Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $173.20/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$173.20

86 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	181.60	842	44
Medium and Large 3	392	166.29	653	13thin
Medium and Large 2	467	163.55	764	29

One grade step is worth $18.05/cwt here — about $78 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 sale86 hd

173.20

—

FL average9 barns · 811 hd

168.99

+4.20

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	1,714	98.13	1,682	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	71.67	867	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	59.02	624	6thin

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	—	404	163.20/cwt	150.00–165.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.58/cwt	125.00–132.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	163.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	161.63/cwt	160.00–168.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	146.05/cwt	137.00–147.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	161.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	175.63/cwt	174.00–182.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	178.86/cwt	167.00–180.00	935	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	172.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	154.10/cwt	152.00–160.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	160.29/cwt	157.00–162.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	191.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	146.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	176.42/cwt	175.00–190.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	148.96/cwt	147.00–155.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	161.55/cwt	160.00–168.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	188.81/cwt	187.00–200.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	154.92/cwt	152.00–160.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	181.63/cwt	180.00–187.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	193.53/cwt	180.00–195.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.11/cwt	135.00–145.00	537	5
Bulls	—	—	1,639	95.35/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,563	5
Bulls	—	—	2,090	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	68.58/cwt	65.00–70.00	778	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	74.46/cwt	71.00–77.00	951	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	59.02/cwt	57.00–61.00	624	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 Oct 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,472Last week 933Year ago 1,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 263Year ago 209

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
9	—	404	150.00–165.00	163.20
5	—	563	135.00–145.00	137.04
4	—	316	160.00–165.00	163.68
11	—	502	137.00–147.00	146.05
7	—	458	150.00–160.00	151.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	125.00–132.00	129.58
5	—	375	135.00–145.00	143.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	130.00–135.00	130.86
4	—	363	147.00–155.00	148.96
9	—	478	137.00–145.00	144.14
3	—	417	140.00–145.00	141.64
5	—	274	152.00–160.00	154.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	160.00–168.00	161.63
11	—	523	167.00–180.00	178.86
10	—	482	175.00–190.00	176.42
7	—	359	187.00–200.00	188.81
11	—	403	180.00–195.00	193.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	160.00–170.00	161.88
3	—	425	157.00–162.00	160.29
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
4	—	333	180.00–187.00	181.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	174.00–182.00	175.63
4	—	425	165.00–175.00	172.59
4	—	514	152.00–160.00	154.10
3	—	320	190.00–195.00	191.61
8	—	571	140.00–155.00	146.94
5	—	486	160.00–168.00	161.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,639	92.00–97.00	95.35
1	—	2,090	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,134	65.00–70.00	68.58
10	—	1,277	71.00–77.00	74.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,057	57.00–61.00	59.02

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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