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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 10

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

757 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 782▲ 9 vs year ago 748 · +1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 403▲ 99 vs year ago 291 · +34.0%

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 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

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 $269.34/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −158.23 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$269.34

20 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$5.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.17

vs FL average

−36.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	270.41	1,513	16thin
Medium and Large 2	525	265.10	1,392	4thin

One grade step is worth $5.31/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

269.34

—

FL average3 barns · 49 hd

272.51

−3.17

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−36.13

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−158.23

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	—	Average	1,557	150.88	2,350	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	132.18	1,596	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	115.73	1,273	18

Every lot

27 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	403.72/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,292	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	379.54/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,234	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	380.87/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,383	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	359.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,349	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	323.70/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,340	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	360.30/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,524	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	313.80/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,443	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	282.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,337	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	283.41/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,454	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	265.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,392	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	266.07/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,530	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	254.60/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,584	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	334.94/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,048	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	311.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	991	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	320.14/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,153	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	295.40/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,108	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	274.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,149	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	296.98/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,256	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,260	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	256.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,181	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	243.05/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,269	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	143.95/cwt	134.00–150.00	2,058	8
Bulls	—	—	1,727	160.12/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,765	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	114.29/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,256	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	122.95/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,356	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	126.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,412	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	137.36/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,777	15

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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 782Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 403Year ago 291

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,099	108.00–118.00	114.29
3	—	1,103	122.00–125.00	122.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,115	123.00–130.00	126.64
15	—	1,294	134.00–141.00	137.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,430	134.00–150.00	143.95
6	—	1,727	155.00–165.00	160.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	300.00–320.00	311.70
4	350–400	375	285.00–305.00	295.40
4	400–450	418	270.00–280.00	274.79
5	450–500	460	245.00–265.00	256.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	325.00–342.00	334.94
6	350–400	360	310.00–330.00	320.14
6	400–450	423	285.00–310.00	296.98
4	450–500	458	270.00–280.00	275.08
5	500–550	522	240.00–245.00	243.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	370.00–390.00	379.54
10	350–400	375	350.00–370.00	359.73
5	400–450	414	315.00–330.00	323.70
5	450–500	474	270.00–290.00	282.15
4	500–550	525	260.00–270.00	265.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	395.00–410.00	403.72
5	350–400	363	375.00–385.00	380.87
4	400–450	423	350.00–370.00	360.30
5	450–500	460	305.00–320.00	313.80
4	500–550	513	280.00–287.00	283.41
12	550–600	575	262.00–270.00	266.07
7	600–650	622	246.00–259.00	254.60

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.