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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.55/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$189.55

130 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$27.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	197.11	858	79
Medium and Large 2	423	182.10	771	33
Medium and Large 3	425	170.07	722	18thin

One grade step is worth $27.04/cwt here — about $136 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 sale130 hd

189.55

—

FL average9 barns · 720 hd

190.89

−1.33

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	—	Low	1,486	99.65	1,481	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	78.21	919	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	64.53	634	6thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 3	—	365	147.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	150.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	159.14/cwt	155.00–163.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	149.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.73/cwt	170.00–185.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.33/cwt	157.00–168.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	213.70/cwt	205.00–225.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	176.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	200.28/cwt	195.00–205.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	164.92/cwt	162.00–169.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	197.64/cwt	190.00–205.00	806	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	177.12/cwt	172.00–182.00	926	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	221.80/cwt	215.00–230.00	699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	172.11/cwt	167.00–177.00	969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	171.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	193.33/cwt	187.00–202.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.62/cwt	167.00–177.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	155.95/cwt	152.00–158.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	178.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	235.77/cwt	225.00–250.00	632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	187.26/cwt	180.00–195.00	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.31/cwt	152.00–160.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	172.47/cwt	167.00–175.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	185.86/cwt	180.00–192.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	139.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	171.20/cwt	167.00–177.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	184.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	165.45/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,011	8
Bulls	—	—	1,355	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,233	2
Bulls	—	—	1,451	99.57/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,445	4
Bulls	—	—	1,688	108.46/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	75.27/cwt	74.00–78.00	882	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	81.14/cwt	79.00–82.00	957	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	64.53/cwt	63.00–66.00	634	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,847Last week 1,848Year ago 1,385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 462Year ago 207

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	145.00–150.00	147.26
4	—	333	145.00–155.00	149.89
5	—	425	142.00–150.00	146.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	145.00–155.00	150.95
6	—	363	155.00–163.00	159.14
4	—	525	140.00–145.00	142.43
5	—	420	152.00–160.00	155.31
3	—	263	167.00–175.00	172.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	170.00–185.00	177.73
10	—	475	157.00–168.00	162.33
7	—	381	167.00–177.00	172.62
4	—	608	135.00–145.00	139.76
5	—	419	167.00–177.00	171.20
6	—	533	150.00–160.00	154.93
4	—	263	180.00–190.00	184.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	205.00–225.00	213.70
12	—	408	190.00–205.00	197.64
12	—	523	172.00–182.00	177.12
13	—	315	215.00–230.00	221.80
8	—	563	167.00–177.00	172.11
9	—	268	225.00–250.00	235.77
10	—	470	180.00–195.00	187.26
8	—	611	159.00–167.00	165.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	160.00–165.00	163.31
8	—	318	195.00–205.00	200.28
7	—	529	162.00–169.00	164.92
3	—	475	170.00–175.00	171.70
7	—	356	187.00–202.00	193.33
5	—	430	175.00–185.00	178.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	160.00–165.00	162.57
3	—	387	175.00–180.00	176.64
3	—	527	152.00–158.00	155.95
4	—	333	180.00–192.00	185.86
4	—	430	165.00–170.00	167.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,451	98.00–102.00	99.57
2	—	1,688	108.00–109.00	108.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	74.00–78.00	75.27
5	—	1,179	79.00–82.00	81.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	983	63.00–66.00	64.53

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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