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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Jun 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422
Feeder Cattle receipts
672 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 627▼ 17 vs year ago 689 · −2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 198▼ 77 vs year ago 339 · −22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle auctions at Arcadia (934). Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.81/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −75.75 against this barn's trailing median of $392.56.
Average price
$316.81
19 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.43
vs FL average
−24.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544316.811,72419thin
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 sale19 hd
316.81
—
FL average4 barns · 70 hd
320.24
−3.43
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−24.11
This barn, trailing median34 sales
392.56
−75.75
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
433392350308median 392.5603/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.47, low $321.79, median $392.56 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,603207.183,3216thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,483179.922,66813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,332168.562,24578
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,021147.901,51028

Every lot

36 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3321451.27/cwt440.00–460.001,4499
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322535.57/cwt520.00–550.001,72513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328494.43/cwt480.00–510.001,62210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3364372.82/cwt360.00–390.001,3579
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369415.09/cwt400.00–435.001,53211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374469.20/cwt450.00–490.001,75515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413394.23/cwt390.00–400.001,62817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416429.09/cwt420.00–440.001,78515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3432350.74/cwt340.00–360.001,51511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463397.97/cwt380.00–415.001,84310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470345.48/cwt330.00–360.001,6248
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520362.14/cwt350.00–375.001,88310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523330.24/cwt320.00–340.001,72710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270429.44/cwt420.00–440.001,15910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323340.39/cwt330.00–350.001,0998
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326405.79/cwt390.00–420.001,32311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328370.38/cwt360.00–380.001,21512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363385.52/cwt370.00–400.001,39918
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373347.75/cwt335.00–360.001,29710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380307.40/cwt300.00–315.001,1688
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425320.24/cwt310.00–330.001,36110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428353.56/cwt340.00–370.001,51315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428295.18/cwt285.00–305.001,2638
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465317.34/cwt310.00–325.001,47614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470345.32/cwt330.00–360.001,62310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520322.14/cwt310.00–335.001,67510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571310.89/cwt300.00–320.001,7759
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424419.12/cwt410.00–430.001,7779
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471363.68/cwt355.00–375.001,7139
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521341.30/cwt330.00–350.001,7789
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538196.70/cwt185.00–203.003,0254
Bulls——1,733228.14/cwt220.00–235.003,9542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021147.90/cwt143.00–155.001,51028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292164.52/cwt156.00–173.002,12655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,427178.22/cwt176.00–184.002,54323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483179.92/cwt174.00–186.002,66813

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.