Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.52/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −147.26 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$291.52

12 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.43

vs FL average

−17.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	291.52	1,539	12thin

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 sale12 hd

291.52

—

FL average4 barns · 40 hd

276.08

+15.43

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−17.09

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−147.26

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	—	High	1,510	145.73	2,200	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	119.70	1,352	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	108.56	1,126	10

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls	—	—	1,893	153.54/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,907	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	108.56/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,126	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	118.22/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,316	19
Bulls	—	—	1,382	143.13/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,978	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	126.74/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	243.58/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	294.53/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	326.90/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,203	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	345.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	313.77/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	284.69/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	384.26/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	255.86/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	284.14/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	257.79/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	305.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,273	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	337.62/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,064	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	351.26/cwt	345.00–355.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	342.27/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	288.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	312.41/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	426.04/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,138	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	394.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,238	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	282.38/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,293	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	294.93/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	375.73/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,240	5

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 657Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 255Year ago 302

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	149.00–157.00	153.54
6	—	1,382	136.00–146.00	143.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,037	105.00–115.00	108.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	114.00–123.00	118.22
4	—	1,208	125.00–129.00	126.74

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	273	345.00–355.00	351.26
10	300–350	315	330.00–345.00	337.62
10	350–400	368	315.00–340.00	326.90
6	400–450	415	305.00–320.00	312.41
6	450–500	458	275.00–290.00	282.38
5	500–550	512	250.00–265.00	255.86
4	550–600	573	240.00–247.00	243.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	285.00–305.00	294.53
7	400–450	419	280.00–290.00	284.14
5	450–500	467	250.00–270.00	257.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	370.00–385.00	375.73
6	350–400	373	330.00–360.00	345.50
5	400–450	416	300.00–315.00	305.91
5	450–500	466	280.00–295.00	288.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	267	410.00–440.00	426.04
7	300–350	314	390.00–400.00	394.17
5	350–400	366	380.00–390.00	384.26
5	400–450	406	330.00–360.00	342.27
5	450–500	467	305.00–320.00	313.77
8	500–550	508	290.00–300.00	294.93
4	550–600	568	275.00–295.00	284.69

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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