Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $268.75/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −166.90 against this barn's trailing median of $435.64.

Average price

$268.75

28 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$28.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs FL average

−11.38 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	285.42	1,264	9thin
Medium and Large 2	445	263.39	1,173	11thin
Medium and Large 3	413	257.36	1,063	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.06/cwt here — about $202 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 400–500 lb

33 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $473.31, low $368.34, median $435.64 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

268.75

—

FL average4 barns · 115 hd

270.83

−2.08

National average155 barns · 7,223 hd

280.13

−11.38

This barn, trailing median33 sales

435.64

−166.90

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	1,469	159.92	2,350	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	140.51	1,895	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	124.14	1,354	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%	—	1,091	124.14/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,354	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	134.71/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,532	14
Bulls	—	—	1,376	157.03/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,161	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	169.54/cwt	165.00–171.00	3,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	146.30/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,282	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	337.67/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	283.17/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,314	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	306.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	421.80/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	322.32/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	257.36/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,063	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	390.55/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	288.75/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	352	336.59/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	258.28/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	292.75/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	278.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	256.63/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	362.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	307.78/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	275.21/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	394.29/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	299.58/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	274.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	349.69/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,136	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 Jun 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 820Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 422Year ago 306

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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
7	—	1,091	122.00–126.00	124.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,137	127.00–140.00	134.71
14	—	1,560	143.00–156.00	146.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,376	147.00–161.00	157.03
3	—	1,780	165.00–171.00	169.54

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	328	330.00–345.00	337.67
5	350–400	375	310.00–330.00	322.32
4	400–450	418	290.00–310.00	299.58
5	450–500	463	270.00–280.00	274.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	300.00–310.00	306.11
8	350–400	383	280.00–305.00	292.75
4	400–450	418	270.00–280.00	275.21
7	450–500	461	250.00–265.00	256.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	270.00–290.00	278.15
8	400–450	413	250.00–265.00	257.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	380.00–400.00	390.55
4	350–400	373	350.00–375.00	362.08
7	400–450	416	280.00–300.00	288.75
9	450–500	464	275.00–290.00	283.17
5	500–550	517	250.00–270.00	258.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	405.00–440.00	421.80
6	350–400	368	380.00–410.00	394.29
7	400–450	411	305.00–310.00	307.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	340.00–360.00	349.69
3	350–400	352	320.00–345.00	336.59

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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