Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $263.18/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −175.60 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$263.18

27 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$14.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs FL average

−34.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	272.03	1,470	10thin
Medium and Large 2	543	257.98	1,401	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.05/cwt here — about $69 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 sale27 hd

263.18

—

FL average6 barns · 134 hd

264.97

−1.78

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−34.64

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−175.60

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	1,448	158.80	2,299	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	139.44	1,702	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	125.45	1,329	8thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,448	158.80/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,299	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	133.93/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,598	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	150.45/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,920	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	125.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,329	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	320.42/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	332.00/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	440.46/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	368.29/cwt	360.00–380.00	972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	249.38/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,294	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	276.39/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	267.61/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,386	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	267.17/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	290.20/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,111	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	294.82/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,218	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	244.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	304.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	387.67/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	255.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	399.69/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	274.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	322.69/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	283.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	257.95/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	290.30/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	307.62/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,427	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	323.59/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	456.64/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,224	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	356.88/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,299	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	286.11/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,462	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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 774Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 316Year ago 336

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	150.00–167.00	158.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,193	127.00–139.00	133.93
7	—	1,276	144.00–155.00	150.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,059	120.00–132.00	125.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	264	360.00–380.00	368.29
6	300–350	313	320.00–345.00	332.00
5	350–400	360	310.00–335.00	320.42
6	400–450	413	280.00–300.00	290.30
11	500–550	519	240.00–260.00	249.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	300.00–310.00	304.10
14	350–400	383	280.00–300.00	290.20
5	400–450	419	255.00–275.00	267.17
6	450–500	478	250.00–260.00	255.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	280.00–290.00	283.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	430.00–480.00	456.64
8	300–350	328	420.00–460.00	440.46
5	350–400	365	380.00–400.00	387.67
9	400–450	432	310.00–340.00	323.59
7	450–500	464	295.00–325.00	307.62
5	500–550	511	280.00–295.00	286.11
5	550–600	570	255.00–260.00	257.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	390.00–410.00	399.69
11	350–400	364	340.00–370.00	356.88
8	400–450	413	285.00–305.00	294.82
9	450–500	474	270.00–285.00	276.39
10	500–550	518	260.00–275.00	267.61
7	550–600	579	240.00–250.00	244.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	315.00–335.00	322.69
5	400–450	423	270.00–280.00	274.11

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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