Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.42/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −166.36 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$272.42

4 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.50

vs FL average

−31.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	272.42	1,425	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $482.99, low $369.20, median $438.78 across 25 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

272.42

—

FL average4 barns · 54 hd

269.92

+2.50

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−31.97

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−166.36

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	1,537	150.52	2,313	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	127.28	1,511	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	109.75	1,157	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	382.75/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,428	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	109.75/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,157	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	124.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,356	17
Bulls	—	—	1,562	145.33/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	154.41/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,344	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	133.90/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	278.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	318.93/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	305.39/cwt	295.00–315.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	327.76/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,173	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	339.25/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	337.79/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	253.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	291.48/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	325.89/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	359.86/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,295	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	350.31/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	270.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	261.13/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	347.64/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	272.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	397.20/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	288.79/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	407.77/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	378.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,220	7

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 Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 775Year ago 647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 287Year ago 237

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	400.00–415.00	407.77
6	300–350	318	390.00–405.00	397.20
4	350–400	373	375.00–390.00	382.75
4	400–450	413	340.00–355.00	347.64
4	450–500	458	315.00–323.00	318.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	340.00–360.00	350.31
5	350–400	365	330.00–345.00	339.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	370.00–385.00	378.91
10	350–400	360	350.00–370.00	359.86
4	400–450	418	320.00–332.00	325.89
4	500–550	523	270.00–275.00	272.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	330.00–345.00	337.79
8	350–400	358	315.00–340.00	327.76
5	400–450	420	280.00–295.00	288.79
3	450–500	458	275.00–280.00	278.27
5	500–550	526	250.00–260.00	253.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	295.00–315.00	305.39
3	350–400	360	285.00–305.00	291.48
4	400–450	428	265.00–275.00	270.09
5	450–500	465	255.00–265.00	261.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,054	104.00–116.00	109.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,092	120.00–130.00	124.16
8	—	1,390	132.00–139.00	133.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	141.00–147.00	145.33
4	—	1,518	150.00–159.00	154.41

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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