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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jul 31

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

951 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 904▼ 141 vs year ago 1,092 · −12.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

388 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 351▼ 226 vs year ago 614 · −36.8%

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 mostly steady. 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 $267.67/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −159.91 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$267.67

19 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$13.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs FL average

−20.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	272.64	1,480	12thin
Medium and Large 2	527	259.15	1,366	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.49/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

267.67

—

FL average5 barns · 150 hd

267.29

+0.38

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−20.12

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−159.91

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	1,400	154.96	2,169	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	138.16	1,934	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	123.93	1,307	13

Every lot

25 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	424.52/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,337	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	391.55/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,241	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	359.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,331	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	385.27/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,445	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	331.02/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,374	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	298.83/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,261	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	307.34/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,414	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	277.70/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,314	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	276.60/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,441	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	259.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,366	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	267.10/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,530	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	309.88/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,001	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	295.80/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,086	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	329.19/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,218	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	288.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,225	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	271.14/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,152	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	279.05/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,281	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,241	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	235.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,241	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	252.68/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,334	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	247.40/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,418	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	154.96/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,169	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	123.93/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,307	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	144.99/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,999	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	135.81/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,911	29

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 904Year ago 1,092

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 351Year ago 614

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,055	118.00–130.00	123.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,407	128.00–139.00	135.81
10	—	1,379	142.00–149.00	144.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	154.00–157.00	154.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	315.00–345.00	329.19
5	400–450	424	285.00–295.00	288.92
5	450–500	459	275.00–285.00	279.05
6	500–550	528	245.00–260.00	252.68
4	550–600	573	240.00–255.00	247.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	305.00–315.00	309.88
5	350–400	367	290.00–305.00	295.80
5	400–450	425	265.00–275.00	271.14
8	450–500	468	260.00–270.00	265.08
5	500–550	526	230.00–240.00	235.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	410.00–440.00	424.52
6	350–400	375	375.00–395.00	385.27
7	400–450	415	320.00–340.00	331.02
6	450–500	460	300.00–315.00	307.34
7	500–550	521	270.00–285.00	276.60
5	550–600	573	260.00–272.00	267.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	380.00–400.00	391.55
6	350–400	370	350.00–370.00	359.73
7	400–450	422	290.00–305.00	298.83
6	450–500	473	270.00–285.00	277.70
7	500–550	527	255.00–265.00	259.15

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.