Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.66/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −151.19 against this barn's trailing median of $437.85.

Average price

$286.66

21 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$35.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.43

vs FL average

−15.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	300.16	1,626	13thin
Medium and Large 2	520	264.71	1,376	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.45/cwt here — about $249 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 sale21 hd

286.66

—

FL average5 barns · 89 hd

271.22

+15.43

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−15.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

437.85

−151.19

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	1,498	145.31	2,177	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	118.55	1,367	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	108.57	1,132	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	307.56/cwt	305.00–310.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	246.17/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	269.73/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	263.73/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,229	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	222.93/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	272.76/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,159	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	308.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	266.08/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	312.23/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	455.38/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	342.14/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	384.31/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	385.17/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	286.15/cwt	280.00–295.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	321.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	424.64/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	292.77/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	264.71/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	288.18/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	251.65/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	255.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	312.93/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	351.70/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	280.27/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,312	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	290.62/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,651	6
Bulls	—	—	1,498	145.31/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,177	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	116.43/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,316	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	130.75/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,678	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	108.57/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,132	11

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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 911Last week 1,079Year ago 1,027

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 304Year ago 342

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 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
4	300–350	318	305.00–310.00	307.56
8	400–450	425	265.00–280.00	272.76
7	450–500	466	255.00–275.00	263.73
5	500–550	520	240.00–255.00	246.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	280.00–295.00	286.15
8	350–400	375	260.00–280.00	269.73
7	400–450	411	245.00–260.00	251.65
5	500–550	517	220.00–225.00	222.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	430.00–490.00	455.38
4	300–350	313	410.00–440.00	424.64
4	350–400	363	380.00–390.00	385.17
5	400–450	417	310.00–330.00	321.65
6	450–500	465	300.00–325.00	312.23
7	500–550	519	300.00–320.00	308.34
6	550–600	568	270.00–310.00	290.62
8	600–650	614	280.00–295.00	288.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	340.00–360.00	351.70
4	350–400	363	300.00–325.00	312.93
5	400–450	429	260.00–275.00	266.08
6	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	255.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	370.00–400.00	384.31
4	350–400	368	335.00–350.00	342.14
5	400–450	422	285.00–305.00	292.77
6	450–500	468	270.00–290.00	280.27
8	500–550	520	250.00–280.00	264.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	143.00–151.00	145.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,130	112.00–123.00	116.43
4	—	1,283	126.00–135.00	130.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,043	105.00–112.00	108.57

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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