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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, May 29

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

659 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 749▼ 5 vs year ago 664 · −0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

325 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 404▲ 149 vs year ago 176 · +84.7%

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 mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $234.52/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −158.04 against this barn's trailing median of $392.56.

Average price

$234.52

9 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs FL average

−33.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	245.05	1,262	4thin
Medium and Large 2	532	226.09	1,203	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $59 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 sale9 hd

234.52

—

FL average2 barns · 19 hd

234.72

−0.20

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−33.10

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.56

−158.04

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	1,427	154.89	2,210	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	144.04	1,721	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	119.63	1,190	16

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	379.22/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,221	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	345.78/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,113	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	357.29/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,304	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	337.75/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,260	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	308.22/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,285	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	329.70/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,395	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	276.79/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,282	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	311.10/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,453	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	284.11/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,460	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	275.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,595	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	307	310.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	955	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	325.83/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,023	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	284.76/cwt	275.00–295.00	906	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	321.23/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,192	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	292.45/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,100	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	273.86/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,153	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	302.41/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,300	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	255.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,193	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	277.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,297	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,262	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	226.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,203	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,339	146.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,960	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	160.94/cwt	156.00–174.00	2,398	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	116.00/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,089	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,366	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	142.36/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,607	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	144.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,785	18

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 659Last week 749Year ago 664

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 404Year ago 176

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	939	112.00–121.00	116.00
6	—	1,087	125.00–127.00	125.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,129	139.00–150.00	142.36
18	—	1,231	142.00–150.00	144.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,339	140.00–150.00	146.41
7	—	1,490	156.00–174.00	160.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	375.00–385.00	379.22
6	350–400	365	350.00–365.00	357.29
7	400–450	417	300.00–315.00	308.22
10	450–500	463	265.00–285.00	276.79
5	500–550	514	275.00–290.00	284.11
5	550–600	578	270.00–280.00	275.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	340.00–355.00	345.78
6	350–400	373	330.00–345.00	337.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	320.00–340.00	329.70
5	450–500	467	305.00–315.00	311.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	275.00–295.00	284.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	320.00–335.00	325.83
7	350–400	371	315.00–330.00	321.23
6	400–450	430	295.00–310.00	302.41
6	450–500	468	270.00–285.00	277.22
4	500–550	515	240.00–250.00	245.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	305.00–315.00	310.96
5	350–400	376	280.00–300.00	292.45
7	400–450	421	265.00–285.00	273.86
5	450–500	466	250.00–260.00	255.92
5	500–550	532	220.00–230.00	226.09

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.