Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.90/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −145.94 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$291.90

19 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.65

vs FL average

−18.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	304.38	1,649	11thin
Medium and Large 2	543	274.75	1,491	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale19 hd

291.90

—

FL average3 barns · 50 hd

286.25

+5.65

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−18.87

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−145.94

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	1,576	152.67	2,405	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,485	131.12	1,947	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	117.01	1,408	12

Every lot, as filed

33 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	127.81/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,921	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	136.63/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,988	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	117.01/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,408	12
Bulls	—	—	1,408	142.10/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,001	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	163.25/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	354.53/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	392.35/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	285.80/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	271.74/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	282.26/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	306.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	344.19/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	335.32/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	352.98/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,468	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	369.42/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	354.53/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	321.21/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	312.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	301.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	309.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	319.17/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	384.77/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	238.66/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	259.35/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	267.24/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	412.03/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	301.21/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	257.13/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	424.58/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	294.82/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,232	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 610Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 261Year ago 332

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,503	124.00–132.00	127.81
9	—	1,455	134.00–142.00	136.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,203	110.00–121.00	117.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	138.00–149.00	142.10
3	—	1,743	158.00–169.00	163.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	340.00–370.00	354.53
10	350–400	370	330.00–360.00	344.19
6	400–450	420	300.00–325.00	312.80
7	450–500	463	290.00–310.00	301.11
10	500–550	515	252.00–267.00	259.35
4	550–600	570	250.00–255.00	252.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	310.00–325.00	319.17
4	350–400	365	300.00–320.00	309.73
5	400–450	414	280.00–290.00	285.80
7	450–500	472	260.00–280.00	271.74
4	500–550	525	230.00–247.00	238.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	410.00–440.00	424.58
6	300–350	320	405.00–420.00	412.03
4	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.35
9	400–450	416	340.00–370.00	352.98
8	450–500	465	320.00–350.00	335.32
4	500–550	508	305.00–315.00	309.93
7	550–600	561	290.00–310.00	301.21
4	600–650	624	252.00–265.00	257.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	380.00–390.00	384.77
5	350–400	364	355.00–380.00	369.42
5	400–450	420	315.00–330.00	321.21
5	450–500	470	300.00–315.00	306.19
4	500–550	515	270.00–295.00	282.26
4	550–600	570	260.00–275.00	267.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	340.00–370.00	354.53
4	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	345.10
4	400–450	418	285.00–305.00	294.82

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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