Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.76/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$150.76

76 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$14.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.45

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	152.79	698	45
Medium and Large 2	393	149.21	586	27
Medium and Large 3	370	138.36	512	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about $186 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 sale76 hd

150.76

—

FL average9 barns · 793 hd

144.31

+6.45

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	—	High	1,759	117.21	2,062	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	73.88	835	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	64.46	677	12

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	277	168.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	149.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	158.87/cwt	155.00–162.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	138.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	149.06/cwt	147.00–152.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	199.80/cwt	195.00–205.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	157.86/cwt	152.00–162.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	184.79/cwt	178.00–192.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	151.93/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	168.70/cwt	167.00–172.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	157.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	144.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	194.41/cwt	190.00–198.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	170.95/cwt	167.00–177.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	176.83/cwt	170.00–183.00	826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	188.61/cwt	185.00–192.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	170.27/cwt	167.00–172.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	144.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	162.46/cwt	160.00–166.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	157.39/cwt	155.00–162.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	133.56/cwt	130.00–136.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.44/cwt	155.00–162.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.37/cwt	135.00–139.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	162.39/cwt	157.00–165.00	779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	117.21/cwt	114.00–121.00	2,062	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	71.31/cwt	68.00–76.00	815	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	79.96/cwt	78.00–83.00	879	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	64.46/cwt	60.00–67.00	677	12

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 Nov 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,240Last week 1,004Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 459Last week 163Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	165.00–170.00	168.49
4	—	323	165.00–170.00	167.60
13	—	468	150.00–160.00	154.48
5	—	518	140.00–147.00	144.30
5	—	366	160.00–166.00	162.46
6	—	433	155.00–162.00	158.44
5	—	578	135.00–139.00	137.37
4	—	610	127.00–133.00	130.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	145.00–155.00	149.83
7	—	321	155.00–162.00	158.87
5	—	408	147.00–152.00	149.06
3	—	477	140.00–146.00	144.03
3	—	283	155.00–162.00	157.39
5	—	516	130.00–136.00	133.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	135.00–142.00	138.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	195.00–205.00	199.80
5	—	614	152.00–162.00	157.86
6	—	423	178.00–192.00	184.79
4	—	678	148.00–156.00	151.93
3	—	555	167.00–172.00	168.70
7	—	363	190.00–198.00	194.41
5	—	511	167.00–177.00	170.95
13	—	467	170.00–183.00	176.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	175.00–180.00	177.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	155.00–160.00	157.94
6	—	330	185.00–192.00	188.61
3	—	418	167.00–172.00	170.27
6	—	368	175.00–180.00	177.45
3	—	480	157.00–165.00	162.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,759	114.00–121.00	117.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,143	68.00–76.00	71.31
11	—	1,099	78.00–83.00	79.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,050	60.00–67.00	64.46

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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