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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Nov 13

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

688 head

▼ 223 vs last sale 911▼ 217 vs year ago 905 · −24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

339 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 272▼ 154 vs year ago 493 · −31.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 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 $288.61/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −138.97 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$288.61

15 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$23.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.39

vs FL average

−16.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	297.88	1,617	9thin
Medium and Large 2	515	274.71	1,415	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $202 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 sale15 hd

288.61

—

FL average5 barns · 94 hd

284.22

+4.39

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−16.83

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−138.97

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	1,509	151.57	2,288	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	119.36	1,510	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	109.21	1,174	23

Every lot

26 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	439.08/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,199	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	422.01/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,342	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	389.06/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,245	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	399.80/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,471	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	354.40/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,329	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	299.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,253	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	339.17/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,435	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	284.84/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,325	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	317.17/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,500	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	274.71/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,415	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	302.42/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,564	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	292.20/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,680	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	334.41/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,063	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	292.21/cwt	280.00–305.00	958	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	279.80/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,030	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	317.08/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,183	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	262.13/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,096	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	291.98/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,235	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	247.34/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,162	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	274.60/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,299	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	244.57/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,272	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	144.52/cwt	138.00–152.00	2,096	8
Bulls	—	—	1,628	165.68/cwt	158.00–172.00	2,697	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	109.21/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,174	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	115.22/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,314	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	122.28/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,654	34

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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 911Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 339Last week 272Year ago 493

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	320.00–350.00	334.41
6	350–400	373	305.00–330.00	317.08
6	400–450	423	280.00–305.00	291.98
4	450–500	473	260.00–290.00	274.60
4	500–550	520	230.00–260.00	244.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	280.00–305.00	292.21
8	350–400	368	270.00–290.00	279.80
4	400–450	418	250.00–275.00	262.13
4	450–500	470	240.00–255.00	247.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	420.00–460.00	439.08
8	300–350	318	410.00–435.00	422.01
10	350–400	368	390.00–410.00	399.80
8	400–450	423	320.00–360.00	339.17
6	450–500	473	305.00–330.00	317.17
5	500–550	517	290.00–320.00	302.42
4	550–600	575	275.00–310.00	292.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	370.00–410.00	389.06
8	350–400	375	340.00–370.00	354.40
8	400–450	418	290.00–310.00	299.70
6	450–500	465	270.00–300.00	284.84
6	500–550	515	260.00–290.00	274.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,450	138.00–152.00	144.52
4	—	1,628	158.00–172.00	165.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,353	120.00–126.00	122.28
24	—	1,140	112.00–118.00	115.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,075	104.00–114.00	109.21

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.