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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Oct 2

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

769 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 713▼ 696 vs year ago 1,465 · −47.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

257 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 251▼ 133 vs year ago 390 · −34.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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 $268.04/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −159.54 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$268.04

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.95

vs FL average

−18.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	268.04	1,482	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

268.04

—

FL average5 barns · 106 hd

259.09

+8.95

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−18.78

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−159.54

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	1,489	135.45	2,017	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	128.42	1,401	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	112.65	1,211	13

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	402.31/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,328	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	321.61/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,180	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	381.61/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,420	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	344.44/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,295	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	350.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,429	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	257.13/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,075	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	297.76/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,265	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	267.38/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,225	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	289.73/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,341	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	275.14/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,458	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	262.72/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,498	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	241.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,515	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	319.43/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,013	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	289.69/cwt	280.00–300.00	927	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	258.30/cwt	250.00–270.00	834	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	299.59/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,094	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	267.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	977	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	277.73/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,147	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	251.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,045	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	263.92/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,238	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	240.89/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,142	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	247.51/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,272	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	222.83/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,179	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	127.97/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,891	9
Bulls	—	—	1,515	152.27/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,307	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	122.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,281	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	112.65/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,211	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,527	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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 713Year ago 1,465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 251Year ago 390

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. 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	300–350	317	305.00–330.00	319.43
6	350–400	365	285.00–315.00	299.59
12	400–450	413	265.00–290.00	277.73
5	450–500	469	255.00–270.00	263.92
5	500–550	514	230.00–260.00	247.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	280.00–300.00	289.69
4	350–400	365	260.00–275.00	267.60
5	400–450	415	240.00–260.00	251.71
5	450–500	474	235.00–250.00	240.89
5	500–550	529	220.00–227.00	222.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	250.00–270.00	258.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	335.00–360.00	344.44
4	400–450	425	290.00–305.00	297.76
6	450–500	458	260.00–275.00	267.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	390.00–415.00	402.31
5	350–400	372	370.00–390.00	381.61
4	400–450	408	340.00–360.00	350.18
10	450–500	463	280.00–300.00	289.73
6	500–550	530	260.00–290.00	275.14
8	550–600	570	250.00–275.00	262.72
5	600–650	626	240.00–250.00	241.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	310.00–330.00	321.61
6	400–450	418	245.00–270.00	257.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,478	123.00–138.00	127.97
4	—	1,515	146.00–158.00	152.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,134	132.00–136.00	134.64
8	—	1,048	120.00–127.00	122.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,075	107.00–119.00	112.65

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.