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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 7

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,057 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 951▲ 282 vs year ago 775 · +36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

353 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 388▼ 164 vs year ago 517 · −31.7%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $249.06/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −178.52 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$249.06

23 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

vs FL average

−26.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	256.50	1,395	10thin
Medium and Large 2	536	243.33	1,304	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $92 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 sale23 hd

249.06

—

FL average4 barns · 69 hd

254.65

−5.60

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−26.02

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−178.52

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	1,330	158.91	2,114	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	145.23	2,060	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	125.72	1,507	8thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	452.81/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,209	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	414.65/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,319	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,186	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	388.20/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,421	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	350.85/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,295	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	348.45/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,411	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	299.73/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,253	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	248.45/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,138	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	287.30/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,345	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	263.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,251	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	244.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,280	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,365	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	240.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,340	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,441	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	281.81/cwt	270.00–290.00	913	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,029	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	270.21/cwt	260.00–280.00	967	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	237.66/cwt	230.00–245.00	851	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,105	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	255.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,085	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	254.81/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,193	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,147	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	231.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,234	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	158.91/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,114	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	125.72/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,507	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	157.53/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,990	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	138.52/cwt	132.00–148.00	2,082	22

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,057Last week 951Year ago 775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 353Last week 388Year ago 517

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter 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 — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,503	132.00–148.00	138.52
12	—	1,263	150.00–166.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,199	115.00–129.00	125.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	157.00–160.00	158.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	285.00–290.00	287.45
4	400–450	413	265.00–270.00	267.55
4	450–500	468	250.00–260.00	254.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	270.00–290.00	281.81
6	350–400	358	260.00–280.00	270.21
7	400–450	424	250.00–260.00	255.86
6	450–500	473	240.00–245.00	242.43
5	500–550	534	225.00–235.00	231.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	230.00–245.00	237.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	440.00–470.00	452.81
4	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	414.65
5	350–400	366	380.00–400.00	388.20
11	400–450	405	335.00–365.00	348.45
6	450–500	468	275.00–300.00	287.30
6	500–550	530	255.00–260.00	257.52
4	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	254.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	345.00–360.00	350.85
6	400–450	418	285.00–315.00	299.73
5	450–500	474	260.00–270.00	263.92
8	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	244.83
5	550–600	556	235.00–245.00	240.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	320.00–330.00	324.86
9	450–500	458	240.00–255.00	248.45

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.