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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, May 8

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

610 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 677▼ 108 vs year ago 718 · −15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 319▼ 4 vs year ago 265 · −1.5%

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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with instances on better quality cattle 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.41/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.14 against this barn's trailing median of $392.56.

Average price

$253.41

21 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$19.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.67

vs FL average

−14.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	257.95	1,390	16thin
Medium and Large 2	526	238.90	1,257	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.05/cwt here — about $133 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 sale21 hd

253.41

—

FL average5 barns · 51 hd

244.75

+8.67

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−14.18

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.56

−139.14

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.47, low $321.79, median $392.56 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	1,535	154.17	2,367	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	132.67	1,731	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	113.39	1,184	14

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	421.90/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,110	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	402.80/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,261	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	374.77/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,199	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	365.47/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,363	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	387.40/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,472	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	353.68/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,500	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	341.67/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,582	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	297.20/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,403	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	307.57/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,553	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	276.61/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,455	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	311.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,014	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	357.03/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,175	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	345.31/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,236	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	305.66/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,149	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	322.80/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,340	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	290.24/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,219	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	286.27/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,348	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	265.10/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,272	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	238.90/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,257	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	259.81/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,377	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	252.37/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,426	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,479	144.08/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,131	6
Bulls	—	—	1,566	159.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,501	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	113.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,184	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	124.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,303	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	136.62/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,948	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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 677Year ago 718

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 319Year ago 265

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with instances on better quality cattle 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,048	120.00–130.00	124.32
19	—	1,426	132.00–144.00	136.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,044	110.00–120.00	113.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,479	136.00–150.00	144.08
11	—	1,566	155.00–165.00	159.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	340.00–380.00	357.03
8	350–400	358	330.00–360.00	345.31
8	400–450	415	310.00–335.00	322.80
7	450–500	471	280.00–295.00	286.27
12	500–550	530	250.00–270.00	259.81
4	550–600	565	245.00–260.00	252.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00–325.00	311.92
5	350–400	376	300.00–315.00	305.66
4	400–450	420	280.00–300.00	290.24
4	450–500	480	260.00–270.00	265.10
5	500–550	526	230.00–245.00	238.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	360.00–390.00	374.77
6	350–400	373	355.00–375.00	365.47
2	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	472	285.00–305.00	297.20
7	500–550	526	265.00–285.00	276.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	263	410.00–435.00	421.90
6	300–350	313	395.00–410.00	402.80
6	350–400	380	380.00–395.00	387.40
9	400–450	424	340.00–370.00	353.68
7	450–500	463	320.00–350.00	341.67
4	500–550	505	300.00–315.00	307.57

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.