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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Feb 14

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 772▼ 52 vs year ago 635 · −8.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 301 vs last sale 741▼ 80 vs year ago 520 · −15.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $345.67/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$345.67

70 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$8.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

vs FL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	349.09	1,486	41
Medium and Large 3	349	341.06	1,191	9thin
Medium and Large 2	388	340.72	1,323	20

One grade step is worth $8.38/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

345.67

—

FL average7 barns · 413 hd

345.26

+0.41

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	1,615	130.63	2,109	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	109.65	1,483	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	98.70	1,092	21

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	421.65/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,151	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	407.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,296	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	380.39/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,229	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	344.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,122	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	382.71/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,397	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	365.17/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,362	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	337.25/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,275	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	345.53/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,469	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	294.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,268	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	319.44/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,495	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	290.37/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,359	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	303.22/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,549	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	294.84/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,678	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	338.55/cwt	320.00–350.00	887	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	319.54/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,039	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	289.33/cwt	280.00–295.00	949	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	302.86/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,115	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	278.19/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,046	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	286.89/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,179	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,134	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	257.66/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,198	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	275.74/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,313	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	274.07/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,387	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	139.42/cwt	133.00–142.00	2,217	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	124.04/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,026	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,025	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	95.22/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,145	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	107.23/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,390	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,502	116.02/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,743	19

This sale against other markets

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 (Wed)

Wed Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 772Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 440Last week 741Year ago 520

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. 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
5	—	262	320.00–350.00	338.55
5	—	506	270.00–280.00	274.07
8	—	368	295.00–310.00	302.86
9	—	411	280.00–295.00	286.89
5	—	325	310.00–335.00	319.54
5	—	476	270.00–285.00	275.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	280.00–295.00	289.33
4	—	428	260.00–270.00	264.97
4	—	465	250.00–265.00	257.66
5	—	376	270.00–290.00	278.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	305.00–335.00	319.44
6	—	365	375.00–390.00	382.71
7	—	511	290.00–320.00	303.22
5	—	569	285.00–310.00	294.84
4	—	318	400.00–415.00	407.68
5	—	273	410.00–430.00	421.65
8	—	425	330.00–360.00	345.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	280.00–300.00	290.37
4	—	430	290.00–300.00	294.88
6	—	323	370.00–390.00	380.39
6	—	373	360.00–370.00	365.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	330.00–345.00	337.25
5	—	326	340.00–350.00	344.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	121.00–129.00	124.04
3	—	1,590	133.00–142.00	139.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,296	101.00–111.00	107.23
19	—	1,502	115.00–123.00	116.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,203	92.00–97.00	95.22
10	—	1,000	100.00–105.00	102.53

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.