Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week for Independence Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.54/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −173.24 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$265.54

9 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.73

vs FL average

−37.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	277.68	1,452	4thin
Medium and Large 2	520	255.83	1,330	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $122 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 sale9 hd

265.54

—

FL average3 barns · 59 hd

282.27

−16.73

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−37.37

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−173.24

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	1,283	166.12	2,131	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,086	149.52	1,623	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	129.99	1,302	11

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	376.15/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	310.16/cwt	305.00–315.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	307.16/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	423.45/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	329.68/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	334.72/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,366	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	277.68/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	252.37/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	322.29/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	277.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	286.81/cwt	275.00–300.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	443.80/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,198	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	390.39/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	299.14/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	257.30/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	255.83/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	272.37/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	293.47/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,197	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	285.79/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,369	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	345.31/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,291	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	299.64/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,244	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	277.59/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	255.22/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	329.69/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,055	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	129.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,302	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	157.03/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,789	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	145.76/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,544	18
Bulls	—	—	1,283	166.12/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,131	4

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 865Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 230Year ago 316

No trends offered due to market closure last week for Independence Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	425.00–460.00	443.80
5	300–350	322	405.00–435.00	423.45
5	350–400	356	370.00–385.00	376.15
8	400–450	408	320.00–350.00	334.72
5	450–500	459	295.00–315.00	307.16
4	500–550	523	270.00–285.00	277.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	315.00–330.00	322.29
4	450–500	458	250.00–255.00	252.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	380.00–400.00	390.39
7	350–400	374	335.00–360.00	345.31
9	400–450	408	285.00–300.00	293.47
7	450–500	479	280.00–290.00	285.79
5	500–550	520	250.00–265.00	255.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	305.00–315.00	310.16
5	350–400	374	290.00–305.00	299.14
6	400–450	418	265.00–280.00	272.37
4	450–500	468	250.00–265.00	257.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	320.00–340.00	329.69
5	350–400	373	315.00–340.00	329.68
8	400–450	415	285.00–315.00	299.64
5	450–500	474	270.00–290.00	277.59
4	500–550	508	240.00–270.00	255.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	275.00–300.00	286.81
4	350–400	365	270.00–285.00	277.60
4	400–450	418	245.00–260.00	252.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,002	125.00–135.00	129.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,139	155.00–163.00	157.03
18	—	1,059	142.00–151.00	145.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	159.00–170.00	166.12

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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