Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.43/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −137.62 against this barn's trailing median of $405.05.

Average price

$267.43

4 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.99

vs FL average

+0.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	267.43	1,391	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.78, low $373.13, median $405.05 across 18 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 sale4 hd

267.43

—

FL average5 barns · 44 hd

258.44

+8.99

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

+0.56

This barn, trailing median18 sales

405.05

−137.62

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	1,621	155.63	2,523	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	140.15	1,653	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	116.79	1,173	8thin

Every lot, as filed

25 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	116.79/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,173	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	132.52/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,516	16
Bulls	—	—	1,450	143.23/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,077	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	162.72/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,797	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,740	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	267.43/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	418.84/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	324.19/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	455.34/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	304.84/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	328.45/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	315.17/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	342.93/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.32/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	369.63/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,153	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	352.23/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	285.18/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	412.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	377.68/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	469.73/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.35/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	397.59/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	323.33/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	386.18/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	305.48/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,124	6

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 (Mon)

Mon Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 534Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 287Year ago 282

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	113.00–121.00	116.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,144	125.00–138.00	132.52
26	—	1,201	140.00–150.00	144.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	142.00–145.00	143.23
7	—	1,719	154.00–167.00	162.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	380.00–390.00	386.18
13	300–350	312	360.00–380.00	369.63
6	350–400	368	330.00–355.00	342.93
8	400–450	435	300.00–330.00	315.17
6	450–500	458	295.00–315.00	304.84
4	500–550	520	260.00–275.00	267.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	320.00–340.00	328.45
6	350–400	368	295.00–315.00	305.48
4	400–450	428	275.00–295.00	285.18
4	450–500	475	270.00–290.00	280.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	465.00–475.00	469.73
10	300–350	333	440.00–470.00	455.34
7	350–400	364	410.00–430.00	418.84
4	400–450	420	390.00–405.00	397.59
4	450–500	460	340.00–365.00	352.23
5	500–550	514	315.00–335.00	323.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	400.00–425.00	412.80
5	350–400	370	370.00–390.00	377.68
8	400–450	425	340.00–370.00	355.35
5	450–500	475	315.00–330.00	324.19

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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