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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Dec 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,210 head

▲ 244 vs last sale 966▲ 327 vs year ago 883 · +37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 170▼ 363 vs year ago 496 · −73.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 6.00 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 $271.28/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −156.30 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$271.28

43 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$49.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.11

vs FL average

−55.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	296.83	1,594	21
Medium and Large 2	550	246.90	1,357	22

One grade step is worth $49.93/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale43 hd

271.28

—

FL average5 barns · 135 hd

288.39

−17.11

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−55.35

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−156.30

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	—	High	1,725	169.37	2,922	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	117.07	1,461	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	105.46	1,195	26

Every lot

41 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	181	455.30/cwt	435.00–470.00	824	5
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	189	541.75/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,024	5
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	508.01/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,153	31
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	403.91/cwt	380.00–430.00	929	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	483.39/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,324	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	366.80/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,009	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	452.03/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,474	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	355.94/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,185	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	325.34/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,210	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	440.11/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,655	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	311.72/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,325	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	390.50/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,703	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	360.66/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,706	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	265.32/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,260	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	302.69/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,586	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	252.02/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,323	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	242.63/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,383	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	278.06/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,607	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	190	419.21/cwt	390.00–450.00	796	8
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	338.48/cwt	315.00–360.00	779	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	242	366.07/cwt	345.00–410.00	886	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	341.91/cwt	330.00–355.00	927	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	291.82/cwt	275.00–305.00	826	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	277.10/cwt	270.00–285.00	909	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	320.33/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,063	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	341.60/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,281	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	272.20/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,021	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	244.59/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,035	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	308.02/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,324	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	473	324.34/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,534	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	286.69/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,359	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	230.41/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,205	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	271.66/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,429	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	535	311.38/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,666	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	255.56/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,444	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	208.40/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,190	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	169.37/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,922	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	105.46/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,195	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	115.46/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,433	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	123.14/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,570	9

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,210Last week 966Year ago 883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 170Year ago 496

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle steady. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	150–200	190	390.00–450.00	419.21
9	200–250	242	345.00–410.00	366.07
9	250–300	271	330.00–355.00	341.91
9	300–350	332	305.00–355.00	320.33
6	350–400	375	320.00–365.00	341.60
8	400–450	430	285.00–330.00	308.02
14	450–500	474	275.00–295.00	286.69
11	500–550	526	260.00–285.00	271.66
7	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	255.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	230	315.00–360.00	338.48
14	250–300	283	275.00–305.00	291.82
12	300–350	328	270.00–285.00	277.10
12	350–400	375	265.00–280.00	272.20
10	400–450	423	235.00–255.00	244.59
12	450–500	473	230.00	230.00
9	500–550	523	225.00–235.00	230.41
7	550–600	571	200.00–220.00	208.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	300.00–350.00	324.34
5	500–550	535	290.00–345.00	311.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	189	530.00–550.00	541.75
31	200–250	227	485.00–530.00	508.01
7	250–300	274	470.00–500.00	483.39
11	300–350	326	440.00–465.00	452.03
10	350–400	376	425.00–465.00	440.11
21	400–450	436	385.00–415.00	390.50
30	450–500	473	335.00–385.00	360.66
16	500–550	524	275.00–330.00	302.69
5	550–600	578	275.00–280.00	278.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	181	435.00–470.00	455.30
12	200–250	230	380.00–430.00	403.91
10	250–300	275	335.00–390.00	366.80
8	300–350	333	330.00–380.00	355.94
18	350–400	372	295.00–355.00	325.34
25	400–450	425	285.00–340.00	311.72
12	450–500	475	255.00–275.00	265.32
10	500–550	525	240.00–265.00	252.02
12	550–600	570	235.00–250.00	242.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,725	165.00–177.00	169.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,275	120.00–129.00	123.14
34	—	1,241	112.00–119.00	115.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,133	99.00–108.00	105.46

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.