Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $274.53/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −164.25 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$274.53

14 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$13.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

vs FL average

−24.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	279.33	1,450	9thin
Medium and Large 2	510	265.88	1,356	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.45/cwt here — about $94 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 sale14 hd

274.53

—

FL average5 barns · 58 hd

268.52

+6.00

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−24.89

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−164.25

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	1,619	164.94	2,670	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	142.19	1,581	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	120.26	1,240	9thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	136.80/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,425	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	150.28/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,829	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	120.26/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,240	9
Bulls	—	—	1,625	158.85/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,581	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	174.07/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	341.80/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,125	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	309.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	307.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	296.24/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	279.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	338.77/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	270.12/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	265.88/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	295.11/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,343	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	245.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	253.84/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	271.16/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	358.81/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	296.20/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	323.66/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,233	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	429.25/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	319.64/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	417.38/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	380.17/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	277.94/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,181	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	380.31/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	328.65/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,196	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 Jun 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 855Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 214Year ago 386

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,042	127.00–142.00	136.80
10	—	1,217	144.00–158.00	150.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,031	115.00–124.00	120.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	157.00–163.00	158.85
2	—	1,610	171.00–177.00	174.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	330.00–350.00	341.80
15	350–400	381	310.00–335.00	323.66
8	400–450	415	300.00–320.00	309.76
7	500–550	517	240.00–250.00	245.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	300.00–315.00	307.91
5	350–400	370	290.00–305.00	296.24
8	400–450	425	265.00–290.00	277.94
7	450–500	461	245.00–265.00	253.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	410.00–450.00	429.25
7	300–350	316	400.00–430.00	417.38
6	350–400	368	375.00–385.00	380.17
5	400–450	415	310.00–335.00	319.64
6	450–500	455	285.00–305.00	295.11
9	500–550	519	275.00–285.00	279.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	330.00–355.00	338.77
5	350–400	364	320.00–335.00	328.65
4	400–450	425	265.00–275.00	270.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	370.00–390.00	380.31
5	350–400	373	350.00–365.00	358.81
7	400–450	424	285.00–305.00	296.20
7	450–500	475	265.00–280.00	271.16
5	500–550	510	260.00–270.00	265.88

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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