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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Mar 6

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 307 vs last sale 757▼ 106 vs year ago 556 · −19.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

313 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 309▲ 26 vs year ago 287 · +9.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Oct 26, 2026

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.83/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −122.75 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$304.83

4 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.74

vs FL average

−8.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	304.83	1,579	4thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

304.83

—

FL average5 barns · 20 hd

294.09

+10.74

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−8.17

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−122.75

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.18, low $352.46, median $427.58 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,420	137.11	1,947	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	123.97	1,544	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	111.52	1,224	10

Every lot

20 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	435.83/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,212	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	412.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,258	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	387.09/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,231	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	394.39/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,443	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	376.61/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,382	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	344.73/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,424	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	314.79/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,316	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	318.63/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,507	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	304.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,579	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	352.99/cwt	335.00–370.00	946	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	342.89/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,135	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	322.20/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,189	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	277.41/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,151	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	309.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,332	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	289.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,341	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	140.97/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,442	133.26/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,922	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	111.52/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,224	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	131.05/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,612	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,504	23

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 757Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 309Year ago 287

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
8	250–300	268	335.00–370.00	352.99
9	300–350	331	330.00–360.00	342.89
5	350–400	369	310.00–330.00	322.20
4	400–450	430	300.00–320.00	309.77
4	450–500	463	280.00–300.00	289.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	270.00–285.00	277.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	430.00–440.00	435.83
4	300–350	305	405.00–420.00	412.38
7	350–400	366	390.00–400.00	394.39
4	400–450	413	330.00–360.00	344.73
4	450–500	473	310.00–327.00	318.63
4	500–550	518	300.00–310.00	304.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	380.00–395.00	387.09
5	350–400	367	365.00–385.00	376.61
4	400–450	418	310.00–320.00	314.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	139.00–144.00	140.97
3	—	1,442	132.00–136.00	133.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,230	127.00–135.00	131.05
23	—	1,254	115.00–125.00	119.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,098	104.00–118.00	111.52

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.