Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.54/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −163.24 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$275.54

19 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$28.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.74

vs FL average

−26.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	286.07	1,532	12thin
Medium and Large 2	514	257.50	1,324	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.57/cwt here — about $209 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 sale19 hd

275.54

—

FL average5 barns · 82 hd

267.80

+7.74

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−26.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−163.24

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	1,707	142.06	2,425	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	116.42	1,357	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	110.20	1,182	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	234.87/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	242.68/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	319.66/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,048	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	259.76/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,203	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	305.52/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,109	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	268.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,113	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	270.21/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	287.10/cwt	275.00–300.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	257.50/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	418.95/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	333.03/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,375	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	290.59/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	279.74/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	272.25/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	389.80/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,454	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	306.27/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	454.96/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	386.22/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	273.19/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	244.31/cwt	237.00–255.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	293.54/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,239	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	349.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,287	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	354.75/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	314.71/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,205	8
Bulls	—	—	1,707	142.06/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,425	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	114.79/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,315	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	122.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,523	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	110.20/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,182	8

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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,087Last week 807Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 241Year ago 341

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	305.00–335.00	319.66
8	350–400	363	290.00–320.00	305.52
11	400–450	415	260.00–275.00	268.27
14	450–500	463	245.00–275.00	259.76
6	500–550	528	235.00–250.00	242.68
4	550–600	573	225.00–245.00	234.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	275.00–300.00	287.10
6	350–400	373	265.00–280.00	272.25
5	400–450	409	237.00–255.00	244.31
4	500–550	505	225.00–230.00	227.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	386.22
10	350–400	368	340.00–360.00	349.66
9	400–450	422	285.00–305.00	293.54
6	450–500	480	260.00–280.00	270.21
7	500–550	514	240.00–270.00	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	440.00–480.00	454.96
7	300–350	321	410.00–430.00	418.95
12	350–400	373	380.00–400.00	389.80
10	400–450	413	315.00–350.00	333.03
9	450–500	461	290.00–320.00	306.27
7	500–550	511	280.00–305.00	290.59
5	550–600	570	265.00–290.00	279.74
6	600–650	607	260.00–280.00	273.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	340.00–370.00	354.75
8	350–400	383	300.00–330.00	314.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,707	136.00–150.00	142.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,146	110.00–119.00	114.79
7	—	1,241	120.00–127.00	122.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,073	107.00–113.00	110.20

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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