Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

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 steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.04/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −169.80 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$268.04

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.95

vs FL average

−18.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	268.04	1,482	14thin

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

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 sale14 hd

268.04

—

FL average5 barns · 106 hd

259.09

+8.95

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−18.78

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−169.80

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	1,489	135.45	2,017	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	128.42	1,401	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	112.65	1,211	13

Every lot, as filed

28 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	300–350	317	319.43/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	222.83/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	267.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	277.73/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,147	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	289.69/cwt	280.00–300.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	258.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	297.76/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	344.44/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	241.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	275.14/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	350.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	262.72/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	381.61/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	289.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,341	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	247.51/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	263.92/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	267.38/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	299.59/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	321.61/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	257.13/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	240.89/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	251.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	402.31/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,328	6
Bulls	—	—	1,478	127.97/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,891	9
Bulls	—	—	1,515	152.27/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,307	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,527	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	112.65/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,211	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	122.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,281	8

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 713Year ago 1,465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 251Year ago 390

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and 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
5	300–350	317	305.00–330.00	319.43
6	350–400	365	285.00–315.00	299.59
12	400–450	413	265.00–290.00	277.73
5	450–500	469	255.00–270.00	263.92
5	500–550	514	230.00–260.00	247.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	280.00–300.00	289.69
4	350–400	365	260.00–275.00	267.60
5	400–450	415	240.00–260.00	251.71
5	450–500	474	235.00–250.00	240.89
5	500–550	529	220.00–227.00	222.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	250.00–270.00	258.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	335.00–360.00	344.44
4	400–450	425	290.00–305.00	297.76
6	450–500	458	260.00–275.00	267.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	390.00–415.00	402.31
5	350–400	372	370.00–390.00	381.61
4	400–450	408	340.00–360.00	350.18
10	450–500	463	280.00–300.00	289.73
6	500–550	530	260.00–290.00	275.14
8	550–600	570	250.00–275.00	262.72
5	600–650	626	240.00–250.00	241.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	310.00–330.00	321.61
6	400–450	418	245.00–270.00	257.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,478	123.00–138.00	127.97
4	—	1,515	146.00–158.00	152.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,134	132.00–136.00	134.64
8	—	1,048	120.00–127.00	122.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,075	107.00–119.00	112.65

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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