Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 933Last week 1,243Year ago 1,485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 219Year ago 129

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	140.00–162.00	152.71
6	—	358	157.00–162.00	159.45
6	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.56
6	—	463	142.00–147.00	144.43
5	—	576	134.00–139.00	135.93
7	—	415	147.00–150.00	148.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	132.00–140.00	136.11
4	—	268	150.00–160.00	154.77
4	—	523	128.00–136.00	132.10
8	—	378	147.00–155.00	150.92
9	—	411	140.00–146.00	143.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	140.00–150.00	146.49
4	—	383	137.00–145.00	141.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	175.00–185.00	180.17
3	—	482	160.00–165.00	163.39
4	—	508	150.00–160.00	155.07
8	—	410	165.00–172.00	168.41
6	—	313	185.00–190.00	187.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	160.00–170.00	164.13
4	—	470	145.00–152.00	148.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	151.00–156.00	154.57
11	—	507	162.00–172.00	166.62
4	—	265	200.00–210.00	204.72
5	—	560	160.00–167.00	164.13
10	—	425	175.00–190.00	182.59
9	—	471	170.00–180.00	175.42
6	—	363	187.00–197.00	191.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	93.00–99.00	96.15
4	—	1,560	101.00–106.00	103.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,217	71.00–77.00	71.96
16	—	1,128	64.00–70.00	67.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,090	56.00–62.00	59.01

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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