Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.13/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −152.70 against this barn's trailing median of $399.83.

Average price

$247.13

11 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.91

vs FL average

−25.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	247.13	1,305	11thin

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

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 sale11 hd

247.13

—

FL average5 barns · 47 hd

245.22

+1.91

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−25.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.83

−152.70

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	1,747	165.19	2,887	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	138.31	1,845	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,226	117.45	1,440	9thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	315.83/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,317	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	132.99/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,767	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	143.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,920	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	117.45/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,440	9
Bulls	—	—	1,703	160.27/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,729	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	169.12/cwt	163.00–174.00	3,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	297.74/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	289.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	294.76/cwt	285.00–305.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	264.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	270.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	414.31/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	330.34/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	253.18/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	255.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	264.76/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	294.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	319.69/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	248.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	295.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	271.16/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	287.94/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	380.89/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	382.73/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	272.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	868	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 659Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 422Last week 325Year ago 421

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	414.31
7	350–400	367	370.00–390.00	380.89
5	400–450	417	310.00–320.00	315.83
5	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	295.87
5	500–550	515	285.00–290.00	287.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	375.00–390.00	382.73
7	400–450	414	290.00–300.00	294.14
5	450–500	479	265.00–275.00	270.95
7	500–550	521	250.00–260.00	255.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	310.00–345.00	330.34
7	350–400	374	305.00–330.00	319.69
5	400–450	416	280.00–310.00	297.74
5	450–500	463	265.00–280.00	271.16
7	500–550	511	240.00–255.00	248.39
4	550–600	558	240.00–250.00	244.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	285.00–305.00	294.76
4	350–400	355	280.00–300.00	289.86
6	400–450	425	255.00–275.00	264.76
9	450–500	469	245.00–260.00	253.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	260.00–280.00	272.23
4	350–400	363	260.00–270.00	264.83
4	400–450	425	240.00–250.00	245.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,329	124.00–138.00	132.99
23	—	1,339	140.00–150.00	143.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	110.00–124.00	117.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,703	158.00–161.00	160.27
5	—	1,783	163.00–174.00	169.12

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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