Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.20/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$194.20

89 head · 412 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$28.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.89

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	200.52	843	57
Medium and Large 2	394	187.34	738	23
Medium and Large 3	408	171.68	700	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.83/cwt here — about $143 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 sale89 hd

194.20

—

FL average9 barns · 688 hd

187.31

+6.89

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	1,520	97.94	1,489	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	75.75	907	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	65.71	726	4thin

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	—	415	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	145.52/cwt	142.00–148.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	152.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	164.11/cwt	160.00–167.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.90/cwt	150.00–157.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	159.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	201.29/cwt	190.00–210.00	821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	212.77/cwt	205.00–220.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	196.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	165.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	238.10/cwt	225.00–250.00	626	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	170.26/cwt	168.00–175.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	174.06/cwt	170.00–176.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	163.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	221.63/cwt	210.00–230.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	161.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	182.87/cwt	177.00–187.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	179.85/cwt	175.00–185.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.48/cwt	150.00–157.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	193.16/cwt	187.00–197.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.79/cwt	172.00–187.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	142.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.59/cwt	145.00–152.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	165.11/cwt	162.00–170.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	205.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	176.21/cwt	170.00–182.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	143.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.17/cwt	127.00–137.00	816	7
Bulls	—	—	1,385	91.91/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,969	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	77.70/cwt	75.00–82.00	970	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	65.71/cwt	62.00–68.00	726	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	72.01/cwt	69.00–74.00	791	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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,848Last week 1,313Year ago 1,487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 269Year ago 203

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	160.00–170.00	165.06
5	—	460	160.00–167.00	164.11
5	—	519	150.00–155.00	153.03
6	—	323	172.00–187.00	179.79
4	—	575	145.00–152.00	148.59
6	—	363	170.00–182.00	176.21
7	—	622	127.00–137.00	131.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	142.00–148.00	145.52
3	—	315	150.00–157.00	152.48
4	—	365	145.00–150.00	147.57
5	—	462	140.00–145.00	143.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	150.00–155.00	152.57
5	—	420	150.00–157.00	152.90
6	—	355	155.00–165.00	159.93
5	—	514	140.00–145.00	142.08
5	—	319	162.00–170.00	165.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	408	190.00–210.00	201.29
12	—	263	225.00–250.00	238.10
3	—	567	168.00–175.00	170.26
5	—	320	210.00–230.00	221.63
6	—	525	175.00–185.00	180.10
8	—	613	160.00–165.00	161.94
5	—	470	177.00–187.00	182.87
9	—	381	200.00–210.00	205.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	205.00–220.00	212.77
3	—	327	190.00–200.00	196.73
4	—	513	160.00–170.00	165.07
3	—	483	170.00–176.00	174.06
4	—	413	175.00–185.00	179.85
5	—	365	187.00–197.00	193.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	160.00–165.00	163.06
4	—	330	180.00–185.00	182.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	90.00–94.00	91.91
1	—	1,790	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,249	75.00–82.00	77.70
12	—	1,098	69.00–74.00	72.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	62.00–68.00	65.71

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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