Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.75/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.08 against this barn's trailing median of $399.83.

Average price

$258.75

9 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$15.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs FL average

−17.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	265.84	1,366	5thin
Medium and Large 2	523	249.88	1,307	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.96/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.47, low $343.85, median $399.83 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

258.75

—

FL average4 barns · 43 hd

254.28

+4.47

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−17.42

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.83

−141.08

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	1,534	145.28	2,228	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	136.90	1,581	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	120.08	1,207	6thin

Every lot, as filed

25 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	120.08/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,207	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	131.77/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,418	23
Bulls	—	—	1,533	135.51/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,077	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	151.14/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,318	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	143.84/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,815	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	292.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	345.54/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,092	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	400.36/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	369.63/cwt	360.00–380.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	344.44/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	314.33/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	265.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	414.46/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	449.46/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	381.69/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	302.29/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	297.30/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	278.27/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	333.62/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	320.30/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	467.84/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	370.35/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	308.82/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	268.85/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,272	5

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 (Wed)

Wed Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 450Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 313Year ago 319

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,005	116.00–123.00	120.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,076	127.00–137.00	131.77
17	—	1,262	140.00–148.00	143.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	132.00–140.00	135.51
5	—	1,534	148.00–154.00	151.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	360.00–380.00	369.63
11	300–350	316	330.00–360.00	345.54
7	350–400	367	320.00–345.00	333.62
5	400–450	408	300.00–315.00	308.82
4	450–500	463	285.00–300.00	292.70
5	500–550	514	260.00–270.00	265.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	305.00–320.00	314.33
4	350–400	365	295.00–310.00	302.29
5	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	268.85
4	500–550	523	245.00–255.00	249.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	385.00–410.00	400.36
7	350–400	381	370.00–390.00	381.69
4	400–450	423	310.00–330.00	320.30
4	450–500	458	285.00–310.00	297.30
3	550–600	570	275.00–285.00	278.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	455.00–480.00	467.84
6	300–350	323	440.00–460.00	449.46
7	350–400	356	400.00–425.00	414.46
6	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	370.35
4	450–500	468	330.00–360.00	344.44

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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