Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $294.32/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −144.46 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$294.32

12 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$20.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs FL average

−19.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	307.75	1,594	4thin
Medium and Large 2	508	287.61	1,461	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.14/cwt here — about $133 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

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

294.32

—

FL average3 barns · 44 hd

292.30

+2.02

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−19.78

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−144.46

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	1,341	153.55	2,060	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	132.30	1,586	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	116.06	1,185	8thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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%	—	1,021	116.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,185	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	125.38/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,315	14
Bulls	—	—	1,321	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,982	7
Bulls	—	—	1,413	165.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,344	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	137.40/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,799	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	259.93/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	344.58/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,240	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	386.78/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,230	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	412.80/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,292	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	394.65/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	327.11/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	426.86/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,174	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	314.82/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	287.61/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,461	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	355.36/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,493	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	289.63/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	367.15/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	299.79/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	364.86/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	277.33/cwt	270.00–285.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	319.70/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	287.49/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	275.20/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.70/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	316.09/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	360.71/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,136	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	369.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	307.75/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	337.46/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	264.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	340.27/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,242	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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 417Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 125Year ago 222

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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	—	1,021	110.00–120.00	116.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,049	122.00–130.00	125.38
19	—	1,309	133.00–141.00	137.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,321	145.00–155.00	150.02
2	—	1,413	160.00–170.00	165.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	263	360.00–380.00	369.52
10	300–350	315	345.00–375.00	360.71
12	350–400	360	330.00–360.00	344.58
8	400–450	408	305.00–325.00	314.82
8	450–500	468	280.00–300.00	289.63
5	500–550	523	260.00–270.00	264.09
4	550–600	558	255.00–265.00	259.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	315.00–340.00	327.11
7	350–400	361	305.00–325.00	316.09
5	400–450	422	270.00–300.00	287.49
6	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	267.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	270.00–285.00	277.33
4	350–400	383	265.00–285.00	275.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	380.00–395.00	386.78
6	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	364.86
6	400–450	423	310.00–330.00	319.70
8	450–500	480	290.00–310.00	299.79
8	500–550	508	280.00–295.00	287.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	410.00–445.00	426.86
10	300–350	313	400.00–425.00	412.80
7	350–400	364	380.00–415.00	394.65
12	400–450	420	340.00–370.00	355.36
7	450–500	461	320.00–350.00	337.46
4	500–550	518	300.00–315.00	307.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	360.00–375.00	367.15
6	350–400	365	330.00–350.00	340.27

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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