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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Aug 14

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Aug 7Aug 14Aug 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

855 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 1,057▲ 213 vs year ago 642 · +33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

349 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 353▼ 88 vs year ago 437 · −20.1%

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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $266.57/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −161.01 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$266.57

17 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.05

vs FL average

−13.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	272.90	1,496	11thin
Medium and Large 2	505	254.95	1,287	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $208 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 sale17 hd

266.57

—

FL average5 barns · 147 hd

254.52

+12.05

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−13.77

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−161.01

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	1,457	169.84	2,474	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	151.77	1,905	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	132.66	1,317	9thin

Every lot

32 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	275	471.64/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,297	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.94/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,379	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	384.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,250	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	393.37/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,420	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	349.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,304	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,207	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	318.41/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,363	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	259.83/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,130	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	275.16/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,260	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	304.60/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,441	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,287	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	282.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,472	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	265.26/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,512	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	271.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,693	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	330.81/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,049	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	306.22/cwt	300.00–315.00	989	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	267.56/cwt	260.00–280.00	878	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	308.47/cwt	255.00–365.00	1,110	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	302.32/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,119	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	275.71/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,042	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	257.12/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,070	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	285.27/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,192	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	235.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	995	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	244.42/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,151	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	230.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,192	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	246.07/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,277	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	234.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,349	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,311	162.07/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,125	8
Bulls	—	—	1,651	180.20/cwt	173.00–192.00	2,975	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	132.66/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,317	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	146.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,718	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	158.83/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,151	16

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 1,057Year ago 642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 349Last week 353Year ago 437

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	320.00–340.00	330.81
5	350–400	370	290.00–310.00	302.32
4	400–450	418	270.00–300.00	285.27
5	500–550	519	240.00–255.00	246.07
7	550–600	576	230.00–240.00	234.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	300.00–315.00	306.22
5	350–400	378	270.00–285.00	275.71
5	400–450	416	245.00–265.00	257.12
7	450–500	471	240.00–250.00	244.42
4	500–550	518	225.00–235.00	230.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	260.00–280.00	267.56
6	350–400	360	255.00–365.00	308.47
4	400–450	423	230.00–240.00	235.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	370.00–400.00	384.54
8	350–400	373	340.00–360.00	349.66
8	400–450	420	285.00–290.00	287.47
4	450–500	458	265.00–285.00	275.16
6	500–550	505	250.00–260.00	254.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	245.00–275.00	259.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	440.00–500.00	471.64
7	300–350	320	415.00–450.00	430.94
7	350–400	361	380.00–410.00	393.37
5	400–450	428	305.00–340.00	318.41
4	450–500	473	290.00–320.00	304.60
5	500–550	522	270.00–300.00	282.07
6	550–600	570	250.00–280.00	265.26
6	600–650	623	265.00–275.00	271.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,311	158.00–166.00	162.07
6	—	1,651	173.00–192.00	180.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,354	155.00–167.00	158.83
20	—	1,176	140.00–150.00	146.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	993	123.00–138.00	132.66

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.