Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower under light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.76/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −159.74 against this barn's trailing median of $398.50.

Average price

$238.76

8 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.91

vs FL average

−28.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	238.76	1,302	8thin

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.47, low $322.57, median $398.50 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 sale8 hd

238.76

—

FL average4 barns · 56 hd

244.67

−5.91

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−28.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.50

−159.74

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	—	High	1,397	168.30	2,352	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	145.35	1,863	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	117.89	1,260	7thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 3	300–350	318	337.68/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	314.58/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	293.33/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	267.35/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	279.44/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	275.28/cwt	260.00–285.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	250.27/cwt	240.00–260.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	311.06/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	284.38/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	263.65/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	255.16/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	287.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	322.32/cwt	315.00–330.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	334.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	272.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	290.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	232.40/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	310.17/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,157	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	117.89/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,260	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	154.20/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,017	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	141.33/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,795	11
Bulls	—	—	1,518	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,658	6
Bulls	—	—	1,325	164.23/cwt	151.00–168.00	2,176	10

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 689Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 339Year ago 284

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower under light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	330.00–345.00	337.68
5	350–400	376	305.00–315.00	311.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	305.00–325.00	314.58
7	450–500	463	285.00–300.00	293.33
4	500–550	523	277.00–282.00	279.44
5	550–600	572	265.00–271.00	267.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	330.00–340.00	334.90
4	400–450	420	280.00–295.00	287.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	305.00–315.00	310.17
4	400–450	420	280.00–300.00	290.12
4	450–500	470	270.00–275.00	272.42
4	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	245.12
4	550–600	568	225.00–240.00	232.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	260.00–285.00	275.28
4	350–400	375	240.00–260.00	250.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	315.00–330.00	322.32
4	350–400	365	270.00–300.00	284.38
5	400–450	416	255.00–270.00	263.65
4	450–500	468	245.00–265.00	255.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	111.00–124.00	117.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	152.00–156.00	154.20
11	—	1,270	131.00–145.00	141.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	170.00–180.00	175.09
10	—	1,325	151.00–168.00	164.23

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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