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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jun 26Jul 10Jul 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,051 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 856▼ 99 vs year ago 1,150 · −8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 333▼ 29 vs year ago 325 · −8.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week for Independence Holiday.

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 $235.15/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −157.41 against this barn's trailing median of $392.56.

Average price

$235.15

11 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$23.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.16

vs FL average

−33.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	250.24	1,321	4thin
Medium and Large 2	531	226.53	1,203	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.71/cwt here — about $118 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 sale11 hd

235.15

—

FL average7 barns · 89 hd

247.32

−12.16

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−33.71

This barn, trailing median34 sales

392.56

−157.41

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	1,661	163.55	2,717	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	145.04	1,904	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,226	127.35	1,561	9thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	420.32/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,324	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	344.76/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,086	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	382.70/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,213	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	356	323.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,153	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	350.41/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,297	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	317.32/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,317	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	294.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,244	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	268.83/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,137	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,180	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	295.85/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,396	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	274.74/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,313	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	278.24/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,419	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	258.86/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,354	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	249.89/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,407	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,518	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	299.69/cwt	290.00–310.00	959	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	277.27/cwt	270.00–285.00	887	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	330.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,067	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	289.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,058	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	309.86/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,146	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	267.75/cwt	260.00–275.00	999	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	279.13/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,197	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	303.86/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,331	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	278.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,280	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	249.84/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,169	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	250.24/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,321	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	226.53/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,203	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,661	163.55/cwt	158.00–171.00	2,717	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	127.35/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,561	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	138.32/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,762	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	155.95/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,146	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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,051Last week 856Year ago 1,150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 333Year ago 325

No trends offered due to market closure last week for Independence Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	320.00–340.00	330.39
4	350–400	370	305.00–315.00	309.86
37	400–450	438	290.00–305.00	303.86
5	450–500	459	275.00–285.00	278.92
4	500–550	528	240.00–260.00	250.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	290.00–310.00	299.69
6	350–400	365	280.00–300.00	289.73
5	400–450	429	270.00–285.00	279.13
6	450–500	468	240.00–260.00	249.84
7	500–550	531	220.00–235.00	226.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	270.00–285.00	277.27
4	350–400	373	260.00–275.00	267.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	330.00–360.00	344.76
5	350–400	356	320.00–330.00	323.93
5	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	268.83
4	450–500	463	250.00–260.00	254.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	375.00–395.00	382.70
5	350–400	370	340.00–365.00	350.41
5	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	294.11
8	450–500	478	265.00–285.00	274.74
5	500–550	523	250.00–265.00	258.86
6	550–600	563	245.00–255.00	249.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	410.00–430.00	420.32
6	400–450	415	310.00–325.00	317.32
5	450–500	472	290.00–305.00	295.85
5	500–550	510	270.00–290.00	278.24
4	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	264.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	124.00–132.00	127.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,274	132.00–146.00	138.32
8	—	1,376	150.00–164.00	155.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,661	158.00–171.00	163.55

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.