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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Nov 20

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

765 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 688▼ 140 vs year ago 905 · −15.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

228 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 339▼ 265 vs year ago 493 · −53.8%

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 mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 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 $270.19/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −157.39 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$270.19

11 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$33.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs FL average

−39.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	288.23	1,499	5thin
Medium and Large 2	515	255.15	1,314	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.08/cwt here — about $185 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 sale11 hd

270.19

—

FL average5 barns · 98 hd

269.93

+0.26

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−39.07

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−157.39

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	1,542	149.35	2,303	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	118.44	1,428	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	102.89	1,065	8thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	469.19/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,304	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	441.14/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,416	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	377.60/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,371	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	422.33/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,558	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	379.46/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,586	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	311.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,309	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	337.53/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,559	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	283.09/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,311	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	255.15/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,314	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	288.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,499	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	287.26/cwt	280.00–295.00	905	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	303.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	960	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	276.14/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,041	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	294.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,130	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	290.95/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,222	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	259.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,125	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	269.74/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	243.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,171	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	254.78/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,320	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,469	137.83/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,025	9
Bulls	—	—	1,673	170.08/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,845	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	102.89/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,065	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	115.91/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,358	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	123.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,572	6

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 688Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 339Year ago 493

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 4.00 to 8.00 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	316	300.00–310.00	303.92
7	350–400	384	290.00–300.00	294.19
12	400–450	420	270.00–310.00	290.95
10	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	269.74
6	500–550	518	240.00–270.00	254.78
4	550–600	563	240.00–250.00	244.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	280.00–295.00	287.26
7	350–400	377	270.00–285.00	276.14
4	400–450	433	255.00–265.00	259.91
5	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	243.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	360.00–390.00	377.60
5	400–450	420	300.00–320.00	311.71
9	450–500	463	270.00–300.00	283.09
6	500–550	515	240.00–270.00	255.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	440.00–500.00	469.19
9	300–350	321	420.00–460.00	441.14
7	350–400	369	400.00–440.00	422.33
12	400–450	418	350.00–410.00	379.46
5	450–500	462	320.00–350.00	337.53
5	500–550	520	280.00–300.00	288.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,469	130.00–141.00	137.83
5	—	1,673	155.00–179.00	170.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	120.00–126.00	123.51
12	—	1,172	110.00–119.00	115.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,035	100.00–107.00	102.89

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.