Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.58/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −177.20 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$261.58

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$9.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.74

vs FL average

−47.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	267.25	1,384	6thin
Medium and Large 1	539	257.34	1,387	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.92/cwt here — about −$3 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

261.58

—

FL average5 barns · 118 hd

273.32

−11.74

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−47.68

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−177.20

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	—	High	1,673	149.84	2,507	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	114.76	1,360	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	104.89	1,117	12

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	300–350	320	321.63/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	268.15/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	254.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	289.13/cwt	285.00–295.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	237.43/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	250.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	302.17/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	267.25/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	405.76/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.70/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	434.76/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,369	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	289.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	483.46/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	339.16/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,418	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	308.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	364.59/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	301.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	270.78/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	279.57/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,314	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	325.83/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	276.13/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	256.94/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	240.58/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,109	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,797	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	142.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,142	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	113.13/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,338	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	124.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,485	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	104.89/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,117	12

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,459Last week 1,344Year ago 1,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 128Year ago 303

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	310.00–330.00	321.63
7	350–400	364	290.00–310.00	301.16
9	400–450	409	260.00–275.00	268.15
5	450–500	460	250.00–260.00	254.13
6	500–550	505	230.00–245.00	237.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	285.00–295.00	289.13
9	350–400	371	260.00–280.00	270.78
9	400–450	428	245.00–255.00	250.64
7	450–500	461	235.00–245.00	240.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	380.00–410.00	395.70
6	350–400	365	350.00–380.00	364.59
5	400–450	414	290.00–310.00	302.17
12	450–500	470	270.00–290.00	279.57
6	500–550	518	260.00–275.00	267.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	460.00–500.00	483.46
8	300–350	315	420.00–450.00	434.76
5	350–400	375	400.00–415.00	405.76
14	400–450	418	320.00–360.00	339.16
7	450–500	464	300.00–320.00	308.31
4	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	289.76
4	550–600	560	220.00–230.00	224.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	320.00–330.00	325.83
5	400–450	416	270.00–285.00	276.13
5	450–500	465	255.00–260.00	256.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	150.00–160.00	155.15
3	—	1,500	135.00–146.00	142.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,183	110.00–117.00	113.13
3	—	1,197	122.00–128.00	124.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,065	102.00–108.00	104.89

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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