Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.59/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −171.25 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$266.59

17 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

vs FL average

−32.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	294.65	1,509	5thin
Medium and Large 2	531	254.90	1,354	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $155 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 sale17 hd

266.59

—

FL average6 barns · 75 hd

271.37

−4.77

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−32.67

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−171.25

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	1,655	164.28	2,718	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	147.46	1,835	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	121.99	1,278	11

Every lot, as filed

29 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%	—	1,270	142.97/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,816	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	157.71/cwt	152.00–161.50	1,870	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	117.26/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,208	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	125.93/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,337	6
Bulls	—	—	1,617	173.34/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,803	8
Bulls	—	—	1,688	156.23/cwt	149.00–164.00	2,637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	245.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	297.28/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	257.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	294.65/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	287.34/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	271.13/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	284.59/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	229.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	274.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	349.67/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	378.29/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,241	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	347.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	319.14/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	270.29/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	298.95/cwt	290.00–310.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	261.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	413.00/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	294.64/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	247.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	327.85/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	315.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	314.49/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,491	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 432Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 204Year ago 448

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,270	134.00–149.00	142.97
7	—	1,186	152.00–161.50	157.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	115.00–121.00	117.26
6	—	1,062	124.00–130.00	125.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,617	167.00–184.00	173.34
9	—	1,688	149.00–164.00	156.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	370.00–390.00	378.29
5	350–400	362	340.00–365.00	349.67
8	400–450	423	290.00–305.00	297.28
6	450–500	470	280.00–295.00	287.34
7	500–550	504	250.00–270.00	261.33
5	550–600	569	240.00–255.00	245.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	400.00–425.00	413.00
5	450–500	474	305.00–330.00	314.49
5	500–550	512	280.00–305.00	294.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	340.00–360.00	347.63
5	350–400	374	310.00–325.00	319.14
4	400–450	428	260.00–280.00	270.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	290.00–310.00	298.95
5	350–400	365	275.00–300.00	284.59
7	400–450	411	260.00–280.00	271.13
6	450–500	475	250.00–265.00	257.58
5	500–550	519	220.00–235.00	229.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	320.00–340.00	327.85
5	350–400	370	310.00–320.00	315.84
4	400–450	420	285.00–305.00	294.64
7	450–500	471	270.00–280.00	274.36
4	500–550	513	240.00–255.00	247.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	260.00–270.00	264.90

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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