Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.88/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −148.90 against this barn's trailing median of $438.78.

Average price

$289.88

40 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$50.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.95

vs FL average

−36.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	298.72	1,611	33
Medium and Large 2	525	248.24	1,303	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.48/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale40 hd

289.88

—

FL average5 barns · 119 hd

297.84

−7.95

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−36.75

This barn, trailing median25 sales

438.78

−148.90

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	1,599	149.48	2,390	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	122.15	1,531	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,040	112.00	1,165	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	108.85	1,189	31

Every lot, as filed

38 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	450–500	468	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	252.24/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	325.15/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	278.18/cwt	265.00–290.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	244.61/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	229.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	299.90/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,266	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	284.83/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,344	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	283.81/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	483.96/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,312	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	376.01/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,019	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	455.92/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,482	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	506.44/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,139	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	425.27/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,561	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	465	326.42/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	304.21/cwt	285.00–320.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	248.24/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	314.99/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,480	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	313.79/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,007	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	333.69/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,245	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	360.50/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,323	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	357.38/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	305.20/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,608	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	365.30/cwt	355.00–430.00	1,593	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	254.73/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	575	336.43/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	312.74/cwt	305.00–320.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	410.70/cwt	380.00–450.00	957	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	528	319.41/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	375.39/cwt	355.00–395.00	871	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	270.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	318.07/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,345	27
Bulls	—	—	1,768	164.63/cwt	159.00–177.00	2,911	16
Bulls	—	—	1,328	125.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,663	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	108.85/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,189	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,476	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,040	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,165	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	127.30/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,624	11

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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,423Last week 1,188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 417Year ago 517

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	200–250	233	380.00–450.00	410.70
9	250–300	280	345.00–385.00	357.38
7	300–350	327	315.00–340.00	325.15
30	350–400	367	325.00–380.00	360.50
27	400–450	423	310.00–325.00	318.07
6	450–500	468	275.00–285.00	279.87
6	500–550	530	265.00–275.00	270.09
6	550–600	565	245.00–265.00	254.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	238	305.00–320.00	312.74
7	250–300	271	285.00–320.00	304.21
6	300–350	323	265.00–290.00	278.18
8	400–450	425	245.00–260.00	252.24
7	450–500	474	230.00–255.00	244.61
6	500–550	523	225.00–235.00	229.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	315.00–350.00	326.42
6	500–550	528	295.00–345.00	319.41
5	550–600	575	315.00–370.00	336.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	200–250	232	355.00–395.00	375.39
40	250–300	271	370.00–385.00	376.01
27	300–350	321	290.00–335.00	313.79
63	350–400	373	320.00–340.00	333.69
29	400–450	422	285.00–315.00	299.90
23	450–500	472	275.00–295.00	284.83
7	500–550	525	240.00–260.00	248.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	200–250	225	470.00–550.00	506.44
8	250–300	271	460.00–500.00	483.96
16	300–350	325	440.00–470.00	455.92
48	350–400	367	390.00–460.00	425.27
31	400–450	436	355.00–430.00	365.30
21	450–500	470	290.00–345.00	314.99
23	500–550	527	295.00–315.00	305.20
10	550–600	568	270.00–290.00	283.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,768	159.00–177.00	164.63
10	—	1,328	120.00–130.00	125.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,092	104.00–113.00	108.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,240	119.00	119.00
11	—	1,276	124.00–129.00	127.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,040	112.00	112.00

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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