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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Dec 4

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

886 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 765▲ 132 vs year ago 754 · +17.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

296 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 228▲ 31 vs year ago 265 · +11.7%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

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 $291.23/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.35 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$291.23

9 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$38.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.81

vs FL average

−34.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	308.33	1,585	5thin
Medium and Large 2	513	269.85	1,384	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.48/cwt here — about $200 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 sale9 hd

291.23

—

FL average5 barns · 70 hd

274.42

+16.81

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−34.14

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−136.35

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	1,577	154.35	2,434	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	116.29	1,317	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,318	108.16	1,426	6thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	509.52/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,340	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	444.52/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,400	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	409.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,344	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	375.42/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,352	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	422.98/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,544	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	347.74/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,429	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	309.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,310	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	289.84/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,327	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	325.26/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,506	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	269.85/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,384	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	308.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,585	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	321.66/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,026	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	278.64/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,023	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	314.39/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,163	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	258.51/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,088	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	287.48/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,239	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	276.74/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,273	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	252.66/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,213	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	249.08/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,280	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,557	164.78/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,566	3
Bulls	—	—	1,589	148.09/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,353	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	114.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,275	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	121.87/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,437	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,318	108.16/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,426	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 886Last week 765Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 296Last week 228Year ago 265

No trends offered due to market closure last week.

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	319	310.00–340.00	321.66
8	350–400	370	300.00–330.00	314.39
7	400–450	431	270.00–300.00	287.48
5	450–500	460	265.00–285.00	276.74
9	500–550	514	240.00–260.00	249.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	265.00–295.00	278.64
9	400–450	421	250.00–265.00	258.51
4	450–500	480	245.00–260.00	252.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	263	500.00–520.00	509.52
6	300–350	315	430.00–460.00	444.52
6	350–400	365	405.00–440.00	422.98
7	400–450	411	330.00–370.00	347.74
5	450–500	463	315.00–340.00	325.26
5	500–550	514	300.00–320.00	308.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	400.00–420.00	409.62
6	350–400	360	360.00–390.00	375.42
6	400–450	423	300.00–320.00	309.70
8	450–500	458	280.00–300.00	289.84
4	500–550	513	260.00–280.00	269.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	144.00–150.00	148.09
3	—	1,557	162.00–170.00	164.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,116	110.00–119.00	114.23
7	—	1,179	120.00–124.00	121.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	106.00–109.00	108.16

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.