Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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 $299.37/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −138.48 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$299.37

9 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$21.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.07

vs FL average

−14.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	308.75	1,587	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	287.64	1,510	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.11/cwt here — about $77 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 sale9 hd

299.37

—

FL average5 barns · 75 hd

286.30

+13.07

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−14.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−138.48

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	155.99	2,393	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	133.59	1,490	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	117.81	1,383	16

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%	—	1,174	117.81/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,383	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	130.19/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,359	30
Bulls	—	—	1,559	151.97/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,369	7
Bulls	—	—	1,491	163.02/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,431	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	142.08/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,840	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	259.16/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	312.50/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	277.78/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	407.80/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	337.14/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	262.17/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	308.75/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	345.54/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,130	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	385.77/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	357.18/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.27/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,315	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	255.18/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	287.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	301.23/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	425.55/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	368.82/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	387.24/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,406	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	330.27/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	287.62/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	324.22/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,076	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 May 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 723Year ago 847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 404Last week 192Year ago 312

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady 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 — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,174	110.00–121.00	117.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,044	125.00–136.00	130.19
12	—	1,295	138.00–148.00	142.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	140.00–156.00	151.97
4	—	1,491	159.00–170.00	163.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	335.00–360.00	345.54
8	350–400	368	330.00–345.00	337.14
7	400–450	411	300.00–330.00	312.50
6	450–500	458	280.00–295.00	287.62
5	500–550	514	255.00–265.00	259.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	315.00–330.00	324.22
5	400–450	427	270.00–290.00	277.78
4	450–500	473	250.00–275.00	262.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	245.00–265.00	255.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	410.00–435.00	425.55
4	300–350	313	400.00–415.00	407.80
12	350–400	363	380.00–395.00	387.24
6	400–450	413	340.00–375.00	357.18
6	450–500	463	320.00–340.00	330.27
5	500–550	514	300.00–315.00	308.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	380.00–390.00	385.77
10	350–400	365	350.00–370.00	360.27
6	400–450	423	330.00–410.00	368.82
7	450–500	464	295.00–310.00	301.23
4	500–550	525	280.00–295.00	287.64

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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