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Arcadia Stockyard (Mon)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Mon, Mar 18

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1609

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

534 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 556▼ 172 vs year ago 706 · −24.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

287 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 287▲ 153 vs year ago 134 · +114.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.82/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −118.51 against this barn's trailing median of $379.33.

Average price

$260.82

9 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$24.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs FL average

−16.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	271.67	1,396	5thin
Medium and Large 2	523	247.25	1,293	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.42/cwt here — about $103 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 sale9 hd

260.82

—

FL average4 barns · 41 hd

254.95

+5.87

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−16.40

This barn, trailing median21 sales

379.33

−118.51

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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.23, low $307.71, median $379.33 across 21 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	1,515	139.96	2,120	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	134.04	1,558	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	112.18	1,116	12

Every lot

24 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	434.19/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,402	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	386.63/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,396	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	420.52/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,526	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	355.40/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,333	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	395.27/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,652	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	344.65/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,465	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	317.30/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,469	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	369.76/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,730	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	313.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,624	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	293.29/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,531	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	366.59/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,213	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	308.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,117	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	345.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,306	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	337.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,417	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	285.21/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,215	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	304.68/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,432	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	270.16/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,278	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	271.67/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,396	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	247.25/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,293	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,242	130.49/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,621	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	147.86/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,576	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	112.18/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,116	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	129.23/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,464	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	141.48/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,709	11

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 (Mon)

Mon Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 556Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 287Year ago 134

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 3.00 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
7	300–350	331	360.00–375.00	366.59
12	350–400	378	330.00–360.00	345.50
8	400–450	420	330.00–345.00	337.32
4	450–500	470	295.00–315.00	304.68
5	500–550	514	260.00–280.00	271.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	300.00–315.00	308.70
5	400–450	426	275.00–300.00	285.21
6	450–500	473	260.00–280.00	270.16
4	500–550	523	240.00–255.00	247.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	420.00–450.00	434.19
10	350–400	363	405.00–435.00	420.52
8	400–450	418	380.00–410.00	395.27
6	450–500	468	355.00–385.00	369.76
3	500–550	518	310.00–320.00	313.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	361	370.00–400.00	386.63
4	400–450	425	330.00–360.00	344.65
4	450–500	463	310.00–325.00	317.30
3	500–550	522	290.00–300.00	293.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	345.00–365.00	355.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	127.00–135.00	130.49
6	—	1,742	138.00–155.00	147.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,133	124.00–135.00	129.23
11	—	1,208	138.00–151.00	141.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	995	109.00–120.00	112.18

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.