Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.03/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −173.75 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$265.03

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$24.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.77

vs FL average

−44.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	273.81	1,553	5thin
Medium and Large 2	511	272.09	1,390	5thin
Medium and Large 3	528	249.20	1,316	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about $237 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 sale15 hd

265.03

—

FL average4 barns · 42 hd

273.80

−8.77

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−44.13

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−173.75

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	1,671	162.03	2,708	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	131.71	1,488	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	119.82	1,228	6thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,769	168.15/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,975	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	119.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,228	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	126.90/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,392	18
Bulls	—	—	1,508	151.84/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,290	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	142.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	305.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	283.87/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	335.45/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	275.42/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	305.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	250.29/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	319.81/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	313.96/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,174	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	276.35/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,282	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	332.25/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	270.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	422.05/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	240.07/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	402.00/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	249.20/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	272.09/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	232.85/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,236	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	354.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	300.67/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,254	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	375.31/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	347.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	301.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	335.85/cwt	320.00–350.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	377.73/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	273.81/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	262.66/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,208	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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 706Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 200Year ago 272

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,769	160.00–176.00	168.15
3	—	1,508	145.00–157.00	151.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	115.00–125.00	119.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,097	120.00–134.00	126.90
8	—	1,203	140.00–148.00	142.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	410.00–440.00	422.05
10	300–350	313	390.00–415.00	402.00
5	350–400	362	370.00–390.00	377.73
4	400–450	413	320.00–350.00	335.45
5	450–500	471	300.00–310.00	305.92
5	550–600	567	265.00–280.00	273.81
4	600–650	625	250.00–260.00	254.88
8	650–700	670	230.00–250.00	240.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	340.00–360.00	347.63
4	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	332.25
5	400–450	428	260.00–285.00	275.42
5	500–550	528	240.00–255.00	249.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	365.00–385.00	375.31
6	350–400	373	350.00–360.00	354.83
9	400–450	417	290.00–315.00	300.67
9	450–500	464	260.00–290.00	276.35
5	500–550	511	260.00–280.00	272.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	300.00–310.00	305.93
7	350–400	371	270.00–295.00	283.87
10	400–450	415	260.00–280.00	270.24
6	450–500	460	255.00–270.00	262.66
5	500–550	531	230.00–237.00	232.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	320.00–350.00	335.85
4	300–350	328	315.00–325.00	319.81
7	350–400	374	300.00–325.00	313.96
5	400–450	413	290.00–310.00	301.77
6	500–550	520	240.00–260.00	250.29

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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