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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jun 5

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← May 29Jun 5Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

820 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 659▼ 117 vs year ago 937 · −12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

422 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 325▲ 1 vs year ago 421 · +0.2%

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 3.00 to 6.00 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 $247.13/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −145.43 against this barn's trailing median of $392.56.

Average price

$247.13

11 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.91

vs FL average

−25.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	247.13	1,305	11thin

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 sale11 hd

247.13

—

FL average5 barns · 47 hd

245.22

+1.91

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−25.90

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.56

−145.43

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	1,747	165.19	2,887	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	138.31	1,845	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,226	117.45	1,440	9thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	382.73/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,225	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	414.31/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,347	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	380.89/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,398	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	294.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,218	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	315.83/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,317	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	295.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,391	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	270.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,298	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	287.94/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,483	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	255.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	294.76/cwt	285.00–305.00	923	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	272.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	868	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	330.34/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,057	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	289.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,029	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	264.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	961	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	319.69/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,196	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	297.74/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,239	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	264.76/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,125	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,042	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	271.16/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,255	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	253.18/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,187	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	248.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,269	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,367	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,703	160.27/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,729	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	169.12/cwt	163.00–174.00	3,015	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	117.45/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,440	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	132.99/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,767	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	143.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,920	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 659Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 422Last week 325Year ago 421

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	400.00–430.00	414.31
7	350–400	367	370.00–390.00	380.89
5	400–450	417	310.00–320.00	315.83
5	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	295.87
5	500–550	515	285.00–290.00	287.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	375.00–390.00	382.73
7	400–450	414	290.00–300.00	294.14
5	450–500	479	265.00–275.00	270.95
7	500–550	521	250.00–260.00	255.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	310.00–345.00	330.34
7	350–400	374	305.00–330.00	319.69
5	400–450	416	280.00–310.00	297.74
5	450–500	463	265.00–280.00	271.16
7	500–550	511	240.00–255.00	248.39
4	550–600	558	240.00–250.00	244.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	285.00–305.00	294.76
4	350–400	355	280.00–300.00	289.86
6	400–450	425	255.00–275.00	264.76
9	450–500	469	245.00–260.00	253.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	260.00–280.00	272.23
4	350–400	363	260.00–270.00	264.83
4	400–450	425	240.00–250.00	245.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,329	124.00–138.00	132.99
23	—	1,339	140.00–150.00	143.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	110.00–124.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,703	158.00–161.00	160.27
5	—	1,783	163.00–174.00	169.12

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.