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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Apr 17

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

571 head

▼ 186 vs last sale 757▲ 12 vs year ago 559 · +2.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

281 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 390▲ 5 vs year ago 276 · +1.8%

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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.43/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −152.15 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$275.43

15 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$23.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs FL average

−28.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	289.76	1,515	6thin
Medium and Large 2	516	265.87	1,372	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.89/cwt here — about $144 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

275.43

—

FL average4 barns · 29 hd

271.93

+3.50

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−28.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−152.15

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	1,467	144.07	2,113	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	128.31	1,577	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	115.09	1,241	22

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	414.35/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,110	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	358.75/cwt	305.00–390.00	1,126	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	394.68/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,243	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	374.84/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,391	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	347.75/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,311	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	351.60/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,473	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	316.98/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,341	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	322.17/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,508	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	292.38/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,368	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	265.87/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,372	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	289.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,515	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	347.05/cwt	335.00–360.00	954	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	334.30/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,070	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	297.15/cwt	290.00–305.00	951	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	314.89/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,159	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	289.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,072	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	297.13/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,257	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	268.15/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,134	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	281.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,319	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	257.30/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,217	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	230.41/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,194	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	252.28/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,312	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	243.31/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,394	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,252	121.79/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	138.69/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,976	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	158.23/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,522	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	115.09/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,241	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	122.86/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,435	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	137.86/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,840	8

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 757Year ago 559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 390Year ago 276

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,425	131.00–145.00	138.69
7	—	1,594	151.00–165.00	158.23
3	—	1,252	118.00–128.00	121.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,168	118.00–128.00	122.86
8	—	1,335	132.00–142.00	137.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,078	108.00–121.00	115.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	405.00–425.00	414.35
8	300–350	315	385.00–405.00	394.68
5	350–400	371	365.00–390.00	374.84
5	400–450	419	340.00–360.00	351.60
8	450–500	468	310.00–335.00	322.17
6	500–550	523	280.00–300.00	289.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	305.00–390.00	358.75
5	350–400	377	340.00–360.00	347.75
8	400–450	423	305.00–330.00	316.98
6	450–500	468	285.00–300.00	292.38
9	500–550	516	255.00–275.00	265.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	335.00–360.00	347.05
6	300–350	320	320.00–350.00	334.30
9	350–400	368	300.00–335.00	314.89
4	400–450	423	285.00–310.00	297.13
5	450–500	468	270.00–290.00	281.79
6	500–550	520	245.00–260.00	252.28
6	550–600	573	235.00–252.00	243.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	290.00–305.00	297.15
4	350–400	370	280.00–300.00	289.86
6	400–450	423	260.00–277.00	268.15
6	450–500	473	250.00–265.00	257.30
9	500–550	518	225.00–235.00	230.41

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.