Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $248.43/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −189.42 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$248.43

21 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$17.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.46

vs FL average

−18.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	256.91	1,382	11thin
Medium and Large 2	546	239.09	1,304	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.82/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd

248.43

—

FL average6 barns · 163 hd

243.96

+4.46

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−18.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−189.42

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	1,512	149.06	2,253	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	120.69	1,501	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	114.14	1,123	18

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	241.86/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	245.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	227.10/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,301	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	275.81/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	268.69/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	234.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	268.33/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	247.40/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	246.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	302.57/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	335.44/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	294.05/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	275.41/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,275	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	246.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	288.80/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	321.67/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,209	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	236.03/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	278.19/cwt	270.00–290.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	290.18/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,213	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	241.27/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	244.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	350.23/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,131	6
Bulls	—	—	1,484	147.85/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,194	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	163.07/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,935	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	137.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,741	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	120.69/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,501	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	114.14/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,123	18

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 Sep 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 735Year ago 1,003

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 232Year ago 430

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	285.00–310.00	294.05
8	400–450	418	280.00–300.00	290.18
10	450–500	463	260.00–290.00	275.41
5	500–550	516	230.00–260.00	241.86
5	550–600	573	220.00–232.00	227.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	240.00–250.00	246.07
5	400–450	410	240.00–250.00	245.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	270.00–290.00	278.19
7	350–400	369	270.00–280.00	275.81
5	450–500	464	235.00–250.00	241.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	285.00–315.00	302.57
7	450–500	469	260.00–275.00	268.69
5	500–550	522	235.00–250.00	244.14
5	550–600	569	230.00–240.00	234.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	423	320.00–350.00	335.44
7	450–500	472	280.00–295.00	288.80
5	500–550	514	260.00–280.00	268.33
6	550–600	558	245.00–252.00	247.40
5	600–650	605	235.00–240.00	236.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	340.00–360.00	350.23
7	350–400	376	315.00–330.00	321.67
7	450–500	464	240.00–255.00	246.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,484	143.00–151.00	147.85
3	—	1,800	161.00–165.00	163.07
3	—	1,270	135.00–138.00	137.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,244	118.00–128.00	120.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	984	108.00–118.00	114.14

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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