Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.01/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −171.04 against this barn's trailing median of $405.05.

Average price

$234.01

13 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.40

vs FL average

−12.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	234.01	1,259	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.78, low $373.13, median $405.05 across 18 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 sale13 hd

234.01

—

FL average4 barns · 73 hd

222.61

+11.40

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−12.77

This barn, trailing median18 sales

405.05

−171.04

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	1,468	145.20	2,132	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	118.83	1,393	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	112.70	1,156	16

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	290.12/cwt	285.00–295.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	281.10/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	232.82/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,062	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	265.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	237.98/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,259	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	284.70/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	260.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	264.79/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	246.68/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	316.04/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	366.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	344.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	244.77/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	275.36/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	359.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	287.78/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,347	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	255.39/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	249.79/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,187	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	265.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	241.16/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	257.95/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	320.86/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	274.72/cwt	270.00–280.00	874	8
Bulls	—	—	1,468	145.20/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,132	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	118.83/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,393	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	112.70/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,156	16

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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 873Year ago 994

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 232Year ago 218

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	285.00–295.00	290.12
5	350–400	364	275.00–285.00	281.10
7	400–450	404	260.00–270.00	265.65
12	450–500	475	240.00–260.00	249.79
9	500–550	529	225.00–255.00	237.98
4	550–600	558	220.00–230.00	225.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	270.00–280.00	274.72
9	350–400	366	260.00–270.00	265.39
8	400–450	430	235.00–255.00	244.77
7	450–500	456	230.00–235.00	232.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	255.00–265.00	260.08
4	350–400	373	240.00–250.00	245.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	350.00–370.00	359.60
7	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	344.49
4	400–450	423	275.00–295.00	284.70
6	450–500	470	255.00–275.00	264.79
7	500–550	515	240.00–255.00	246.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	360.00–375.00	366.63
9	400–450	408	305.00–330.00	316.04
10	450–500	468	280.00–295.00	287.78
6	500–550	523	260.00–290.00	275.36
4	550–600	570	240.00–270.00	255.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	315.00–330.00	320.86
4	400–450	415	245.00–270.00	257.95
5	450–500	463	235.00–250.00	241.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	137.00–151.00	145.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,172	114.00–127.00	118.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,026	105.00–117.00	112.70

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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