Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.68/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −150.17 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$287.68

11 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.89

vs FL average

−21.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	287.68	1,567	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.99, low $352.46, median $437.85 across 33 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 sale11 hd

287.68

—

FL average4 barns · 32 hd

274.79

+12.89

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−21.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−150.17

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	1,665	152.76	2,544	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	121.79	1,518	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	111.12	1,219	7thin

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%	—	1,097	111.12/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,219	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	117.32/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,431	20
Bulls	—	—	1,313	142.90/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,876	4
Bulls	—	—	1,806	156.70/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,830	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	126.75/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,617	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	353.53/cwt	345.00–365.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	276.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	312.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	262.90/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	377.76/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	299.85/cwt	290.00–310.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	332.53/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	411.36/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	272.43/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,139	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	302.72/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,268	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	330.34/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	370.15/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	296.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	355.14/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	297.32/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	281.92/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,350	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	338.95/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,427	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	393.41/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	324.73/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	257.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,222	4

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 Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 762Last week 571Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 369Last week 281Year ago 308

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,097	107.00–117.00	111.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,220	112.00–121.00	117.32
18	—	1,276	123.00–132.00	126.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	134.00–147.00	142.90
10	—	1,806	151.00–164.00	156.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	345.00–365.00	353.53
9	300–350	324	320.00–350.00	332.53
8	350–400	363	320.00–340.00	330.34
9	400–450	419	290.00–320.00	302.72
11	450–500	479	270.00–297.00	281.92
5	500–550	517	260.00–267.00	262.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	290.00–310.00	299.85
6	400–450	418	260.00–285.00	272.43
4	450–500	475	250.00–265.00	257.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	400.00–420.00	411.36
7	300–350	306	385.00–405.00	393.41
4	350–400	363	370.00–385.00	377.76
9	400–450	421	325.00–355.00	338.95
10	450–500	463	315.00–335.00	324.73
6	500–550	528	285.00–310.00	297.32
5	550–600	565	270.00–280.00	276.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	365.00–375.00	370.15
4	350–400	365	345.00–365.00	355.14
4	400–450	420	305.00–320.00	312.77
5	450–500	476	290.00–300.00	296.18

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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