Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.97/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −147.81 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$290.97

12 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$33.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.98

vs FL average

−19.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	310.23	1,591	5thin
Medium and Large 2	521	277.21	1,444	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.02/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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

290.97

—

FL average4 barns · 47 hd

281.98

+8.98

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−19.80

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−147.81

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	1,499	153.81	2,306	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	129.94	1,586	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	115.41	1,191	12

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%	—	1,032	115.41/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,191	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	127.42/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,530	8
Bulls	—	—	1,553	149.05/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,428	160.16/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,287	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	356.82/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,153	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	343.08/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	317.61/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	355.20/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	429.34/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	359.69/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	359.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	258.69/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	287.67/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	312.72/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	267.61/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	301.15/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	386.11/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	277.21/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	310.23/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	314.77/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	332.36/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	387.20/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	423.61/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	270.90/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,281	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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 572Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 223Year ago 186

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,032	111.00–119.00	115.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	123.00–133.00	127.42
2	—	1,300	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	138.00–153.00	149.05
3	—	1,428	155.00–165.00	160.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	273	350.00–370.00	359.36
10	300–350	323	340.00–375.00	356.82
6	350–400	378	325.00–360.00	343.08
4	400–450	428	300.00–325.00	312.72
6	500–550	528	260.00–275.00	267.61
8	550–600	573	250.00–267.00	258.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	310.00–325.00	317.61
4	400–450	430	280.00–295.00	287.67
5	450–500	473	265.00–275.00	270.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	410.00–460.00	429.34
7	300–350	324	400.00–440.00	423.61
6	350–400	375	380.00–395.00	387.20
7	400–450	420	345.00–370.00	355.20
8	450–500	455	320.00–345.00	332.36
5	500–550	513	300.00–325.00	310.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	309	375.00–395.00	386.11
5	350–400	382	350.00–375.00	359.69
4	400–450	430	305.00–325.00	314.77
5	450–500	478	295.00–305.00	301.15
7	500–550	521	270.00–287.00	277.21

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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