Sale reports / Florida / Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) / 2024-09-11

Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Sep 11

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

735 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 824▼ 336 vs year ago 1,071 · −31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 320▼ 370 vs year ago 602 · −61.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $255.70/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −171.87 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$255.70

16 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$30.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.59

vs FL average

−12.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	273.07	1,395	7thin
Medium and Large 2	543	242.20	1,315	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.87/cwt here — about $80 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 sale16 hd

255.70

—

FL average5 barns · 168 hd

247.12

+8.59

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−12.50

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−171.87

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	1,628	149.06	2,427	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	125.05	1,483	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	114.51	1,191	12

Every lot

28 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	340.16/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,054	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	418.30/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,351	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	375.45/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,239	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	323.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,178	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	364.52/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,356	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	400.96/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,508	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	350.36/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,447	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	270.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,129	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	297.13/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,257	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	312.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,471	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	279.79/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,315	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	273.07/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,395	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	245.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,306	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,325	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	279.69/cwt	270.00–290.00	909	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	302.27/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,094	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	276.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,030	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	283.06/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,169	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	250.35/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,064	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	234.84/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,099	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	264.68/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,257	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	245.28/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,300	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	233.60/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,308	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	163.33/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,488	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	144.30/cwt	138.00–151.00	2,400	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	114.51/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,191	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	123.14/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,390	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	135.90/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,052	3

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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 824Year ago 1,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 320Year ago 602

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
5	350–400	362	290.00–310.00	302.27
9	400–450	413	270.00–300.00	283.06
6	450–500	475	250.00–280.00	264.68
5	500–550	530	230.00–255.00	245.28
4	550–600	560	222.00–245.00	233.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	270.00–290.00	279.69
5	350–400	373	270.00–285.00	276.19
6	400–450	425	240.00–260.00	250.35
4	450–500	468	225.00–245.00	234.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	330.00–350.00	340.16
5	350–400	364	315.00–330.00	323.65
4	400–450	418	260.00–280.00	270.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	360.00–390.00	375.45
5	350–400	372	340.00–380.00	364.52
4	400–450	423	285.00–310.00	297.13
4	450–500	470	270.00–290.00	279.79
5	500–550	531	240.00–250.00	245.93
4	550–600	558	235.00–240.00	237.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	410.00–430.00	418.30
7	350–400	376	390.00–415.00	400.96
10	400–450	413	330.00–370.00	350.36
8	450–500	470	300.00–325.00	312.90
7	500–550	511	260.00–290.00	273.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,663	138.00–151.00	144.30
2	—	1,523	159.00–168.00	163.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	133.00–137.00	135.90
17	—	1,129	118.00–130.00	123.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,040	107.00–118.00	114.51

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.